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Install cameracontroller with Homebrew Cask
Control USB Cameras from an app. Version 1.4.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Control USB Cameras from an app
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Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
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Project history and usage
CameraController is a GPL-licensed macOS application for adjusting settings on UVC-compatible USB cameras.
Project history
CameraController was created by Itay Bre as an open-source macOS application for controlling USB-camera settings. Development progressed through an initial release and the 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, and 1.4.0 releases.
Adoption history
The project is distributed through downloadable GitHub releases and Homebrew Cask. Its repository has attracted outside contributors and a substantial macOS webcam-user audience.
How it is used
Users install the application manually from a release archive or through Homebrew Cask, then use its graphical interface to adjust supported UVC camera settings. The README documents support for macOS Catalina and later and notes limitations affecting newer built-in FaceTime cameras.
Why package nerds care
CameraController is a small open-source macOS utility that exposes standard UVC camera controls without requiring a camera vendor's application. It is also a straightforward Swift/Xcode project for developers interested in USB Video Class control on macOS.
Timeline
- Initial release: First packaged CameraController release published on GitHub.
- 2021: Release 1.3 added Apple-silicon architecture support and an application icon.
- 2022: Release 1.4.0 added fixes for camera identification and UVC handling and documented Homebrew installation.
Related projects
- The application works with UVC-controllable cameras and is not affiliated with individual webcam-vendor control suites.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cameracontroller. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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| No executable data was present. | |||
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.4.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/Itaybre/CameraController
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Itaybre/CameraControllernone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:cameracontroller |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/cameracontroller |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Itaybre/CameraController/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/Itaybre/CameraController |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/Itaybre/CameraController/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Itaybre/CameraController/releases/download/v1.4.0/CameraController.zip |
| SHA-256 | 8a46dcb20a8d8898d4c47540f636e990ca3e3401c0ff062043efe5cc33d39dda |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | cameracontroller |
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| Artifacts | |
| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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