CamNexo
Finds your computer by itself
Open the app on both devices on the same Wi-Fi and they connect. It remembers your computer and reconnects automatically.
Early access for Windows and Android
Your phone is the best webcam you own.
CamNexo sends your phone camera to your computer over your own Wi-Fi and shows up as a normal webcam in Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, OBS and your browser. No account. No cloud. Just a sharper picture.
Free during early access. Your video never passes through our servers.
Features
Everything a good webcam should do
Phone cameras are far better than built-in laptop webcams. CamNexo is the simple, quick way to use one.
Resolutions up to 4K
Pick any size your phone supports, from 360p to 4K, or choose Auto and let CamNexo adapt to your connection. Change it live from your computer.
Fixed or automatic framing
Keep a steady landscape or portrait frame whichever way the phone is held, or let the picture follow the phone. Flip it for upside-down mounts.
Low delay, hardware encoded
Your phone encodes video with its own hardware H.264 encoder, so the stream stays smooth and your phone stays cool.
Keeps going in the background
Switch to another app on your phone and the camera keeps streaming. Stop it any time from the notification.
No account, no tracking
There is nothing to sign up for. CamNexo has no analytics and no ads, and your video stays between your own devices.
How it works
Three steps, about a minute
Nothing to configure. If your phone and computer are on the same Wi-Fi, you are nearly there.
Install on both
Put the CamNexo app on your phone and the desktop app on your computer. The desktop app sets up the virtual camera for you.
Tap Connect
Your computer appears in the phone app's nearby list. Tap it once. Next time it connects on its own.
Pick “CamNexo”
In Zoom, Meet, Teams, OBS or any app that uses a camera, choose CamNexo from the camera list.
Quality
Choose the size that suits the call
The list adapts to your phone. Sizes your camera or encoder cannot do are never offered.
Privacy first
Your video goes from your phone to your computer. Nowhere else.
CamNexo has no servers that touch your video. The phone connects straight to your computer across your own network.
- No account and no personal details to give us.
- No analytics or ad trackers in the apps or on this website.
- Camera only while you stream. A notification and your phone's camera indicator show when it is on.
Your phone
your Wi-Fi
Your computer
No cloud in the middle. Nothing is uploaded.
Download
Get CamNexo
Windows and Android are in early access. macOS and Linux are on the way.
iPhone support is planned. Read the safety notes before installing an early-access build.
FAQ
Good questions
Which apps does it work with?
CamNexo appears as a standard camera called “CamNexo”, so it works with apps that accept a normal webcam: Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, OBS, Discord and browsers. On Windows 11 the Camera app shows it too.
Do I need an account or internet?
No account. Your phone and computer only need to be on the same local network. They do not need internet access to talk to each other, although your video call app will.
Is the connection encrypted?
Not yet. Today the video travels unencrypted across your local network, so use CamNexo on a network you trust, such as your home or office Wi-Fi, and not on public Wi-Fi. Pairing and encryption are the next security work on our list. See the safety notes.
How good is the picture?
That depends on your phone. CamNexo lists the sizes your phone's camera and hardware encoder support, up to 4K on phones that can do it. Wi-Fi quality matters too, and Auto lowers the size if your connection struggles.
Does it keep streaming if I use another app?
Yes. While streaming, CamNexo shows a notification and keeps the camera running in the background. Stop it from the app or the notification. Some phone makers limit background apps aggressively; if streaming stops, exclude CamNexo from battery optimisation.
What does it cost?
Early-access builds are free. Pricing for the finished product has not been announced.
Stop squinting at a grainy webcam.
Use the camera in your pocket. Set it up once, and it is there every time you join a call.
Get CamNexo