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Anycam.iO - IP camera software, easy MJPEG, RTSP and ONVIF viewer and recorder

Zip File

If you are unable to download the .EXE file due to your network or service provider’s security measures, there is an alternative .ZIP archive that also contains the AnyCam setup file.

To use this instead, download the .ZIP file (72 Mb) and uncompress it before following the instructions below.

Instructions

When prompted, save the file to a convenient location on your computer. Open the file, then the setup program will guide you through the rest of the process.

System Requirements

Windows 10/11, CPU 3 GHz or faster, 4Gb of RAM

Changelog

2024 February 9th — Version 5.0.5.1

new — added support for Hanwha cameras,
new — added function of displaying the lower toolbar in the full window mode by clicking on the camera image
fixed — bug of audio stream broadcasting when connecting a camera in ONVIF mode
fixed — fixed a bug that prevented the application from launching at Windows startup
improved — archive limitation is now based on the creation date of the recorded file
improved — automatically deleted outdated video files are now moved to trash garbage can
fixed — bug in remote media receiver availability check, now connection is resumed by timeout, no need to restart application
improved — updated log4net library, which was causing false positives in antivirus software

2023 November 17th — Version 5.0.4.4

new — in the RTSP-cameras settings panel added the ability to select the transport protocol of media data transmission — UDP or TCP

2023 November 5th — Version 5.0.4.3

fixed — bug fix in motion detection algorithm for cameras with low resolution

2023 November 5th — Version 5.0.4.2

improved — added output of MAC-address for found IP-addresses on the page of adding cameras

2023 October 30th — Version 5.0.4.1

new — added function of saving images when motion detection,
new — added the ability to reflect the image from the camera,
new — added support for several new cameras,
new — added to the camera settings panel to calculate the approximate amount of memory that a particular length of video archive will take up,
new — added support for audio track playback via ONVIF protocol,
new — added explanation panel for quick remote access setup,
fixed — French translation errors corrected

2023 May 30th — Version 5.0.3.1

improved — algorithm for connecting cameras via UDP protocol

2023 April 28th — Version 5.0.2.0

new — INSTAR camera support added,
fixed — fixed the bug of protocol switching from TCP to UDP

2023 April 8th — Version 5.0.1.0

fixed — added remote access availability check

2023 March 19th — Version 5.0.0.3

new — remote access to live video from connected cameras,
new — enabling the sound on the main page,
new — enabling video recording for all cameras on the main page,
fixed — a bug on the video archive page when switching between recordings,
fixed — errors in broadcasting the stream from the USB cameras to YouTube / Facebook,
fixed — bug with absence of sound signal on motion detection,
improved — multi-threading for long procedures has been implemented

2022 December 5th — Version 4.1.0.15

new — USB camera connection is now supported,
fixed — eliminated a bug causing doubling of the number of connected cameras at start of RDP session,
improved — checking of audio device presence was implemented,
improved — implemented a mechanism to restore the configuration file config.xml in case of damage

2022 September 23rd — Version 4.0.4.0

fixed — bug related to language change for the application without connected cameras,
improved — mechanism for stopping the application when the PC goes to sleep mode,
improved — removed the activation of the main window when the camera is connected

2022 September 5th — Version 4.0.3.2

new — a mechanism for restarting the application in case of crash was implemented,
fixed — bug in the mechanism of checking the availability of the path specified by the user through the RTSP protocol

2022 August 12th — Version 4.0.2.1

new — using the GPU to process the video stream,
improved — mechanism for sending images to the Telegram bot,
improved — mechanism for searching and connecting UDP cameras

2022 July 29th — Version 4.0.1.1

improved — improved application stability, reduced resource consumption,
fixed — bug causing the sound to mute,
fixed — bug causing loss of connection with the chatbot

2022 June 27th — Version 4.0.0.6

fixed — a bug that caused video recording to stop if a user’s Windows session was blocked,
improved — stability of remote connection from Telegram bot

2022 June 1st — Version 4.0.0.4

improved — significant redesign of the video processing engine, reducing resource requirements,
new — support for fisheye lenses,
fixed — the defect in the scheduled recording function has been eliminated

2022 April 4th — Version 3.1.0.0

new — implemented sending notifications of motion detection to the Telegram bot
new — added a screen blink switch when motion is detected
improved — sensitivity of motion detector is improved, false alarms are excluded

2022 February 20th — Version 3.0.2.3

new — the ability to set a password for remote camera viewing from the Telegram bot
improved — optimized the initialization process of the connection with the camera, reduced connection time

2022 January 17th — Version 3.0.0.10

new — startup options added:

  • -v — only the camera view function is available to the user
  • -d n — allowable timeout of network connection before forced disconnection to the camera, milliseconds

new — added warning message about low hard drive capacity
improved — added ability to view inactive cameras via @AnycamBot

2022 December 30th — Version 3.0.0.6

improved — integration with Telegram (@AnycamBot) for remote camera access
fixed — the problem of configuration doubling when connecting to a PC via RDP has been solved

2021 November 1st — Version 2.10.4

fixed — algorithm for checking the duration of the video archive
fixed — algorithm for scaling motion detection zones when changing camera resolution
fixed — eliminated memory leaks that occurred during recording of the video stream
improved — changed the layout of the buttons on the video archive page

2021 October 4th — Version 2.10.3

fixed — youtube streaming mechanism has been updated
fixed — deleting temporary files after converting a recorded video stream
new — startup options added:

  • -a camera_id — launches the video archive page for the specified camera
  • -e — the application does not prevent the PC from going into standby mode
  • -h — launches applications in the system tray

2021 August 23rd — Version 2.10.2

improved — the video buffering mechanism was implemented to eliminate gaps between video clips
fixed — critical bugs in the video recording mechanism

2021 July 1st — Version 2.10.0

new — added support for sensitivity zones for motion detection
new — audio notification when motion is detected
new — auto-update feature added
new — ability to direct the video stream to custom services
new — mirroring of the picture when the image from the camera is rotated 180 degrees
new — option to start in the system tray was added in the application options (the start argument for the command line -h)
new — support of hotkeys (Enter, Tab, Space, Backspace, Esc, F1) is implemented
fixed — defect when streaming H.265 on YouTube and Facebook
fixed — defect that prevented streams connected via HTTPS with invalid SSL certificate from being broadcasted

2020 November 9th — Version 2.9.2

improved — redesigned motion detection engine

2020 September 9th — Version 2.9.1

new — added buffering of several seconds of video until motion is detected
new — added image rotation in recorded video when camera is installed at an angle
new — added the ability to set the folder for storing screenshots
fixed — errors related to video recording and stream processing

2020 January 5th — Version 2.8.1

new — added ability to set video clip size
fixed — errors related to motion detection on MJPEG cameras

2019 September 7th — Version 2.8.0

new — added the ability to minimize the application to tray when closing
improved — redesigned video recording engine
improved — optimized algorithm for processing incoming media streams
improved — expanded functionality for creating a recording schedule
fixed — errors that occurred when creating screenshots on cameras with a rotated angle
fixed — errors saving settings that occured when changing the language

2019 June 20th — Version 2.7.2

new — added option to temporarily disable camera connection

2019 June 4th — Version 2.7.1

new — added support for Brazilian Portuguese in user interface
improved — enhanced recording schedule job functionality

2019 May 22nd — Version 2.7.0

new — added support for Finnish in the user interface
new — Facebook streaming function added

2019 April 23rd— Version 2.6.2

new — added support for French, Italian, and Chinese in the user interface

2019 March 11th— Version 2.6.1

new — added support for German, Dutch and Russian in the user interface

2019 January 25th — Version 2.6.0

new — added the ability to schedule video recording
new — added magnifiers on the Live View and Archive pages

2018 December 21st — Version 2.5.0

new — added the function of broadcasting a video stream from an IP camera on YouTube
new — Cisco camera support added
new — EasyN camera support added
new — Szsinocam camera support added
improved — added animated hiding of the top toolbar in fullscreen mode
improved — improved automatic camera search
fixed — defects with the timeline on the video archive page
fixed — bug with unexpectedly lost sound

2018 August 16th — Version 2.4.5

fixed — bug with cyclic interruption of MJPEG media stream processing
fixed — bug with lost sound
improved — optimized processing of the RTSP stream
new — TP-Link NC220, 250, 450 support added
new — Accfly support added
new — Foscam FI9821PR, FI9900P support added
new — added delay settings in Slideshow mode
new — added the duration settings of the video recording in case of motion detection
new — variable width and height of tiles in VideoWall and One-to-Many modes

2018 May 28th — Version 2.4.4

fixed — unstable RTMP / RTSP connection
fixed — no sound after reconnection
improved — application performance, reducing CPU and RAM requirements
new — Slide Show mode added

2018 March 5th — Version 2.4.3

fixed — automatic recovery of MJPEG stream after connection interruption
fixed — removed the screen powerdown limit
improved — a video conversion script was reworked
improved — general improvements on the Archive page
new — the codec for MPEG-TS files added

2018 January 28th — Version 2.4.2

fixed — processing of damaged sound
improved — Live View mode optimization

2018 January 25th — Version 2.4.1

fixed — corrupted video on application closing
improved — Live View and video recording optimization

2018 January 21st — Version 2.4.0

improved — sound recording added
fixed — bugs reported by users

2017 December 24th — Version 2.3.15

fixed — bug with low-resolution RTSP stream recording
new-e option added (allows PC to power down)

2017 December 21st — Version 2.3.14

fixed — application crash while recording more than 10 cameras
improved — general application refactoring

2017 August 28th — Version 2.3.13

fixed — freezing a camera image on a connection lost
improved — optimization of camera image processing

2017 August 22nd — Version 2.3.12

new — video recording on motion detection
fixed — broken video recording on a slow CPU

2017 August 04th — Version 2.3.11

fixed — videorecording cache overflow

2017 June 27th — Version 2.3.10

new — added application settings panel
improved — optimized the process of recording video on external media

2017 May 31st — Version 2.3.9

improved — implemented the use of a GPU to process the RTSP stream
improved — simultaneous recording of multiple cameras is optimized
new — published 64-bit version of the application

2017 May 21st — Version 2.3.8

fixed — application error when viewing multiple video sources using the RTSP protocol
fixed — hot keys did not work when viewing the video archive
fixed — slowing the playback of video stream during long viewing
fixed — corrupted screenshots on the archive page
new — added the duration of the recording “90 days”

2017 May 4th — Version 2.3.7

fixed — fixed application failure in case of simultaneous recording of five or more RTSP streams
fixed — resolved a memory leak problem during recording
fixed — fixed a bug that occurred when accessing the archive in a folder with a non-English name
improved — implemented a new video player on the “Archive” page

2017 April 17th — Version 2.3.6

new — RTSP / RTMP source search function is added
new — hot keys Ctrl + S and Ctrl + C are added for copying and saving snapshots in live video mode
new — added the duration of the recording “week” and “month”

2017 April 2nd — Version 2.3.5

improved — increased stability of the application with a large number of connected video sources

2017 March 27th — Version 2.3.4

hotfix — fixed a bug related to recording a video stream using the ONVIF protocol

2017 March 21st — Version 2.3.3

new — added the ability to adjust video recording quality
fixed — fixed a bug that caused a crash on the Archive page
improved — improved the function of placing tiles on the screen

2017 March 9th — Version 2.3.2

fixed — fixed MJPEG stream freezing on connection lost
improved — increased connection speed to the RTSP stream
new-s option added (allows image padding on “Video wall” and “One-to-Many” modes)

2017 February 23rd — Version 2.3.1

new — “Flip” button added (camera image rotation)
improved — LAN scanning function

2017 January 30th — Version 2.3.0

new — added option to set the duration of the archive records
new — added a search function on a local area network
improved — increased search speed by IP-address
new — added the ability to select a folder to save the video
new — added the ability to record video in the tiles mode
fixed — fixed a bug on the Archive page, related to the shift to the next day
new — startup options added:

  • -t — topmost window
  • -f — fullsize
  • -r — record starts automatically
  • -u — “Read-only” mode, only view and record functions are available for user
  • -w — “Videowall” mode
  • -m — “One-to-Many” mode
  • -q — “Slideshow” mode
  • -c camera_id — starts camera with the specified identifier
  • -p x,y,width,height — defines the window position on the desktop

new — “Create shortcut” button added

2016 September 22nd — Version 2.2.12

hotfix — fixed inaccessibility of “Add Camera” page

2016 September 21st — Version 2.2.11

fixed — PTZ bug fixes and performance optimization

2016 September 13th — Version 2.2.10

new — The ability to select a profile for onvif cameras is implemented

2016 September 5th — Version 2.2.9

new — Auto update is implemented

2016 July 21st — Version 2.2.8

hotfix — Fixed bug with removing a demo camera

2016 July 7th — Version 2.2.7

new — Hiding window titlebar when inactive

2016 June 22nd — Version 2.2.6

fixed — Fixed a problem with the stability of playing RTSP-stream
improved — Minor enhancements and fixes

2016 June 15th — Version 2.2.5

fixed — Fixed a problem with the stability of playing MJPEG-stream
new — “Start New Window” button added

2016 June 3rd — Version 2.2.4

improved — An advanced camera search function implemented

2016 May 27th — Version 2.2.3

hotfix — Fixed a bug with RTSP stream processing

2016 May 20th — Version 2.2.2

new — Video recording function added
new — “Topmost Window” mode added
improved — Minor enhancements and fixes

2016 February 2nd — Version 2.2.1

new — AnyCam now supports ONVIF protocol (camera search, PTZ functionality)
improved — A lot of minor enhancements and fixes

2015 December 5th — Version 2.0.2

improved — Searching media source location of a new camera.
new — AnyCam now supports VStarcam and Escam cameras.

2015 November 25th — Version 2.0.1

new — Video Archive Viewer added
improved — A lot of minor enhancements and fixes

2015 August 7th — Version 1.0.6

improved — .NET Framework installer included into into the setup file.

2015 July 1st — Version 1.0.5

new — RTSP/RTMP support added.
new — Audio stream is now supported.
new — “Full Screen” button added.
fixed — “Import test cameras” incorrect behavior.
improved — “Add New Camera” page is changed.

2015 April 5th — Version 1.0.4

new — “Video wall” and “One-to-many” view modes are added.
new — “Direct link” mode on “Adding new camera” page.
new — Tiles drag & drop functionality.
new — “Import test cameras” button on main page.
fixed — an issue with NEW sticker position on the tiles.
fixed — modal error message when retrieving MJPEG stream.

2015 February 23rd — Version 1.0.3

improved — Static images on the tiles are replaced with live video stream.
improved — Added splash screen on startup.
fixed — Fixed memory leaks problem.

2015 January 29th — Version 1.0.2

improved — Added “Save screen-shot” button.

2015 January 19th — Version 1.0.1

fixed — Fixed issues with Panasonic MJPEG frames with corrupted header.
new — AnyCam now supports HikVision IP cameras.

2014 December 1st — Version 1.0.0

new — The first version of AnyCam.