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CLUSTER PHONE-OVER-TURNS · 20 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-14

Android-to-Windows webcam tools

This cluster contains utilities that turn an Android phone into a Windows webcam over USB or Wi-Fi, typically for video conferencing, streaming, or large-screen projection. The dated history is too thin to read a shape from—only three entries exist before the index start, so the cluster likely predates collection or its members are undated. Among traction leaders, phonecam leads with 6 stars, followed by OmniCam with 1 star and phonemonitor with 0 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

DEC 2023: 1MAY 2026: 1AUG 2026: 1SEP 2026: 11OCT 2026: 6
DEC 2023OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 3 hand-coded · 17 unlabelled

Operator · 14 hobby · 2 open source · 4 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01mini-webcam4★6 days—hobbyCross-platform app that turns an Android phone into a webcam for Windows video-conferencing apps by streaming camera video to a virtual camera.
  2. 02plugcam3★14 dayslivehobbyDesktop app that turns an Android phone into a Windows webcam over USB, requiring no phone app or OBS.
  3. 03iphone-usb-reverse-tethering-windows9★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyDesktop utility that shares a computer's internet connection with an iPhone over a USB cable via reverse tethering, without needing a wireless hotspot.
  4. 04phonecam6★1 mo—A Mac app that turns a phone into a webcam, with local video preview and OBS integration.
  5. 05ScrcpyStudio1★4 daysliveDesktop app that mirrors a phone screen to Windows, offers camera controls, and uses the phone as a virtual webcam, microphone, and speakers.
  6. 06H3H-Cam0★9 dayslivehobbyUtility that turns a smartphone into a webcam for streaming, video calls, and recording, with camera controls and low-latency video.
  7. 07taisa-mirror0★9 days—hobbyLocal utility that mirrors an iPhone screen into a browser on Windows over Wi-Fi, with no accounts or cloud.
  8. 08pocketlens0★4 days—hobbyUtility that turns an iPhone into a Windows webcam over local Wi-Fi, with 720p output and no cloud relay.
  9. 09ANDROID.webcam.OBS0★19 days—hobbyWindows utility that turns an old Android phone into a webcam for OBS, offering camera and screen modes over USB or Wi-Fi.
  10. 10screen-mirroring-iphone-windows0★23 days—hand-codedhobbyWindows app that mirrors an iPhone screen to a PC over AirPlay, enabling wireless display without cables or extra phone software.
  11. 11iphone-companion0★24 days—hobbyDesktop companion that mirrors iPhone notifications, calls, and media onto Windows over Bluetooth without a cloud account.
  12. 12Camera-Previes0★4 dayslivehobbyTurns an Android phone into a wireless camera monitor for a Mac, streaming live video with front or rear camera switching and low latency.
  13. 13tethercam1★1 moliveOpen-source tool that uses an iPhone as a wired webcam for streaming software, without Wi-Fi or cloud.
  14. 14OmniCam1★1 molivehand-codedhobbyWireless tool that turns a jailbroken iPhone into a Windows webcam with live preview and virtual camera output.
  15. 15CameraPhone1★1 mo—hobbyApp that turns an Android phone into a Windows virtual webcam over USB or Wi-Fi for use in video conferencing and streaming.
  16. 16Otoscope0★1 moliveopen sourceOpen-source Android app that connects to WiFi otoscope cameras to stream live video without ads or trackers.
  17. 17fast-cam2★1 mo—Utility that turns a phone into a Windows webcam over Wi-Fi or USB without installing anything on the phone.
  18. 18usb-scope0★28 days—hobbyOpen-source app for viewing USB endoscope cameras locally on Android and Windows with no internet connection.
  19. 19PhoneCam0★29 days—hobbyWindows app that turns an Android phone into a live camera for projectors and large screens over USB.
  20. 20Mirror0★2 yrabandonedliveopen sourceAndroid utility that streams the front camera feed to turn the device into a portable mirror.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.