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Add AI object detection, tracking, and search to any security camera.
clearcam is an open-source self-hosted project by roryclear (roryclear/clearcam on GitHub). It has 1,639 GitHub stars and 147 forks, is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 3 October 2026.
Point ClearCam at your cameras' RTSP streams.
AI models watch for objects and movement.
Receive mobile alerts when something matters.
Find events by object instead of scrubbing video.
AI spots people, vehicles, and objects in frame.
Follows detected objects across the camera view.
Alerts pushed to your phone on events.
Search recordings by what was detected.
Works with standard IP and security cameras.
Free and open; derivatives stay open.
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/roryclear/clearcam.git
cd clearcamEvery project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.
cat README.md | head -60Follow the project's launch command โ Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.
# see README for the exact launch commandIt is an open-source project at roryclear/clearcam with 147 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.
GPL-3.0 licensed โ free to use, but modified versions must also be GPL.
Any camera exposing an RTSP stream, which covers most IP cameras.
No โ it is self-hosted, so video stays on your hardware.
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Free and open โ grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.