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Cam Overlay

Webcam preview overlay for screen recording.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

Cam Overlay is a screen capture program, available on Linux.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Webcam preview overlay for screen recording” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Cam Overlay is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Cam Overlay displays a live webcam feed as a borderless overlay window, perfect for use during screen recording or video presentations. Features: Live webcam preview with no recording Circle or rounded rectangle shape clipping 1×, 1.5×, and 2× zoom levels Horizontal mirror/flip toggle Double-click to expand to full screen Settings persist across restarts

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 8 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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