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uStreamer

Lightweight MJPEG streamer for USB and CSI cameras

Video Surveillance ★ 2k stars Easy setup GPL-3.0

uStreamer is a lightweight, high-performance MJPEG streaming server for USB and Raspberry Pi camera modules. It is commonly used to stream a camera feed to a browser for monitoring with minimal latency.

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Key features

  • Low-latency MJPEG streaming
  • USB and CSI camera support
  • Tiny resource footprint
  • Browser viewable

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (2k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C

Is uStreamer secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for uStreamer's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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