Frame yourself in a minute
Nothing recorded, nothing to configure. Download, move it to Applications, allow the camera, and put your preview where it belongs.
Apple Silicon
InsetCam for macOS
The disk image for M1 and later Macs. Open the DMG and drag InsetCam to Applications.
Download .dmgThe DMG is served from GitHub Releases.
All builds
Releases & updates
Release notes and every past version live on GitHub. There is no auto-updater yet — new versions are announced on the releases page.
The current build is Apple Silicon only.
Then three steps
01
Move it to Applications
Open the DMG and drag InsetCam into your Applications folder before opening it the first time.
02
Open it & allow the camera
InsetCam is Developer ID signed and notarized, so macOS lets it open normally — no Gatekeeper workaround needed. The first launch asks for camera access; grant it in the system prompt.
03
Frame yourself
Drag the picture-in-picture where you want it and resize it to taste. What you see is what your viewers see, so position it clear of the content you are about to record or stream.
Requirements
- Operating systemmacOS 13 or later
- ChipApple Silicon (M1 or later)
- CameraOne built-in or connected camera
- SigningDeveloper ID signed, notarized, and stapled
- LicenseMIT (application code)
- PriceFree and open source
Good to know
- Move InsetCam to Applications first — macOS treats apps opened directly from the Downloads folder differently.
- First launch asks for camera access. InsetCam is notarized, so Gatekeeper needs no special settings; the camera permission is a normal macOS prompt you can change in System Settings any time.
- InsetCam records nothing and uploads nothing. It only shows a live preview — your screen recorder or streaming software does the actual capture.
- No account, no telemetry, no server. Camera frames are processed locally and never leave your Mac.
- InsetCam is an independent, MIT-licensed fork of SameShot by JackAIStudio.
Something broken? File it.
Issues are read and answered, and every release and its notes are on GitHub.