Enabling users to easily capture photos, record videos, and scan QR codes on their desktop. It is catalogued under Photography on PulseGate.

Who should use Camera?

Camera is a consumer product built for linux desktop users.

What platforms does Camera run on?

Camera runs on the web and Linux.

Is Camera still active?

Unverified. Camera has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Camera?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Photosynthesis, SpyCamera Pro, and Tortoise Wallpaper.

Camera is developed by Frederic Laing.

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Camera

Name: Camera
Author: Frederic Laing

FlathubPhotography

Camera is a third-party application for the COSMIC desktop that allows users to capture photos, record videos, scan QR codes, and apply creative filters. It supports multiple cameras and offers a virtual camera mode for video calls.

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Overview

7 features

In the Photography space, Camera takes a focused approach. Enabling users to easily capture photos, record videos, and scan QR codes on their desktop. Camera is a consumer product aimed at linux desktop users. Camera costs nothing to use. Camera is available on the web and Linux.

Frederic Laing builds and maintains Camera, and it first shipped in 2024. Among its 7 catalogued features are photo capture, video recording, and QR code scanner.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Photo capture
Video recording
QR code scanner
Creative filters
Virtual camera
Multi-camera support
Fullscreen mode

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Indexing history

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Indexed13 Jun · 17:09 UTC
camera verified via crawler:flathub
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Frequently asked questions about Camera

What is Camera?: Enabling users to easily capture photos, record videos, and scan QR codes on their desktop. It is catalogued under Photography on PulseGate.
Who should use Camera?: Camera is a consumer product built for linux desktop users.
Is Camera free?: Yes — Camera is free to use.
What platforms does Camera run on?: Camera runs on the web and Linux.
Is Camera still active?: Unverified. Camera has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Camera?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Photosynthesis, SpyCamera Pro, and Tortoise Wallpaper.Photosynthesis SpyCamera Pro Tortoise Wallpaper
Who develops Camera?: Camera is developed by Frederic Laing.
How long has Camera been around?: Camera first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
Built for: linux desktop users
Model: B2C
Solves: Enabling users to easily capture photos, record videos, and scan QR codes on their desktop.

Registered as

Flathub: io.github.cosmic_utils.camera

Developer

Frederic Laing

Index record

Indexed: 13 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 13 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: camera-flathub-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 13 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-b.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.cosmic_utils.camera

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