# Cams (open-source photo and gallery app)

> Cams is a free, open-source photo and gallery app for Android. Simple RTSP viewer for IP cameras. It has 215 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

Simple Android mobile app for playing RTSP streams from IP cameras Features: * View RTSP streams from any IP cameras, including H.265+. * Multiple video cameras on a single screen. * Image zoom. * 2 channel cameras support * Watching videos via SFTP protocol. * Motion detection support. * Maximum connection speed. * Extreme ease of navigation and control. * Ability to switch TCP/UDP protocol. This option is important while viewing cameras over the Internet, where UDP may not be supported or may not work well. IMPORTANT NOTE. The app is focused on data security and privacy. It does not collect or process any information about the user.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/vladpen/cams |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 215 |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.vladpen.cams/ (package com.vladpen.cams) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Photos, gallery & camera |
| Latest release | v2.5.1 (May 9, 2026) |
| Last commit | May 8, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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