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FadCam

FadCam is a free, open-source utility app for Android and iOS. Background video recorder, screen recorder and remote camera control. It has 2,866 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid, Google Play and the App Store.

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About FadCam

FadCam is a privacy-focused, open-source multimedia recorder designed for continuous and crash-safe reliable recording use cases.

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds FadCam from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.

  • Relies on a non-free network service

Screenshots

  • FadCam screenshot 1
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  • FadCam screenshot 3

Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.

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FAQ

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Is FadCam free and open source?

Yes. FadCam's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: relies on a non-free network service.

How do I install FadCam?

You can install FadCam from F-Droid (package com.fadcam), from Google Play and from the App Store; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v3.0.1).

Is FadCam still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 11, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Dec 18, 2025. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.