Product
The extension
One extension gives every website a working camera. Two modes, per-site rules, and a popup that always tells the truth about what is on.
What it is
VirtualCam is a browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Brave. When a website asks for your camera, the extension can answer with a live stream from your phone or with a clean generated feed — instead of the browser's sad "no camera found" screen. The site never knows the difference, because what it receives is a completely ordinary video stream.
The popup
One switch, scoped to the site you are on. The popup shows the current state — off, blank feed, or phone connected — and remembers your choice per site. If a site you never enabled asks for the camera, the popup tells you and lets you decide.
Options that matter
- Blank feed editor — color, image, video loop (up to 8 MB) or text.
- Test tab — service reachability, camera permission and device checks in ten seconds.
- Themes and motion — dark/light, full/reduced/off motion.
- Sites list — every decision you made, editable in one place.
Tested with
Tested by hand against these sites' browser versions:
- Google Meet (web)
- Zoom (web)
- Microsoft Teams (web)
- Discord (web)
- Jitsi Meet
- webcam-test sites
If a site refuses the feed, tell us — the extension fails soft and never breaks the page. Check your own setup any time on the camera test page.
Privacy posture
Settings live on your device. Blank feeds are generated locally. Phone video goes directly to your browser, encrypted, never through a server. Uninstall and nothing of yours remains. Details: security.
Requirements
A current Chromium browser (Chrome, Edge, Brave) on Windows or macOS. No drivers, no admin rights, no restart — installing an extension is all it takes. Desktop applications are not covered: why.