VirtuaCam

Spec sheet

Purpose

VirtuaCam exposes video sources as a standard virtual webcam for apps such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, OBS, and Discord.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The project is MIT-licensed.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Build requirements

Building requires Visual Studio 2022 with Desktop development with C++, CMake 3.21 or newer, and automatically fetched WIL headers.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Camera registration

The camera DLL must be registered machine-wide once, and the installer performs this setup.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Compositing

It can combine sources with picture-in-picture overlays or show an automatic grid.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

GPU pipeline

Frames are shared and composited using D3D11 GPU resources; the README says frames never leave the GPU except when a consuming app refuses GPU samples.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maintainer

GitHub identifies the maintainer as Scott Mansfield and lists Jacksonville, Florida.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Output formats

The camera offers 640×360 through 3840×2160 at 15–60 fps in NV12, YUY2, and RGB32.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Producer protocol

Third-party programs can publish frames through VirtuaCam’s shared-frame protocol and then appear in its tray menu.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Release

The GitHub releases page lists version 1.0 as the latest release.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security details

The README describes session-local shared resources and a DACL granting access to authenticated users; it makes no compliance certification claim.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Video sources

The built-in sources include a physical webcam, a window, a display, and a whiteboard.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Virtual display

VirtuaCam does not ship a virtual display driver; users can select a display created by an IddCx driver of their choice.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Windows support

The repository describes VirtuaCam as Windows 11 software and gives Windows 11 as a build requirement.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Virtual Camera Software#29 of 347.2