FadCam
FadCam is a free, open-source utility app for Android and iOS. Background video recorder, screen recorder and remote camera control. It has 2,822 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.
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
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is FadCam?
FadCam is a free, open-source utility app for Android and iOS. Background video recorder, screen recorder and remote camera control. It has 2,822 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.
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 Sep 1, 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.