# FadCam (open-source utility app)

> 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.

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

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/anonfaded/FadCam |
| Platforms | Android, iOS |
| Built with | Java |
| GitHub stars | 2,822 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.fadcam/ (package com.fadcam) |
| F-Droid anti-features | Relies on a non-free network service |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fadcam |
| App Store | https://apps.apple.com/app/id6778121848 |
| Website | https://fadcam.fadseclab.com |
| Official | no |
| Category | Utilities |
| Latest release | v3.0.1 (Dec 16, 2025) |
| Last commit | Sep 1, 2026 |

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

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