Show a paper live on your Mac with a USB document camera

Plug in a document camera, then freeze, zoom, or rotate the page so a class can see a worksheet. VeeCam uses an external camera, not the built-in FaceTime camera.

A document camera is for the paper on the desk: a worksheet, a textbook page, a diagram, or an object you want the room to see. VeeCam shows that external camera on your Mac. It is for a USB document camera, visualizer, or UVC webcam. It is not a built-in FaceTime camera tool, and it is not a screen recorder.

Connect the camera

Plug in the USB document camera, visualizer, or UVC webcam.
Open VeeCam. The live view should show the page under the camera.
If the picture never appears, allow Camera in System Settings → Privacy & Security, then quit VeeCam and open it again.

VeeCam requires macOS 11.5 or later. The camera has to be an external one. The Mac’s built-in camera is the wrong device for this job.

Adjust the live picture

Freeze the frame when you want the page to stay still while you talk. Zoom, rotate, and mirror the view. Autofocus, exposure, white balance, and color controls are there for a classroom, a demo, or a projector. Point the projector at the VeeCam window, or share that window in the meeting app you already use.

Save a frame only when you need a file

Live view is for teaching. When you need a file, switch to a scan: a snapshot, a document, a book spread, a card, or a code. Scans stay on your Mac, in a folder you choose. There is no usage tracking.

Install VeeCam on the Mac App Store.