Webcam Preview

Shows web camera preview on top of any https site.

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Webcam Preview is a Chrome extension designed to elevate your online presentations by overlaying your webcam feed directly onto any HTTPS website. Whether you're sharing slides on Google Slides, conducting webinars via Hangouts, or collaborating remotely, this tool enables viewers to see your live video alongside your screen content.

Key features include toggleable webcam broadcasting via the plugin icon, support for fullscreen sites, and customizable display options such as position adjustment in corners, frame shapes (rectangle, oval, circle), mirror mode, and tracking of active tabs and fullscreen modes. With Webcam Preview, maintain engagement and add a personal touch to your virtual presentations effortlessly.

Extension

Users:

4,000

Rating:

4.03

(36)

Version:

1.0.2 Last updated: 2017-07-07

Creation date:

2017-07-07

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
activeTab
storage
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size:

16.10KB

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-15

Ranking

# 14,341 ▲ 67

Other rankings

#3552 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 3 #30 in preview keyword 18 ▲ 9

User reviews

Users find Webcam Preview to be a simple and useful extension, especially good for online presentations, Google Slides, and hangouts. Common complaints focus on the small preview size without fullscreen capability, lack of video recording functionality, and compatibility issues on Chromebooks and HTTPS websites.

Pros

Simple and useful interface for webcam preview.
Works well with Google Slides and Google Hangouts on Air.
Helpful for online demonstrators and webinar participants.
Generally good performance according to users.

Cons

Image preview is too small and lacks fullscreen option.
Does not support video recording, only shows the webcam feed.
Doesn't work properly on some platforms like Chromebooks.
Does not display screen correctly on HTTPS websites.

Recent reviews

Good!

*****, 2021-10-12

Extension is pretty good, but why image is so small? Why I can't make it fullscreen? Please add this option.

Ви*****, 2021-09-21

really good

Au*****, 2020-11-20

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Webcam Preview requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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Webcam Preview has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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