CCTV View

CCTV View

Watch up to 20 webcams or CCTV cams within your browser.

What is CCTV View?
'CCTV View' is a Chrome extension that allows users to define and view up to 16 CCTV or webcam URLs. It enables easy surveillance with the click of a button and integrates with Zoneminder, an open-source CCTV monitoring system. The extension offers tabbed support for multiplicity of cameras, and also provides various customization options. From adding target URLs, accessing monitor pages to using advanced options, CCTV View simplifies live streaming of surveillance feeds in a user-friendly manner.
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By: burrito01
Users: 40,000+
Rating: 3.52 (579)
Version: 1.1.2.0 (Last updated: 2022-11-16)
Creation date: 2018-10-26
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 620.54K
URLs: Website
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Summary

This extension allows you to define up to 16 cctv or webcam urls. Every time the toolbar button is clicked it will show an updated version of the image.

I wrote it to be able to look at my cctv cameras with the click of a button. I use Zoneminder (http://www.zoneminder.com), an open source cctv monitoring system. you can either use the image url from the watch window or the jpeg stream url from the montage window. For still images just copy the image url from the watch window (should look something like http://server/cgi-bin/nph-zms?mode=single&monitor=13&scale=100&connkey=193577&rand=1314794770 and paste this in the image url fields on the CCTV View options page.

For streaming jpeg images you'll need to copy the url parameter from the video stream on the montage window.

This extension needs access to connect.facebook.net to allow the facebook like button. It also needs access to tabs which unfortunately includes browsing activity, this is needed to allow the monitor page to be loaded and for the target links you can set for each camera.

Also check out my CCTV View Mobile web app: http://i.cctvview.info

Changelog:

1.1.2.0

  • Removed tab permission as it is not needed
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User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Easy to use
  • Useful for monitoring
  • Works with multiple camera links
Cons
  • Lots of ads
  • No clear instructions or documentation
  • Keeps redirecting to website for installation
Most mentioned
  • Difficult to set up
  • Lack of instructions
  • Doesn't work
Recent reviews
tuyệt vời
by Tâm Xuân Tâm Xuân, 2015-02-07

esta bien aburido que ni sirbe
by Atheena barraza Atheena barraza, 2014-12-29

no me sirvio se ponia negro y no me gusto
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Safety
Risk impact

CCTV View is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

CCTV View has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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