{"id":48813,"date":"2025-05-05T15:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=48813"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:00:34","slug":"campeek-one-click-camera-check-gnome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/campeek-one-click-camera-check-gnome\/","title":{"rendered":"CamPeek – MacOS Hand Mirror Inspired One-click Camera Check for GNOME"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Looking for a MacOS Hand Mirror alternative app for Ubuntu? Here’s one for the GNOME desktop.<\/p>\n

It’s CamPeek<\/a>, an extension adds an icon on GNOME top-bar, allowing to one-click to preview your webcam. It’s lightweight and fast! And, it streams your webcam feed directly without recording or saving any data.<\/p>\n

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image from app’s Github project page<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is ideal for quickly checking your appearance or environment before video calls or meetings, and\/or confirming camera functionality instantly without opening heavy applications.<\/p>\n

NOTE: CamPeek is a new application that so far lacks new features (e.g., multiple cameras support). You may support by requesting features or reporting issues at this page<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

How to Install CamPeek<\/h3>\n

CamPeek at the moment supports only GNOME 48<\/b>, meaning that it so far works on Ubuntu 25.04, Fedora 42, Arch, and Manjaro, etc Linux distributions.<\/p>\n

For Ubuntu, first search for and install “Extension Manager<\/b>” from App Center.<\/p>\n

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Install Extension Manager in Ubuntu Software\/App Center<\/p><\/div>\n

Then, launch the tool and navigate to Browse<\/i> tab to search & install CamPeek:<\/p>\n

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For choice, you may go to the extension page in EGO:<\/p>\n

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CamPeek in EGO<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Then, use the ON\/OFF toggle to install the extension. You may need to first install browser extension (via the link in that page if it asks) then refresh.<\/p>\n

And, Debian \/ Ubuntu users need to first run command in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) to install the agent package, before being able to install GNOME extensions from web browser.<\/p>\n

sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell<\/pre>\n
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