What is Shacam?
Shacam is a macOS menu bar app for people who need to show visual material while staying on camera. You can share images, windows, an iPhone, or an iPad through your webcam, then move and control those objects with your hands. It works in any app that can use Shacam as a virtual camera, and the app runs locally on the Mac.
Why Shacam works
Normal screen sharing pushes the presenter out of the scene, so a quick image or phone demo becomes a separate mode instead of part of the conversation. Shacam makes the shared object part of the camera feed and lets the user move it by hand, so the demo stays physical and visible instead of turning into another flat screen share.
Shacam features
- Hand controlled sharing. Shared items can be moved and handled with your hands, so an image, window, iPhone, or iPad behaves more like a physical prop than a static overlay.
- Images, windows, and devices. Users can share images, app windows, an iPhone, or an iPad over the webcam without turning the whole session into a standard screen share.
- Virtual camera mode. A paid license unlocks the virtual camera, which makes Shacam available as the selected camera inside other apps.
- Local Mac processing. The app runs entirely on the Mac, records nothing, and keeps the camera and screen on the user's computer.
- Simple Mac licensing. Shacam is free to use on the Mac, with a one time €9.99 purchase that unlocks the virtual camera on up to 3 Macs.
Who Shacam is for
- Product makers recording demos who want to hold an app window or mobile screen inside the camera frame while talking.
- Teachers and workshop hosts explaining visual material who need an image or sticky note to stay beside them on camera.
- Designers reviewing screenshots with clients who want to point, move, and compare visuals without entering a separate screen share.
- Founders and support leads walking through iPhone or iPad flows while keeping the device demo in the webcam view.
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