Watch Cam - Mac App Store Link ($2.99)
To round out support for all of Apple's hardware, I've now ported Watch Cam to Mac. The app has existed for some time on Apple Watch and iOS devices, and the Mac app uses the same proven and reliable codebase, with enhancements to take advantage of macOS. Those who had no previous experience with it, you can see here about the watch app and the iOS app/Widget component:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/watch-cam-monitor-and-control-your-nest-cameras.2016851/
The app sits in the menu bar, and has a pop-out window that shows all your cameras - you can scroll down if you have more than two. The menu bar displays the time since the last recorded event for up to 1 hour, and for the first 15 minutes highlights it in green, to draw your attention. This feature updates instantly and continuously in the background, to reflect any new events that cameras have recorded. The popout also shows the event video clip playing - if it's less than 15 minutes old - otherwise it shows the live feed from the camera, with an option to switch between the Event clip and live feed at any time.
The three little icons to the left side of the camera views let you change the Away state, switch between the event clip and live feed, and stop and start camera streaming .
Today pane widget offers all the same functionality, but in a smaller view, and can be enabled even while the main app is not running. So it you prefer to not have another thing in the menu bar, the widget lets you have the quick preview of all your cameras with a single swipe. On this screen you can also see the difference between the dark theme and the light theme for the main app popout.
Since Apple doesn't allow shared purchase between the iOS and macOS apps, my plan is to give away the codes for this app to anyone here who already owns Watch Cam for iOS. Contact me, and I'll send you the download code, for as long as I have them - Apple lets me generate 100 of them, per released version. Also, to start things off, I've put 10 codes that are free for taking in the code giveaway forum:
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...e-mac-menu-bar-and-today-pane-widget.2104239/
If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for an improvement, please let me know. I'm usually prety quick to fix any problems, or add new features.
To round out support for all of Apple's hardware, I've now ported Watch Cam to Mac. The app has existed for some time on Apple Watch and iOS devices, and the Mac app uses the same proven and reliable codebase, with enhancements to take advantage of macOS. Those who had no previous experience with it, you can see here about the watch app and the iOS app/Widget component:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/watch-cam-monitor-and-control-your-nest-cameras.2016851/
The app sits in the menu bar, and has a pop-out window that shows all your cameras - you can scroll down if you have more than two. The menu bar displays the time since the last recorded event for up to 1 hour, and for the first 15 minutes highlights it in green, to draw your attention. This feature updates instantly and continuously in the background, to reflect any new events that cameras have recorded. The popout also shows the event video clip playing - if it's less than 15 minutes old - otherwise it shows the live feed from the camera, with an option to switch between the Event clip and live feed at any time.
The three little icons to the left side of the camera views let you change the Away state, switch between the event clip and live feed, and stop and start camera streaming .
Today pane widget offers all the same functionality, but in a smaller view, and can be enabled even while the main app is not running. So it you prefer to not have another thing in the menu bar, the widget lets you have the quick preview of all your cameras with a single swipe. On this screen you can also see the difference between the dark theme and the light theme for the main app popout.
Since Apple doesn't allow shared purchase between the iOS and macOS apps, my plan is to give away the codes for this app to anyone here who already owns Watch Cam for iOS. Contact me, and I'll send you the download code, for as long as I have them - Apple lets me generate 100 of them, per released version. Also, to start things off, I've put 10 codes that are free for taking in the code giveaway forum:
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...e-mac-menu-bar-and-today-pane-widget.2104239/
If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for an improvement, please let me know. I'm usually prety quick to fix any problems, or add new features.
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