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OpenIPC

Alternative IP Camera firmware from an open community
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Alternative open firmware for your IP camera

(based on Buildroot)

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OpenIPC is an open source operating system from the open community targeting for IP cameras with ARM and MIPS processors from several manufacturers in order to replace that closed, opaque, insecure, often abandoned and unsupported firmware pre-installed by a vendor.

OpenIPC firmware comes as binary pre-compiled files for easy installation by end-user. Also, we provide full access to the source files for further development and improvement by any capable programmer willing to contribute to the project. OpenIPC source code is released under one of the most simple open source license agreements, MIT License, giving users express permission to reuse code for any purpose, even as part of a proprietary software. We only ask you politely to contribute your improvements back to us and also be sure to contact us if you use our project for commercial purposes. We would be grateful for any feedback and suggestions. The use of the OpenIPC project and its components for military purposes is not permitted.

Historically, OpenIPC firmware only supported SoC manufactured by HiSilicon, but as the development continues, the list of supported processors expands. Today, it also includes chips from Ambarella, Anyka, Fullhan, Goke, GrainMedia, Ingenic, MStar, Novatek, SigmaStar, XiongMai, and is expected to grow further.

More information about the project is available in our website and on the wiki.

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  1. firmware firmware Public

    Alternative IP Camera firmware from an open community

    C 2.3k 513

  2. builder builder Public

    Experimental system for building OpenIPC firmware for known devices

    Shell 101 156

  3. ipctool ipctool Public

    Simple tool (and library) for checking IP camera hardware

    C 262 66

  4. divinus divinus Public

    Multi-platform open source streamer

    C 82 51

  5. smolrtsp smolrtsp Public

    A lightweight real-time streaming library for IP cameras

    C 512 119

  6. majestic-webui majestic-webui Public

    Web interface for OpenIPC firmware.

    JavaScript 34 30

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  • devourer Public

    The Realtek userspace Wi-Fi driver

    OpenIPC/devourer's past year of commit activity
    C 69 GPL-2.0 39 42 (1 issue needs help) 1 Updated Nov 8, 2026
  • firmware Public

    Alternative IP Camera firmware from an open community

    OpenIPC/firmware's past year of commit activity
    C 2,270 MIT 513 146 14 Updated Nov 8, 2026
  • qemu-bench Public

    QEMU models of IP-camera, DVR/NVR and STB SoCs — HiSilicon, Goke, Xiongmai, Anyka, SigmaStar, Novatek; boots unmodified OpenIPC and vendor firmware

    OpenIPC/qemu-bench's past year of commit activity
    C 17 7 2 2 Updated Nov 8, 2026
  • microsnander Public

    Modified version of Serial Nor/nAND/Eeprom programmeR

    OpenIPC/microsnander's past year of commit activity
    C 13 GPL-2.0 1 0 0 Updated Nov 8, 2026
  • divinus Public

    Multi-platform open source streamer

    OpenIPC/divinus's past year of commit activity
    C 82 MIT 51 2 14 Updated Nov 8, 2026
  • ipctool Public

    Simple tool (and library) for checking IP camera hardware

    OpenIPC/ipctool's past year of commit activity
    C 262 MIT 66 5 2 Updated Nov 8, 2026
  • website Public

    Source code for openipc.org website

    OpenIPC/website's past year of commit activity
    Go 10 GPL-3.0 13 19 0 Updated Nov 8, 2026
  • builder Public

    Experimental system for building OpenIPC firmware for known devices

    OpenIPC/builder's past year of commit activity
    Shell 101 MIT 156 15 9 Updated Nov 8, 2026
  • openhisilicon Public

    Opensource Hisilicon SoCs SDK

    OpenIPC/openhisilicon's past year of commit activity
    C 58 GPL-3.0 27 17 4 Updated Nov 8, 2026
  • majestic-webui Public

    Web interface for OpenIPC firmware.

    OpenIPC/majestic-webui's past year of commit activity
    JavaScript 34 MIT 29 9 2 Updated Nov 8, 2026