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wacaw — Capture both still pictures and video from an attached camera. More information: <https://webcam-too

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the wacaw command: Capture both still pictures and video from an attached camera. More information: <https://webcam-tools.sourceforge.net/#parameters>.

Solution

wacaw — Capture both still pictures and video from an attached camera. More information: <https://webcam-tools.sourceforge.net/#parameters>.

Take a picture from webcam:

wacaw {{filename}}

Record a video:

wacaw --video {{filename}} {{[-D|--duration]}} {{10}}

Take a picture with custom resolution:

wacaw {{[-x|--width]}} {{width}} {{[-y|--height]}} {{100}} {{filename}}

Copy image just taken to clipboard:

wacaw --to-clipboard

List the devices available:

wacaw {{[-L|--list-devices]}}

Code Snippets

Take a picture from webcam

wacaw {{filename}}

Record a video

wacaw --video {{filename}} {{[-D|--duration]}} {{10}}

Take a picture with custom resolution

wacaw {{[-x|--width]}} {{width}} {{[-y|--height]}} {{100}} {{filename}}

Copy image just taken to clipboard

wacaw --to-clipboard

List the devices available

wacaw {{[-L|--list-devices]}}

Context

tldr-pages: osx/wacaw

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