Guides
Step-by-step help for every platform and the things people do most with Camlane. Each guide starts with the short answer.
Setup
- Set up Camlane on AndroidInstall Camlane on an Android phone or tablet, allow its permissions, pair it with your computer and keep it streaming with the screen off.6 steps
- Set up Camlane on Windows, with the virtual camera and micInstall Camlane on Windows 10 or 11, add the OBS Virtual Camera driver and VB-Cable, and use your phone as the camera and microphone in Zoom, Teams and Meet.6 steps
- Set up Camlane on macOS (beta)Install the Camlane beta on macOS 13 or newer, open it past Gatekeeper, and use your Android phone as a microphone through BlackHole.6 steps
- Set up Camlane on Linux: v4l2loopback, Secure Boot and the PipeWire micInstall Camlane on Ubuntu, Fedora or Arch, load v4l2loopback with the right options, enrol the Secure Boot key, and get a PipeWire mic automatically.6 steps
Using Camlane
- Use Camlane with Zoom, Meet, Teams, OBS and DiscordWhere to pick Camlane's camera and microphone in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, OBS Studio and Discord, and the settings that keep it in sync.5 steps
- Use several phones, with studio audioConnect several phones to one computer, cut between them or let the auto-director follow the speaker, and mix their microphones with studio audio.6 steps
- Use a phone as a room camera, and record itTurn a spare Android phone into a room camera with Camera mode, save its battery, and record it on your computer, motion-only and encrypted.6 steps
- Watch mode and the camera wallSee every camera live on the camera wall, go full screen or pop cameras out, play recordings back at up to 100× and let other computers watch.5 steps
- Set up Private AITurn on Camlane's offline Private AI, install its models, opt cameras in, name people with their consent and read what happened each day.6 steps
Fixing problems
- Allow Camlane through your firewallCamlane works through firewalls by having the computer dial the phone. To connect faster, allow TCP 47393 and UDP 47392 and 5353 from your LAN.5 steps
- TroubleshootingFixes for common Camlane problems: the phone can't find the computer, a black or missing camera, no audio, lag, and streams that stop with the screen off.5 steps