Camera is a modern camera application for Linux, built for desktops and phones alike. Whether you need to snap a quick photo, record a video, or scan a QR code, Camera provides a clean and intuitive interface that stays out of your way.
Just open the app and start capturing moments. Add fun filters to your photos, scan QR codes to open links or connect to WiFi, or use virtual camera mode to look great in video calls with your favorite filter applied.
Key features:
- Photo and video capture: high quality and hardware accelerated
- Photo, video and timelapse modes, with a self timer and composition guides
- Manual controls: exposure, ISO, shutter, focus and white balance
- QR code scanner: open links, connect to WiFi, and more
- 14 creative filters: Mono, Sepia, Vivid, Noir, Pencil, and more
- Virtual camera: use your filtered camera feed in video calls and other apps
- Multi-camera support: easily switch between cameras and microphones
Screenshots
Observed history
| App | Change | Version | When ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| updated | 1.3.7 | 25 Sept 2026 |
Upstream releases
Release notes supplied by the developer. These dates are not Flathub package publication times.
1.3.724 Sept 2026
Release 1.3.7 includes the following changes:
- deps(cargo): bump the libcosmic group across 1 directory with 4 updates
- deps(cargo): bump the rust-dependencies group with 2 updates
- deps(cargo): bump the libcosmic group with 4 updates
- deps(cargo): bump the libcosmic group with 4 updates
- chore(l10n): update translations
- deps(cargo): bump clap from 4.6.6 to 4.6.7 in the rust-dependencies group
- chore: regenerate preview screenshots
1.3.611 Sept 2026
Release 1.3.6 includes the following changes:
- deps(cargo): bump the libcosmic group with 4 updates
- docs: add app icon to README
- docs: update Alpine badge dynamically
- fix: mark Camera as mobile friendly
- fix: avoid grabbing full keyboards
1.3.510 Sept 2026
Release 1.3.5 includes the following changes:
- deps(cargo): bump the libcosmic group with 4 updates
- deps(cargo): bump uuid from 1.25.0 to 1.26.0 in the rust-dependencies group
- deps(cargo): bump the libcosmic group with 4 updates
- deps(cargo): bump the libcosmic group with 4 updates
- deps(cargo): bump the libcosmic group with 4 updates
- deps(cargo): bump the libcosmic group with 4 updates
- chore(l10n): update translations
- fix: correct window edges outside COSMIC
- chore: regenerate preview screenshots
- fix(flatpak): support runtime 26.08
- build: pin Rust 1.98.0
- fix: reveal latest media from Flatpak
- deps(cargo): bump the libcosmic group with 4 updates
- deps(cargo): bump open from 5.4.2 to 5.4.3 in the rust-dependencies group
- deps(cargo): bump rqrr from 0.10.1 to 0.11.0
- deps(cargo): bump dirs from 6.0.0 to 7.0.0
1.3.429 Aug 2026
Release 1.3.4 includes the following changes:
- fix: fall back to preview for photo capture