A content creator at his desk checking his live camera feed on a laptop and external monitor
Free camera monitor for Windows & Mac

See exactly what
your camera sees.

Turn your laptop into a professional camera monitor. Focus peaking, REC indicator, and overlays — readable from across the room.

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Windows 10/11 · macOS 12+ · No account needed
A solo content creator filming himself with a DSLR on a tripod, able to check his framing only on the camera's small flip-out screen

The problem

Filming yourself?
You're flying blind.

Your camera's flip-out screen is the only thing telling you whether you're in frame and in focus — and it's impossible to read from a few feet away. So you get up, walk to the camera, squint, sit back down… and still find out in the edit that the shot was soft or you drifted out of frame.

SoloDirector turns your laptop or external monitor into a full-size camera monitor. Connect any DSLR, mirrorless, or webcam over USB or a capture card and get a live preview with focus peaking, an oversized REC indicator, and framing guides — readable from across the room. Just glance at your screen instead of walking to the camera.

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Your camera.

One cable.

Your laptop becomes the monitor.

Roll. With confidence.

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Zero-latency UVC input
Distance-optimized UI
Focus peaking overlay
Live REC indicator
Works with any HDMI camera
$20 capture card compatible
No Wi-Fi required
Zero-latency UVC input
Distance-optimized UI
Focus peaking overlay
Live REC indicator
Works with any HDMI camera
$20 capture card compatible
No Wi-Fi required

[ Setup ]

Camera monitor, running in 60 seconds.

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Loved by solo creators.

From YouTubers to podcasters — here's why creators stopped walking to the camera.

“I used to walk to my camera between every take to check focus. Now I just glance at my laptop — I haven't gotten up in weeks.”
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Maya Rivera
YouTuber · Travel & Lifestyle
“Finally I can see if I'm in frame and sharp without squinting at a 3-inch screen across the room. Total game changer for solo shoots.”
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Devon Clark
Online course creator
“The oversized REC indicator alone saved me. I'll never lose a take to 'wait — was it actually recording?' again.”
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Priya Shah
Podcaster
“Plugged my Sony in through a capture card, opened the app, done. No drivers, no lag, no Wi-Fi flaking out mid-shoot.”
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Marcus Tan
Filmmaker
“Focus peaking on my big monitor means I nail eyes-sharp every single time. My footage finally looks pro.”
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Hannah Lowe
Beauty creator
“I record alone in my garage. SoloDirector turned my old laptop into the monitor I could never justify buying.”
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Theo Brooks
Musician

Your next take is in 3 hours.

Will you know if something's wrong?

Not anymore

Free. No catch.

Full camera monitor. No account. No trial. Just download and shoot.

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$0

forever

Everything you need to see your feed and know you're recording.

UVC capture display · REC indicator
Focus peaking · Grid overlays
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Pro — coming soon

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Smart focus alerts, oversized exposure meter, distance-optimized UI.

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No crew.
No problem.

Free for Windows and Mac. Your laptop is already a camera monitor — it just doesn't know it yet.

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Windows 10/11 installs from the Microsoft Store — signed, no security warnings. Or download the installer directly.

macOS 12+ · No account required