ONVIF & RTSP IP camera monitor, NVR video recording, PTZ & local web portal
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OmniView is an advanced, high-performance Network Video Recorder (NVR) and IP camera monitor for ONVIF and RTSP streams. Turn your Android phone, tablet, or Android TV box into a professional CCTV surveillance center—free of monthly subscriptions and third-party cloud dependence!
Key Features:
🔍 AUTOMATIC CAMERA DISCOVERY
• Fast local network discovery via ONVIF WS-Discovery and subnet sweeps.
• Compatible with thousands of IP camera models: Hikvision, Dahua, TP-Link Tapo, Reolink, IMOU, Uniview, Annke, and standard ONVIF/RTSP cameras.
• Quick pairing dialog with credential memory and instant connection testing.
📺 FLEXIBLE MULTIVIEW LIVE MONITORING
• Multi-camera grid layouts: 2x2, 3x3, 1 Main + 3 Side, Split 1x2, and custom grids.
• Interactive layout editor with intuitive Drag & Drop window positioning, resizing handles, and edge snapping.
• Automated patrol cycle mode that rotates through cameras at configurable intervals.
• Aspect ratio management (16:9, 4:3, Fill, Fit) and smooth switching between HD (Main) and SD (Substream) profiles.
🕹 FULL PTZ CAMERA CONTROL & TWO-WAY AUDIO
• Pan, Tilt, and Zoom control via an on-screen virtual joystick, directional touch controls, or gestures.
• Save, name, and recall custom PTZ preset positions with a single tap.
• Live audio monitoring and two-way intercom audio (speak through the camera speaker).
🔴 ROBUST VIDEO RECORDING (NVR)
• Direct continuous stream recording to MP4 without re-encoding quality loss.
• Reliable background recording as an Android foreground service with a persistent notification, live timer, and quick-stop action.
• Auto-record on connection and event-triggered automated recording.
• Flexible storage: Internal storage, SD Card, external USB hard drives, or remote network storage via SMB / NAS (Samba).
• Smart storage management with auto-pruning of older footage when storage thresholds are reached.
🚨 ONVIF MOTION DETECTION & SMART ALERTS
• Real-time parsing of ONVIF event notifications: motion detection, human presence, tamper alarms, and digital inputs.
• Floating live HUD alert banners, system notifications, and sound alerts.
• Built-in ISO MP4 bitstream motion analysis providing an activity heatmap on the playback timeline.
🌐 EMBEDDED WEB SERVER & REMOTE DESKTOP PORTAL
• Access your live cameras and playback archive from any desktop or mobile browser.
• Zero-config mDNS discovery: open http://omniview.local:8080 directly without memorizing IP addresses.
• Ultra-low latency HTML5 MSE / MJPEG live streaming.
• Granular web user account management (Admin, Operator, Viewer) with per-camera permission controls.
🔒 100% PRIVATE & CLOUD-FREE
• Your video streams, credentials, and recordings never leave your local network.
• Direct connection to cameras with no external proxy servers, tracking, or forced subscriptions.
OmniView is the complete CCTV security solution for your home, office, warehouse, or business