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Camera vs Kamoso: catalog facts
Camera	Kamoso
Best for: COSMIC and Linux desktop users who need a webcam app	Best for: KDE users taking quick webcam photos and videos
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.
Linux	Linux
Photos, video recording and QR code scanning in one app Built for both desktop and phone form factors All 3 strengths for Camera Photos, video recording and QR code scanning in one app Built for both desktop and phone form factors Actively developed with frequent commits	Simple interface with few controls Countdown timer and burst mode for photos All 3 strengths for Kamoso Simple interface with few controls Countdown timer and burst mode for photos Fits the KDE Plasma desktop
Linux only Designed around the COSMIC desktop	Basic features compared with full recording suites Documentation on the wiki is dated
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Camera github.com/cosmic-utils/cosmic-ext-camera Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Kamoso userbase.kde.org/Kamoso Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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