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Kamoso vs Camera: catalog facts
Kamoso	Camera
Best for: KDE users taking quick webcam photos and videos	Best for: COSMIC and Linux desktop users who need a webcam app
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Linux	Linux
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	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
Basic features compared with full recording suites Documentation on the wiki is dated	Linux only Designed around the COSMIC desktop
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Kamoso userbase.kde.org/Kamoso Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Camera github.com/cosmic-utils/cosmic-ext-camera Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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