A sleek, one-click GUI app to turn your Luxonis OAK-D camera into a standard UVC webcam — perfect for use in Zoom, Google Meet, OBS, and more.
No more fumbling with scripts, udev rules, or systemd services. Just install, click, and stream.
- Simple start/stop interface
- Automatically detects OAK-D device
- Starts UVC mode using uvc_rgb.py
- Clean .deb installer — system integrated
- No terminal or coding required after install
- Works with all apps that support /dev/video*
(Add screenshots in a folder named screenshots/ and reference them here)
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Download the latest .deb from the Releases page:
wget https://github.com/Pixeptron-Vision//oakd-uvc-launcher/releases/download/v1.0.0/oakd-uvc.deb sudo dpkg -i oakd-uvc.deb sudo apt --fix-broken install # If needed
Once installed, launch from your app menu: OAK-D Webcam GUI
- Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
- Python 3.8+
- depthai (installed in your virtualenv or system Python)
- Tkinter (sudo apt install python3-tk)
- GUI is built with Tkinter
- Script uses uvc_rgb.py from depthai-python
- Starts OAK-D as /dev/video*
- Works seamlessly with apps expecting a webcam
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/oakd-uvc-launcher.git cd oakd-uvc-launcher chmod +x build_deb.sh ./build_deb.sh
This will create a fresh oakd-uvc.deb in the root directory.
sudo apt remove oakd-uvc
This will remove the app, launcher, and all system integration files.
Device not found? Make sure your OAK-D is connected and shows up in:
lsusb
No video in Zoom/Meet? Run this and look for a Luxonis webcam device:
v4l2-ctl --list-devices
Still stuck? Open an issue on GitHub and I’ll help you out.
Pull requests are welcome! Want to add:
- System tray support?
- Auto-start at boot?
- OBS scene toggling?
Fork the repo and go wild!
Made with ❤️ by Sri Chakra
Built to get the OAK-D camera work as a webcam.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.