VirtualCamDesk – Turn Anything on Your Screen Into a Webcam
VirtualCamDesk lets you use your screen, a single window, a custom region, an image, or a video file as a webcam — in Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome and the Windows Camera app. Pick a source, click Start camera, then choose VirtualCamDesk in your meeting app’s camera list. Live preview, color adjustments, mirror / flip and logo / text / scrolling-ticker overlays included — output is 1280×720 at 30 FPS.
Download Version 1.0.5
Available on the Microsoft Store — free with every feature, optional one-time Pro upgrade removes the watermark.
Or view the listing at apps.microsoft.com.
Five sources, one webcam
Use your entire screen, a specific window (even when it’s behind others), any custom region, a still image, or a video file that loops — with a live preview of exactly what your viewers see. Switch sources with a click, and the camera output stays live the whole time.
Changelog — what's new in each release
Full release history from 1.0.2 — the first public release, five source types, color and overlays, live preview, hotkeys and the one-time Pro upgrade.
View the full changelogUser Guide — every step explained
A plain-English walkthrough of setting up the camera, choosing a source, adjustments and overlays, the system tray, hotkeys and the free vs. Pro difference.
Read the User GuideFeatures
🖥️ Five Source Types
Your whole screen (any monitor or all of them), a custom region, a specific window (works even behind others), an image, or a looping video file — switched with a click.
👀 Live Preview
A built-in preview shows exactly what your viewers see — including any adjustments, overlays and (on the free tier) the watermark. Frame and check before you go live.
🎨 Color, Mirror & Flip
Drag sliders for brightness, contrast and saturation, mirror horizontally (selfie style), and flip vertically — all live, with a one-click reset.
🏷️ Logo, Text & Ticker Overlays
Compose a logo image into any corner, type on-screen text, or run a news-style scrolling ticker across the top or bottom — all baked into the actual camera output.
⌨️ Global Hotkeys
F9 start / stop the camera, F10 pause and resume the feed instantly (freezes on the current frame), F11 show / hide the preview — they work even when VirtualCamDesk isn’t the active window.
🪟 Quiet Tray App
Closing the window doesn’t quit — it keeps the camera available from the system tray. Optionally launch at Windows startup and start minimized.
🔗 Works in the Apps You Already Use
Picks up as a camera in Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, any browser-based video app in Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome, and the Windows Camera app. Output is fixed at 1280×720 at 30 FPS.
🔒 Local & Private
Runs entirely on your PC. Your feed goes only to the virtual camera you select in another app — nothing is uploaded, recorded or sent anywhere.
Latest Release
Version 1.0.5 — September 2026
Pro stays bought. Pro unlocked with a gift or promotional code, bought on the Store website, or already owned on another PC could still be missed — leaving the watermark on the video going out to your meeting or stream. Opening the app offline or signed out of the Store could put it back too. Your unlock is now remembered on this PC, a check that can’t be completed no longer counts as “not bought”, a fresh purchase clears the watermark immediately rather than at the next launch, and Upgrade explains what the Store actually said. Before it, 1.0.4 lowered the minimum supported Windows version to Windows 11 22H2, down from 24H2.