Watch your cameras live, in any browser

tinyCCTV lets you watch your NVRs and IP cameras live. You sign in, add your recorder or camera once, and watch it from any browser on a computer, phone or tablet — or from the iOS and Android apps, which also play cameras directly from your phone, with no server in between.

Dahua recorders and cameras, Hikvision devices through ISAPI, any device that supports ONVIF Profile S, any RTSP stream, and HTTP streams in HLS, MJPEG, MPEG-TS, FLV or JPEG snapshot form. tinyCCTV connects over the device’s web (HTTP) port, or by scanning its RTSP streams — it does not use the proprietary “SDK” or binary ports (such as Hikvision’s 8000 or Dahua’s 37777), so forward the web port (usually 80) or the RTSP port (usually 554) instead. Dahua and ONVIF are tested on real hardware; Hikvision support follows the published ISAPI documentation.

Yes. tinyCCTV connects to the address you enter, so the recorder or camera needs a public address or a forwarded port. Forward the web (HTTP) port or the RTSP port — not the proprietary “SDK”/binary port (Hikvision 8000, Dahua 37777), which is not supported. For Dahua devices the web port alone is enough; other brands also need their RTSP port. Cloud IDs and P2P serial numbers are not supported.

The website needs nothing installed — it runs in any browser without plugins, and on a phone you can add it to the home screen to open it full screen. There are also native iOS and Android apps, and they do more than the website: they play your recorders and RTSP cameras directly from the phone, with no server in between, so those cameras work on the Simple plan. Get them from the App Store and Google Play (links on this page).

The first 7 days are free with one device and every feature. After that there are two plans. Simple is a single payment for any number of devices: in the apps, recorders and RTSP cameras play straight from your phone; in a browser, the streams a browser can open by itself. Pro is a monthly subscription that adds recorders and RTSP cameras in a web browser (and in the apps when the phone cannot reach a camera directly) plus H.265 conversion. Prices are shown before you pay.

Where the video travels. The iOS and Android apps play cameras straight from your phone, so recorders and RTSP cameras work on Simple with no server of ours involved. A web browser cannot open recorders and RTSP cameras by itself, so there the tinyCCTV server relays their video while you watch — that is Pro, paid monthly because it uses our servers every time. Public HTTPS streams (HLS, MJPEG, JPEG snapshots) open directly in a browser too, included in Simple. The apps use that same relay (Pro) only when your phone cannot reach a camera directly, for example on another network.

No. Video is streamed live and never saved. In the apps it goes straight from your camera to your phone; in a browser, public streams play straight from the source, and recorders and RTSP cameras are relayed live through our server only while you watch.

Device passwords are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before they are stored, and they are never sent back to the browser. All connections to tinyCCTV use HTTPS.

Not at the moment. tinyCCTV shows live video only, without audio. Playback of recordings and PTZ control are not available.

Yes. H.265 plays directly in browsers that can decode it, such as Safari and recent Chrome and Edge on supported hardware. For other browsers you can use the H.264 sub stream, or on the Pro plan enable conversion for the device.

No. tinyCCTV is an independent product. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or supported by Dahua, Hikvision or any other camera manufacturer.