Workstation streaming
Send point-of-sale screens, control-room monitors or a single application window to the VMS. Operators steer the desktop with the PTZ joystick they already use.
Retail · POS · control rooms
Network video device for Windows
Any screen, app or IP camera — as a camera your VMS understands
DeskOVIF publishes monitors, application windows, looped video files and RTSP cameras as a network video device compatible with ONVIF Profile S. Add the PC to Milestone XProtect or another compatible VMS/NVR just like a physical camera.
Every feature, no credit card. When it ends, no camera drops out of your VMS.
PTZ → mouse
H.264 · RTSP
ONVIF Profile S-compatible
Windows service
Tested with Milestone XProtect · made for any VMS/NVR compatible with ONVIF Profile S
One installer, three jobs
Built for the three things integrators keep asking for
Camera bridge
Bring up to 100 RTSP or ONVIF-compatible cameras in behind one device. Relay them untouched, or convert to H.264 when a source needs it.
Integrators · mixed camera fleets
Video loop simulator
Play recorded videos as live cameras to test analytics, AI models and VMS rules — without touching a production camera.
Labs · AI · QA
PTZ that drives the desktop
The VMS joystick moves the mouse on the captured screen
Pan and tilt move the cursor, a short zoom clicks, a long zoom scrolls, and presets press keys such as Enter, Escape or Alt+Tab. Each screen has its own PTZ, and only VMS accounts with the Operator or Administrator role can use it.
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PTZ commands
pan +0.00 · tilt +0.00
Drag the joystick onto a product, click with a short zoom, then press preset 6 (Enter) to pay — the way an operator helps a store from the VMS.
One PC, many channels
Every source becomes its own camera
Each monitor, each application window and each video file is a separate channel, with its own profile and RTSP path. Operators watch exactly the screen or app they need.
On the PC
In the VMS
Camera bridge
Every camera in. One device out.
Any RTSP camera, or ONVIF-compatible cameras found on the network, enters DeskOVIF and leaves as a channel of one standard device. Load-tested with 100 cameras at 1080p on a single PC.
4 channels
on one network video device: one address for the VMS, one profile and one RTSP path per camera.
- Relay without re-encoding, or convert to H.264
- Import ONVIF-compatible cameras found by discovery
- An imported camera is asked again for its stream address when the old one stops working
Features
Made to run unattended
Screens and windows
Any monitor or a single application window, with or without the mouse cursor. A minimized window keeps its last frame on the air.
PTZ for the desktop
Joystick to mouse, a short zoom to click, and presets that press keys or start a program — set up per screen.
Video files as cameras
Each file is prepared once and then looped without re-encoding, so dozens of channels cost little CPU.
A real Windows service
Starts with the PC, and every part has a watchdog that brings it back on its own. The logs say what happened.
Security built in
VMS accounts with roles, digest authentication, replay protection, lockout of addresses that guess passwords, HTTPS and an audit trail.
RTSP your way
A friendly RTSP path per channel, and an RTSP-only mode that turns the device emulation off.
12 languages
The installer, the web console and the texts drawn on video speak 12 languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
Isolated networks welcome
Perpetual licenses work offline for good, and activation can be done with a file from a PC without internet.
How it works
From install to recording in minutes
Install
Run the installer on the Windows PC. Everything it needs, the .NET runtime included, comes inside.
Add your sources
In the web console, pick screens, application windows, video files or cameras. Each one becomes a channel.
Add the PC to your VMS
The VMS finds the PC on the network and records each channel like a camera.
Pricing
Pay per channel, the way your VMS counts cameras
Two lines and one rule: you pay for channels, never for features. Every feature is in every plan.
Monitors, application windows and looped video files. PTZ included.
1 channel
$15/ year
or $45 perpetual
Single POS, AI developer, home lab
3 channels
$25/ year
or $75 perpetual
Multi-monitor desks, separate apps, labs
10 channels
$50/ year
or $150 perpetual
Small stores, control rooms
Start the 14-day free trial
Online checkout opens soon
Annual · floating
Move the license between machines. It checks in over the internet and keeps working 30 days without contact. On an isolated network, choose perpetual.
Perpetual · one machine
Locked to one PC and works offline for good. Includes 12 months of updates, and the versions released in that time are yours to keep. Volume discounts: 10% from 5 licenses, 15% from 10, 20% from 20, 30% from 50.
Combine packages
Screen and camera channels add up on the same machine — for example 3 screen channels and 16 cameras.
Enterprise — by quote
More channels or machines than the plans cover, priority support, OEM and white label.
Prices in US dollars. Sales tax or VAT is added at checkout where it applies.
Free evaluation
14 days with everything unlocked
Up to 10 screen channels and 100 cameras, no credit card. When it ends nothing drops out of the VMS: screens and videos get a watermark and cameras show a notice until you activate a license.
- 64-bit Windows 10, Windows 11 or Windows Server
- One installer in 12 languages, with the .NET runtime inside
- Activate a license later in the program, online or with a file
Download
The evaluation download opens here soon.
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Questions
Frequently asked
Is DeskOVIF compatible with ONVIF?
Yes. DeskOVIF is compatible with ONVIF Profile S, so it works with any VMS, NVR or other software that uses the protocol: it is found by discovery and delivers one profile and one RTSP stream per channel.
Will my VMS see DeskOVIF as a camera?
Yes. The VMS adds the PC like any network camera, found by discovery or typed by address, and records each channel as a camera of its own. It is tested with Milestone XProtect, and you can also pull the RTSP streams directly.
Does screen capture need a signed-in user?
Yes — Windows only lets the screen of a signed-in session be captured. Cameras and video files stream with nobody signed in, and a notice card covers a screen channel until someone signs in.
What happens when the trial ends?
Nothing drops out of the VMS. Screens, windows and videos keep streaming with a watermark, cameras show a notice instead of their video, and everything is back to clean video the moment you activate a license.
Can I use it without internet?
Yes, with a perpetual license: activate it once with a request file taken to any device with internet, and it works offline for good. Annual licenses need to reach the license server at least once every 30 days.
How many cameras can one PC bridge?
The largest plan covers 100 cameras per machine. We load-tested 100 cameras at 1080p relayed without re-encoding on one PC: every stream at full frame rate, no restarts. Converting to H.264 costs more CPU per camera.