About the App

About SmartRTSP

Privacy-first RTSP and ONVIF camera viewer for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. All AI detection runs on-device — no cloud, no account, no subscription.

What is SmartRTSP?

SmartRTSP is a free RTSP and ONVIF camera viewer for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It connects directly to any IP security camera on your local network, providing live video, AI detection, and local recording — entirely on-device, with no cloud infrastructure, no account required, and no subscription fees.

Our Approach

Privacy First

All video stays on your device and local network. Zero cloud upload. No footage is ever transmitted to any server. Your home camera feeds are private by design.

Local & Offline

Works without any internet connection. SmartRTSP communicates directly from your iPhone or Mac to your cameras over your local network — no cloud intermediary required.

Open Standards

Works with any RTSP or ONVIF-compliant camera — not locked to any brand or ecosystem. ONVIF auto-discovery finds cameras on your network automatically.

Supported Platforms

iPhone & iPad
iOS 16+ / iPadOS 16+
Mac
macOS 13 Ventura+
Apple Silicon & Intel
Universal binary

Camera Compatibility

SmartRTSP works with any camera that supports RTSP or ONVIF — that covers virtually every IP security camera on the market. Tested brands include:

Hikvision Reolink Dahua Amcrest Wyze TP-Link Tapo Eufy Foscam Annke Lorex Axis Bosch Uniview Hanwha Vivotek GeoVision Swann Any ONVIF / RTSP camera

If your camera supports RTSP or ONVIF, SmartRTSP can connect to it — regardless of brand.

Key Features

RTSP & ONVIF streaming
Connect to any standard IP camera
ONVIF auto-discovery
Finds cameras on your LAN automatically
Multi-camera grid (4+ streams)
Monitor multiple cameras simultaneously
AI person, motion & face detection
On-device — no cloud processing
521-category sound classification
Doorbells, alarms, glass breaking & more
H.264 + H.265/HEVC hardware decode
Via Apple VideoToolbox
Local recordings
Saved to Photos or Files app
Background monitoring
Alerts even when app is not in foreground

Contact & Support

Have a question, a feature request, or need help connecting a camera? We're happy to help.

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Download SmartRTSP — free

Available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, and on the Mac App Store for macOS.