Kapal
A minimal, secure viewer for your Frigate NVR system.
Kapal is a lightweight and privacy-focused iOS and iPadOS app built specifically for users of the Frigate NVR (Network Video Recorder) system. Designed with simplicity, performance, and security in mind, Kapal lets you connect to your Frigate server and monitor your camera feeds with ease, without unnecessary bloat.
Key Features:
- Live Camera Grid: View all your cameras in a clean, real-time grid layout.
- Minimal Mode: Hide borders, labels, and UI elements to maximize visibility. See more cameras at once with less scrolling.
- Full-Screen Playback: Tap any feed to enter fullscreen live view.
- Picture in Picture: Keep a live camera visible while using other apps or navigating around your device.
- Event Review: Browse and replay past detection events directly in the app.
- H.265 / HEVC Support: Watch supported H.265 / HEVC live streams and Event Clips directly in Kapal.
- Privacy-First Design: Built natively with no analytics, trackers, or data collection.
Whether you’re reviewing a single feed or monitoring multiple zones, Kapal keeps the interface fast, clean, and efficient.
Disclaimer:
Kapal requires an existing Frigate NVR system to function. H.265 / HEVC support is still evolving and compatibility may vary depending on your camera, stream configuration, and Frigate/go2rtc setup. If an Event Clip does not play correctly in Kapal, it may still work in a dedicated video player such as the VLC mobile app.
I would love to do this but there is no service that frigate has natively without a server side service to do this as far as I know. I believe this can be achieved fairly easily with the home assistant integration.
Hello! Thanks for the feedback but I am not quite sure what "see the history recordings" means. Are you looking for specific past dates? you can filter a date range in the filter in the events tab. please reach out to support@judeworks.app and provide more details please!
I will look into this, I will have to set it up myself to see what the issues are currently with this setup. Please reach out to support@judeworks.app with specifics if you have them!
I made this app and I still do this all the time... I feel this so much. Let me see what I can do for those of us who want a fast switcher. Thanks for the suggestion!
Thank you! I actually just released 1.8.1 today and I am hoping (fingers crossed) the issue will be resolved. I have heard this a couple of times from users and it's the top of my list to fix.
This is coming in an update soon! As of now we are relying on the background refresh process which we cannot control but I confirmed it does work! I also have it checking all managed Frigate servers in your app which can be useful for those who have more than one.