# Wyze Cam "Microsoft Windows" app **URL:** \ **Category:** Cameras\ **Tags:** support\ **Created:** [March 3, 2018, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999 "2018-03-03T09:12:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ehayric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@ehayric](https://forums.wyze.com/u/ehayric)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/33 "2018-06-11T13:31:08Z")
If it is Android only then there has to be an emulator in the picture somewhere. I am not following you here… I am aware of using Bluestacks to run Android apps on a PC and it sucks. It’s a resource hog. ---
**Author:** ![ehayric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@ehayric](https://forums.wyze.com/u/ehayric)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/34 "2018-06-11T13:32:28Z")
That demo is most likely running on some sort of a Linux back end. You can’t just install this app on Windows. ---
**Author:** ![jbbentz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@jbbentz](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jbbentz)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/35 "2018-06-11T13:42:28Z")
I am using it for my own cameras…So I can guarantee that it works without an additional Linux backend. Yes, you need an android device to do the initial download and create the web server, but once you do that, it allows you to then check all your video feeds from any browser. ---
**Author:** ![ehayric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@ehayric](https://forums.wyze.com/u/ehayric)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/36 "2018-06-11T13:51:43Z")
Oh ok. Well that is a good alternative if you have a webserver then. I am not really interested in building a server for three cameras and having it running all day. If the cameras had http and a simple web interface ability then I could VPN into my home and connect to them directly in a browser tab. An app for Windows I think was the ultimate goal for this topic. ---
**Author:** ![jbbentz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@jbbentz](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jbbentz)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/37 "2018-06-11T13:57:14Z")
You don’t need to build a web server. The TinyCam servers act as the webserver for you. Once you download the app, and configure your cameras. TinyCam will act as your web server, creating essentially a proxy to the camera(s)…making them accessible from any browser. It solves your use case with a $4 investment, and less than 4 minutes of set up.   ---
**Author:** ![ehayric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@ehayric](https://forums.wyze.com/u/ehayric)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/38 "2018-06-11T14:12:32Z")
“You don’t need to build a web server. The TinyCam servers act as the webserver for you.” Oh so this is a cloud solution then and you are using their servers? I just need an Android device for initial set up? ---
**Author:** ![jbbentz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@jbbentz](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jbbentz)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/39 "2018-06-11T15:10:45Z")
Yep. Precisely. I just discovered it today. It seems to be working well so far. Figured I would share with the crowd, since I know this is a long-standing feature request. ---
**Author:** ![jbbentz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@jbbentz](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jbbentz)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/40 "2018-06-11T17:37:08Z")
this may clear things up [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3z41pDJ9RQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3z41pDJ9RQ)   ---
**Author:** ![ehayric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@ehayric](https://forums.wyze.com/u/ehayric)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/41 "2018-06-12T04:40:11Z")
The video was great thanks. However when you turn on webserver it provides a private IP link. I don’t see how plugging that into my web browser at work will let me see my cameras. I will still have to set up VPN or something I guess. I am sure the guy in the video was on his home wireless lan when he set it up. ---
**Author:** ![mangurian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@mangurian](https://forums.wyze.com/u/mangurian)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/43 "2018-06-13T04:43:08Z")
Why don’t one of you geniuses take an open source android emulator and strip out every feature not needed for WYZE cam ? Would that overcome the resource problem ?   ---
**Author:** ![valarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c0e974/32.png) [@valarie](https://forums.wyze.com/u/valarie)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/44 "2018-06-13T16:52:42Z")
Anything similar to Tinycam Pro for iphone?   I also vote for a web app. Want it on my computer where I am working all day. ---
**Author:** ![KeithKfromNJ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/keithkfromnj/32/434_2.png) [@KeithKfromNJ](https://forums.wyze.com/u/KeithKfromNJ)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/46 "2018-07-02T06:07:17Z")
I can’t get Tinycam Pro to work. I get video in the Wyse app but not in Tinycam Pro which can “see” the cam but I can’t get video… yet ---
**Author:** ![bukzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@bukzin](https://forums.wyze.com/u/bukzin)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/47 "2018-08-02T13:22:10Z")
Same for me. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![shelby.pettus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@shelby.pettus](https://forums.wyze.com/u/shelby.pettus)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/55 "2018-09-15T10:28:24Z")
'Yes. But then they Couldnt keep the Low price. Ppl should be Happy with the Option to put on your Phone or Tablet. Something U take with U places. U dont carry your laptop or Computer Everywhere U go! Smh ---
**Author:** ![mrlease](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@mrlease](https://forums.wyze.com/u/mrlease)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/56 "2018-09-15T13:16:40Z")
I use tinycam pro also. You can see your cameras on a pc AND you can see multiple cameras at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![kisrita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@kisrita](https://forums.wyze.com/u/kisrita)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/57 "2018-10-11T11:43:22Z")
I registered just so I can thank you. This is exactly what I needed! I was already using TinyCam Pro but was not aware of this option! THANK YOU!!! ---
**Author:** ![Loki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/loki/32/1595_2.png) [@Loki](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Loki)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/58 "2018-12-12T15:46:57Z")
This topic is covered in the #Roadmap post below. Please hop over there and VOTE for it (button at the top of the page). You must click the VOTE button for your vote to count. If you have further thoughts on this topic, that is also the place to post them. > [@View On PC/Browser (Windows / Mac / Chromebook)](https://forums.wyze.com/t/view-on-pc-browser/6739): > > UPDATE 11/23/21: [Live stream - Wyze](https://view.wyze.com/live) UPDATE 5/21/21: UPDATE 4/6/20 Good news everyone! smiley We are in the researching stage and moving forward with this. I don’t have an ETA at this point since we’re still in this stage and balancing things we’re working on (such as webRTC to improve streaming with Alexa and Google Assistant). But we have an answer now. slight_smile UPDATE 5/15/19: Hi, folks! This is something that we’ve been discussing internally. It will be a pretty tricky feat… ---
**Author:** ![Loki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/loki/32/1595_2.png) [@Loki](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Loki)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-microsoft-windows-app/3999/59 "2018-12-12T15:47:02Z")
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