For the hobbyist building a 3D printer monitoring station, the homeowner wanting a $5 security camera from old parts, or the tinkerer who just wants to upload a picture of their garden to a personal website every hour—this software remains one of the best kept secrets of the Windows open-source community.
The magic hides in the system tray. Right-click the blue camera icon, and you get the core engine:
: Removed the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from the installation file, requiring users to have it pre-installed. Core Features of Yawcam (Classic)