Ben Software

High-quality video software for the Mac

About Us


Ben Software is a software company producing high-quality video software for the Mac. Our flagship product is SecuritySpy, a powerful video surveillance software solution for monitoring your home or business. Find out more about Ben Software or view our software products. We post regular updates on twitter and also have a blog for information and articles related to our software.


Forum


We run an active forum where users discuss our software and share information about Mac-based video surveillance systems - visit the forum.

Latest articles from our blog


Remote Access Without Port Forwarding

The usual way to set up remote access to our macOS CCTV software SecuritySpy running on your Mac is via port forwarding (see Installation Manual – Remote Access). This method allows direct incoming connections to SecuritySpy from the Internet, and is enabled by some configuration in your router (which, for most routers, SecuritySpy can do […]

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Adding SecuritySpy Cameras To HomeKit Using Homebridge

SecuritySpy, our macOS CCTV software, has built-in HomeKit integration that allows it to control, and be controlled from, accessories like sensors, switches and lights, across your Apple Home automation system. But, what about making live video from SecuritySpy’s cameras available to Home? This blog post explains how to do this.

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Using an iPhone or iPad as a CCTV Camera

With the right app, an iPhone or iPad can make an effective security camera that provides standard RTSP video/audio feeds. This is especially useful for older iOS devices that would otherwise be unused, making for an easy and inexpensive way to add an extra camera to your video surveillance system built around our macOS NVR […]

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