Ben Software

High-quality video software for the Mac

About Us


We are a software company focussed on 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


Replacing a Hardware NVR With SecuritySpy

Want to switch from your current NVR to SecuritySpy? Hardware NVRs/DVRs can be limited, and their macOS software (like iVMS from Hikvision or SmartPPS from Dahua) often falls short. If your cameras support ONVIF or your NVR can produce RTSP streams, you can make the switch and gain all of SecuritySpy’s features while keeping your […]

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Create a Screen Saver With Your SecuritySpy Cameras

Want to display your SecuritySpy cameras as a screensaver on your Mac? This tutorial will walk you through the process step by step. Step 1: Install WebViewScreenSaver WebViewScreenSaver is a free screensaver that display web pages. The easiest way to install it is to open Terminal (which you’ll find in your /Applications/Utilities folder) and execute […]

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Wildlife Watch: Using SecuritySpy for Animal Detection and Recording

Our macOS CCTV software SecuritySpy is designed to provide video security for your home or business. However, it has an array of flexible features that make it ideal for many other uses too. Our customers have been using SecuritySpy for various interesting purposes, from documenting scientific experiments, to capturing interviews, to recording musical events. A […]

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