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


AI-Powered Motion Detection

In our macOS CCTV software SecuritySpy, deciding whether to trigger recording and actions (e.g. notifications) is a two-step process. Firstly, a motion-detection algorithm determines whether there is some interesting movement happening. Next, the image is cropped to the area of movement and passed to a neural-network classifier to determine whether there is an object of […]

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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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