FrostCam: Freeze Your Webcam
Loop & pause your video feed
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
Mac
Freeze or loop your webcam in any video call. One-time purchase, no subscription, and nothing ever leaves your Mac.
Step away from a video call without the awkward black tile. FrostCam freezes your webcam on a still frame - or loops a few seconds of natural movement - then drops you back to live the instant you're ready.
Works in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, FaceTime, Slack, Discord, and any app that lets you pick a camera. No plugins, no browser extensions, no overlay windows - it just shows up as a camera called "FrostCam."
WHEN YOU NEED IT
Need to grab coffee, talk to a kid, or handle something off-camera? Hit Freeze and the call sees a still frame instead of an empty chair. Just need a moment without breaking the meeting's flow? Loop a few seconds of natural movement and it plays back smoothly while you deal with it.
MODES
• Freeze - Holds the current frame on the virtual camera until you resume live video.
• Loop - Records a short clip (3–10 seconds, configurable) and plays it back continuously. Bounce playback (forward then reverse) hides the seam so the motion never visibly restarts.
FREE VS PRO
Everything functional is free: freeze, loop, configurable duration, bounce playback, and global keyboard shortcuts. A small "FrostCam" watermark appears on the virtual camera output on the free tier.
FrostCam Pro (one-time):
• Removes the watermark
FrostCam Pro+ (one-time):
• Everything in Pro
• A way to support the indie developer if you find FrostCam useful — no extra functionality, just an optional higher tier.
Both unlocks are one-time purchases. No subscriptions, ever. Family Sharing supported.
PRIVACY
FrostCam runs entirely on your Mac. Your webcam feed never leaves your device - no analytics, no tracking, no servers, no accounts. Everything happens locally between FrostCam and its camera extension.
COMPATIBILITY
macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. Apple Silicon and Intel. Works with any app that uses the system camera framework - Zoom, Meet, Teams, FaceTime, Photo Booth, OBS, Slack, Discord, Webex, and many more.
Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese and Chinese.
SETUP
The first time you launch FrostCam, macOS asks you to approve its camera extension in System Settings - a standard one-time security prompt. After that, just pick "FrostCam" as your camera in any video app.
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• Already own Pro? You can now become a Pro+ supporter for just the difference.
• Stopping the camera now blanks FrostCam's virtual camera instead of leaving your last frame on the call.
• New default keyboard shortcuts ⌃⇧F, ⌃⇧L and ⌃⇧C, so they no longer clash with Zoom. If you've used FrostCam before, your shortcuts stay as they are.
• New Siri and Shortcuts actions: freeze, resume live, record a loop, and turn the camera on or off.
• Fixed: Settings, and so purchases, did not open on macOS 13, and the loop icon was missing on macOS 13 and 14.
• Fixed: unplugging a webcam, waking with a docked webcam, and installing the virtual camera now work reliably.
• The Freeze and Record Loop buttons and the camera permission prompts are now translated.
The developer, PETER DONGO, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- PETER DONGO
- Size
- 1.1 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 13.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
English and 9 more
- English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- FrostCam Pro $14.99
- FrostCam Pro+ Upgrade $9.99
- FrostCam Pro+ $24.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Peter Dongo
