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This app is a CLIENT for the Blue Iris Windows PC software. In order to make use of this app, you must have Blue Iris version 6 installed and running on a Windows PC or VM. Instructions for connecting this app to the PC software are found in the Remote Access chapter of its Help file.
This app provides a single point of contact to your home camera network. There is no need to insecurely open individual cameras to the Internet. This app connects using a secure and session-based protocol--no passwords are transmitted in plain text.
Remote access does require router configuration or NGROK, which you can test without the app by using Safari. You should see your Blue Iris login page.
Key features include:
- Manage multiple Blue Iris installations
- Geofencing: set status, send alerts, and more in response to device location *
- Control the shield icon, schedule and profile selection
- Receive iOS push notification alerts when a Blue Iris camera is triggered or there is a critical status message
- Fast H.264 streaming
- Control PTZ, IR and more for any camera that’s also controllable at the Blue Iris PC
- Listen to and talk to any camera that’s also supported at the Blue Iris PC
- Navigate cameras by tapping and swiping
- Review recordings as stored on the Blue Iris PC, up to 64x speed
- Download recorded video from the Blue Iris PC to the iOS device
- Selectively delete recordings from the Blue Iris PC
- Broadcast live video from the iOS device directly into a Blue Iris PC camera window
- Remote control DIO output signals on compatible devices
- Baby monitor functionality: continue to listen to audio with app closed or device in standby **
* Note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
** Note that continued use of audio streaming running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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What is Blue Iris?
Blue Iris is a digital product or tool described as: Ken Pletzer
Where did Blue Iris originate?
Data for Blue Iris was aggregated directly from the Apple App Store community ecosystem, representing raw developer and early-adopter sentiment.
When was Blue Iris publicly launched?
The initial public indexing or launch date for Blue Iris within our tracked developer communities was recorded on December 15, 2012.
How popular is Blue Iris?
Blue Iris has achieved measurable traction, logging over 410 reviews and facilitating 4 recorded discussions or engagements.
Which technical categories define Blue Iris?
Based on metadata extraction, Blue Iris is categorized under topics such as: Utilities, Photo & Video.
What are some commercial alternatives to Blue Iris?
Our semantic intelligence engine identifies potential commercial alternatives in the SaaS space, such as Bluor AI, which offers overlapping value propositions.
How does the creator describe Blue Iris?
The original author or development team describes the product as follows: "This app is a CLIENT for the Blue Iris Windows PC software. In order to make use of this app, you must have Blue Iris version 6 installed and running on a Windows PC or VM. Instructions for conne..."
Community Voice & Feedback
The latest update no longer supports the original version of the server for playing back surveillance videos. They also didn’t fix the bug where most of the cameras in the main view are intermittently not showing up. Perhaps it works with the newest version of server, but the original version which supposed to still work, is no longer supported. Very disappointing.
Latest update causes playback to be super slow or never start. Not good at all. Please revert this release.
Please fix, app constantly crashing while scrolling through cameras…
Latest update fixed the issues, but rating 3 for now because the app was completely unusable for like a month prior to the fix.
The app does not load correctly, it does not show the saved videos. Overall it is not a great use of the app anymore
Please fix this update! The last version was so much better!!! My cameras will hardly load and playback.
With the most recent update- video is no longer playing smooth. It like skips randomly. Overall blue iris is great though (v4). I know they want you to update to version 5- but everything I read seems to refer to problems with updates. As someone who already has a reverse proxy with https running- I don’t see any major new benefits that would be worth the risk yet…
Not sure what happened with the update, but for about a week now when i access the cameras on my phone camera not loading or takes for ever to load. Never had this problem before. I am on the last Bi desktop version and iphone 16 pro max plus version
Please change the new color scheme. It looks really bad. Other style updates are great.
App work. Fine until recent update. Now it won’t load properly on iPadOS
Overall, the product has been pretty good for me over 5 or so years but the new color scheme in the most recent version is atrocious and difficult for old eyes. I would love a way to go back to the previous colors.
I updated the app and it’s completely broken, cannot even get past the spinning circle, can’t go back so, what the hell!
This is the single most Valued Software for me personally. I have used this software , running on PC, for over 2.0 years.
It has proven to be invaluable to Me, Family, Homes, Friends, & Business iNorth Central Florida.
Single handedly has made arrests by video capture, provided quality a consistently and always is being improved upon by Ken, Jennifer, and Team.
I want to take a sentence to let You guys know….the support, the product and the continuous improvements to software that always seems flawless always, is so appreciated.
Thank from Me, my Family, and Our Community, Your Team has
consistently kept Us much safer with
Blue IRIS watching like Hawks
We are Very Grateful
Cheers & Love
Rob D. in Florida
It has proven to be invaluable to Me, Family, Homes, Friends, & Business iNorth Central Florida.
Single handedly has made arrests by video capture, provided quality a consistently and always is being improved upon by Ken, Jennifer, and Team.
I want to take a sentence to let You guys know….the support, the product and the continuous improvements to software that always seems flawless always, is so appreciated.
Thank from Me, my Family, and Our Community, Your Team has
consistently kept Us much safer with
Blue IRIS watching like Hawks
We are Very Grateful
Cheers & Love
Rob D. in Florida
When it works it’s great but when it doesn’t it’s an all day job to get it back online. So far it’s been off for two months and I can’t get it to work so it’s junk.
If you run Blue Iris desktop this is a no brainier purchase. I have been using it since the initial release and the developer remains dedicated to customer satisfaction. I use this app daily and It has become the primary app for viewing my IP cameras. You will not be disappointed! NOTE: You do have to run Blue Iris desktop on your PC in order to use this app.
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