Mac menu bar camera preview

A quick camera check before every meeting.

Fix your lighting and framing before you join the call. Try it right here.

  • macOS
  • Free
  • Works offline
  • No account

Kondreh

Try the real preview, right here.

The check that happens too late.

You fix your framing in the first seconds of the call — the seconds everyone sees. Kondreh moves that check a moment earlier.

  • 01

    Backlit by the window, you join as a silhouette.

  • 02

    Your face is cropped at the forehead.

  • 03

    Something embarrassing is in frame.

  • 04

    You open Zoom just to use it as a mirror.

One job, done well.

Instant preview

One keystroke from the menu bar.

Lives in your menu bar, out of the Dock. Open the preview when you need it, close it when you don't.

  • Open from the menu bar icon
  • Trigger it with a global shortcut
  • Close instantly before you join
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Open PreviewK
  • Choose camera…
  • Keep window on top
  • Quit Kondreh

Camera controls

Every camera, framed your way.

Switch sources, flip the view, pick an aspect ratio. What you see is what your meeting sends.

  • Built-in, external, and Continuity Camera
  • Mirror the preview
  • Change the aspect ratio

Kondreh

Try the real preview, right here.

Window behavior

Stays put while you get ready.

Keep the preview floating above everything else, and Kondreh remembers how you like it.

  • Always on top
  • Resize and reposition
  • Remembers camera, size, and placement
On top

Three steps, then you forget it's there.

  1. Step 1

    Install

    Drag Kondreh to Applications. It launches into the menu bar.

  2. Step 2

    Open

    Click the icon or press your shortcut to see the preview.

  3. Step 3

    Join

    Fix your shot, close Kondreh, and start the call.

Privacy

A preview, and nothing more.

Nothing is saved or sent. The camera light goes off the instant you close the window.

  • Everything stays on your Mac
  • No recording
  • No uploads
  • No microphone
  • No account
  • Camera stops when you close it

Download beta 0.1.

Try Kondreh on macOS 13 or later. No account, no cloud, no catch.

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Download beta 0.1 for macOS

Like it? Support the work.

Entirely optional. The app is always free.

Questions.

Is it really free?

Yes. Kondreh is free with no account. If it helps, you can buy me a coffee or donate — totally optional.

Does it record me?

No. It shows a live preview only. Nothing is recorded, saved, or uploaded.

Which cameras work?

Built-in, external webcams, and Continuity Camera. Switch between them in the preview.

Does it need internet?

No. Kondreh runs fully on your Mac, offline.

Which macOS versions?

Recent versions of macOS. [Confirm minimum macOS version before launch.]

Look right before they say hello.