Fregata

A private, local-first network video recorder for macOS that runs fully on-device, solving the problem of cloud-dependent surveillance by keeping video, object detection, and recordings entirely on the user's Mac. It targets individual users and small businesses with Apple Silicon Macs who want a self-hosted, no-subscription NVR solution. Positioned as a one-time purchase with no subscription, it leverages Apple's Neural Engine and Media Engine for hardware-accelerated performance, and is built on the open-source Frigate NVR.

Key features

• Multi-camera live view
• Synchronized scrubbing across cameras
• WebRTC and MSE low-latency streaming
• Smart zones and motion masks
• Object detection on Apple Neural Engine
• Hardware-accelerated H.264/HEVC decode/encode
• Bandwidth-adaptive transcoding
• Custom ONNX model support
• YAML or web UI configuration
• Works offline with no cloud dependency