Grablo Spot
Grablo Spot is free AI video-recorder software for the security cameras you already have: it records on your own PC, Mac or Raspberry Pi, and lets you search footage for people and vehicles by appearance, plain-text description, attributes, face or license plate.
Why it matters
For store, office and warehouse owners who lose time scrubbing camera footage. It adds AI search and phone alerts to existing IP cameras without a cloud subscription for storage.
Highlights
- Connects existing IP cameras and NVRs (RTSP, ONVIF) and USB webcams; ONVIF cameras are found automatically.
- Search by overall appearance, a plain-words description like "person in a blue jacket", attributes such as clothing color or bags, face, or full or partial license plate.
- Follow one person or vehicle across cameras on a single timeline, and get phone alerts with a snapshot when a chosen face or vehicle appears.
- Video and AI analysis stay on your own device; retention is 7 to 180 days, and recording can be continuous or detection-only.
- Face recognition is off by default; the maker estimates 1-2 cameras on an Intel N100 mini PC and about 6 on a 12th-gen Core i5.
Taken from the project's own README, docs or launch page. Claims about speed or accuracy are the maker's unless stated otherwise.
Worth knowing: Face and license-plate recognition can fall under biometric and privacy laws; check what applies where you operate before turning them on. Phone-alert snapshots pass through Grablo's server.
Quick facts
| Pricing | Free plan with every feature and unlimited cameras (1 GB/month relay). Pro $6.99/month or $69.90/year (30 GB relay); Business $14.99/month or $149.90/year (100 GB relay). Relay is only used when a direct connection fails. |
|---|---|
| Free or paid | Freemium |
| License | Proprietary |
| Language | Desktop app |
| Platform | Windows PC, Mac (Apple Silicon), Raspberry Pi 5; view on phone or browser |
| GitHub stars | n/a (not a GitHub project) |
| Maker | Grablo (Daejeon, South Korea) |
Links
- Official site: https://grablo.co/spot
- Docs: https://grablo.co/spot/manual
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