A free Dashcam Viewer alternative — in your browser, nothing to install
Dashcam Viewer by Earthshine is a polished cross-brand desktop player with free and paid plans. dashcamigo covers the everyday review workflow for free in your browser: open the SD card, see the trip on a GPS map with speed and G-force charts, play multiple cameras in sync and trim a clip. No install, account or upload.
Open your recordingsWhat is Dashcam Viewer?
Dashcam Viewer by Earthshine Software is an actively maintained Windows and macOS app with Free, Plus and Pro plans. It supports a broad catalogue of dashcam models, synchronized video, an OpenStreetMap route map, detailed plots such as speed, distance, altitude and satellite count, and multi-format GPS export. It is the deeper desktop analysis tool; dashcamigo focuses on quick local review without installing an app.
Dashcam Viewer vs dashcamigo
Dashcam Viewer goes deeper on forensic detail. Here's where a free browser tool has the edge for everyday viewing.
| dashcamigo | Dashcam Viewer | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free plan; paid Plus and Pro plans |
| How you run it | In the browser — nothing to install | Native desktop app |
| Platforms | Windows, Mac, Linux, mobile | Windows & macOS desktop |
| GPS map | Interactive route map | OpenStreetMap route map |
| Cameras at once | Multi-camera layouts | Up to two cameras |
| Cameras supported | 70mai, Viofo, BlackVue, GoPro, Garmin, Vantrue, Thinkware + more | Very wide catalogue |
| Trim & export with GPS | Yes | Yes |
| Nothing uploaded | Local-only | Local-only |
If you want the widest camera coverage, deep forensic detail — altitude, satellite count, HDOP, reverse-geocoded geotags — or a dedicated desktop app you can run offline without a browser, Dashcam Viewer earns its price. It's actively maintained and supports many brands dashcamigo doesn't yet. dashcamigo aims at the common case: free, instant, in the browser.
Switching to dashcamigo
- Take the SD card out of the dashcam and plug it into your computer.
- Open dashcamigo.app in any modern browser.
- Drag the whole SD-card folder onto the page — it detects, groups and plays.