Keep an eye on your family, home, business, cars & valuables.
Remotely view your live cameras & recorded videos.
Robust alerts on cameras and other conditions.
V5 features a new user interface w/ every element redesigned!
For the free demo download and to review our fulfillment policies, please scroll down.
View live & recorded videos
Manage multiple installations
Control PTZ, IR & more functions
Listen & talk
Easily navigate cameras
Overlay the current date/time as well as a logo or other information.
Optionally record audio.
Use a timer to determine when the system is armed.
Images may be captured as either JPEG images, MPEG movies or Windows Media movies.
Receive alerts via loudspeaker, email, instant message, voice phone call (with automatic redial), or external program/script.
Run Blue Iris as a Windows service so that only you have control over its operation on a shared PC.
Built-in web server enables you to bring your Blue Iris with you anywhere!
Remotely connect to your Blue Iris from anywhere in the world, from any web enabled device.
Desktop and mobile viewing.
View live cameras, recorded clips and alerts.
User authentication with permission based viewing.
Automatically adjusts if IP changes.
Detailed log.
Use Blue Iris’s powerful digital Zoom and Pan functionality remotely!
Pentium dual-core or equivalent 2GHz processor or better
8GB or more system RAM
Microsoft Windows 7 or newer OS (equivalent server OS as well)
One or more USB or Network IP cameras, or an analog capture card with DirectShow drivers
Intel core i7 or better with QuickSync for hardware decoding
1GB RAM per high-MP camera
Microsoft Windows 10 or 11, 64 bit OS
nVIDIA graphics adaptor for efficient screen display
7200+ RPM drives and/or SSD drive
Prior to purchase, please make use of the free 15 day evaluation; inquire with support to extend this
You are purchasing a software license, nothing physical will be shipped
Once activated, a license is considered non-refundable, but exceptions are made if you are unsatisfied, please contact support via email
You may view the most recent updates for Blue Iris here. You can also configure Blue Iris to automatically check for updates so you’ll always be up-to-date. If you discover a bug or have a question about the software you may email support@blueirissoftware.com.
For quickest support, please first use the Email support button on the Help page in the software, then paste this information into your message.
Basic maintenance is included with your initial software license purchase. Before your Basic maintenance expires, please use the Upgrade/Renew button on the Options page. The following software maintenance plans are available:
*Phone & remote desktop support is very limited and by appointment only.
Use Upgrade/Renew from Settings/About on version 5.9.7 or newer for savings on auto-renewing plans. Maintenance keys, once activated, are considered non-refundable.
For sales inquiries, please click on sales@blueirissoftware.com
Otherwise please click on support@blueirissoftware.com for support or to share your comments, suggestions, or questions.
For additional support options, please use the ? Help icon in the software.
Blue Iris Tools offers weather overlay, watchdog functionality, free DDNS & much more. Download at http://blueiristools.com
We are exploring partnerships for License Plate Recognition and Parking Enforcement software AI
Find Vera Smarter Home integration tools at http://apps.mios.com/plugin.
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player. You may download here.
ONVIF Device Manager is a great tool to detect ONVIF compatible devices on the network. You may download here.
Following are links to third-party software packages which might be required to use certain cameras with Blue Iris:
The K-Lite Codec Pack is highly recommended for Windows systems which have need to open and play MP4, MOV, M2T and other de-facto standard video formats not typically supported by Windows.
On Windows Server 2008 you must enable the “Desktop Experience” feature of your OS in order to enable Windows Media encoding.
In order to use the Hikvision DS-40xx cards, download DS40xxSDK.dll and save it into your Blue Iris program folder. It may also be necessary to use a specific version of the card’s driver.
The Microsoft sample capture program AmCap can be used to test general connectivity with webcams and analog camera cards and devices (not network cameras). If your device works with AmCap, it should work with Blue Iris and vice-versa.
If you are relying on Apple Push Notifications, they are making a change that will require a new “root” certificate to be installed onto your PC. This change will occur on February 24, 2025. Please install before that time. Here is a link: https://blueirissoftware.com/SHA-2%20Root%...
[5.9.7.2] Code changes have been made to accommodate security updates made at Google/Firebase for push notifications to our Android client apps. An app update may still be required (released soon) to restore the “3D image” attachment URLs....
Our customers have spoken, and we are finally beginning the process of separating our business from MyCommerce/Digital River in favor of a more direct payment model using Stripe and SendOwl. It’s now possible to purchase in-app without the need for email or copy/pasting license keys,......
