NDI Virtual Input
NDI Virtual Input is a macOS utility that turns NDI video and audio streams on your network into a webcam source for other apps.
What is NDI Virtual Input?
NDI Virtual Input is a macOS video utility for bringing NDI network sources into apps that expect a standard camera input. It lets you select an NDI video and audio feed on your local network and present it to conferencing, streaming, and recording software as a webcam source. This is useful for creators, presenters, and production teams who want to route live camera feeds, graphics, or mixed program output into tools such as meeting apps without extra capture hardware. On macOS, it works as part of the NDI Tools suite and uses a camera extension so the virtual camera can be recognized system-wide. It fits workflows built around live production, remote contribution, virtual presentations, and software-based video switching.
Key features
- Use an NDI video and audio source as a webcam in compatible macOS apps
- Select networked NDI sources from a local source list
- Feed live production output into conferencing and meeting software
- Preview available NDI sources before choosing an input
- Work with video and audio carried over the same NDI stream
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
NDI Virtual Input is a legitimate video workflow tool. On macOS, it may ask you to allow its camera extension so other apps can use the virtual camera, which is normal for this kind of software. Because it can pass along live video and audio from NDI sources on your network, you should choose sources carefully and use it on networks you trust. Removing it simply stops the virtual camera from being available in apps that rely on it.
Recommendation: Keep NDI Virtual Input if you use NDI-based video production, conferencing, or streaming workflows on your Mac. If you no longer use NDI sources as a virtual camera, you can remove it without affecting macOS itself, though apps and setups that depend on it will lose that input option.
Common paths
/Applications/NDI Virtual Input.app
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