Blue Iris Reviews

1. Mike Johnson

   over 1 year ago
   Terrible Experience

   I have tried this software and it was the worst experience I have had. First, I had so much trouble connecting up my IP Cameras. I would error messages multiple times and the application kept crashing. Once I finally got everything up and running, I would periodically loose connection to my cameras. I had contacted customer support regarding my issues and they would never respond. There are many other better products than Blue Iris.

Editsaurus Reviews

Blue Iris mentions (56)

• Which Security Cameras?

  I use Annke (rebranded HikVision, and firewalled off from the Internet) and Eufy cameras in non-cloud (RTSP) mode. I use Blue Iris[1] as an NVR. I also run Skrypted[2] container on my Synology that concurrently makes me able to use HomeKit Secure Video. I've been using this setup for years. I kinda miss the ease of the cloud, but love the configurability and modularity. 1. https://blueirissoftware.com/ . Blue Iris... - Source: Hacker News / 7 days ago

• Security cams

  Frigate https://frigate.video/ and ZoneMinder https://zoneminder.com/ come to mind. Blue Iris https://blueirissoftware.com/ is not open source but is what I prefer to use for my PoE systems ($80/yr). Source: 7 months ago

• unable to activate-- blueirissoftware.com down?

  I've had BI running for years-- something went haywire with my setup this morning and now I need to re-activate my license. However, I'm unable to do so within BI, and it appears that blueirissoftware.com is down. Anyone else having issues or know what's going on? Source: 12 months ago

• Trying to get a Blue Iris license - no response from IPcam-central

  Blue Iris' official site is blueirissoftware.com and the company is Perspective Software. Source: about 1 year ago

• Looking for an alternative

  Could look into a diy solution like https://blueirissoftware.com/ See what cameras are compatible. Might be some Ethernet based or wifi based cameras out there that would do what you need. Keeps it all local no clouds. Source: about 1 year ago

Editsaurus mentions (3)

• Any Grammarly open source alternative??

  Editsaurus is covered by the MIT License. https://editsaurus.tylerwalters.com/. Source: about 2 years ago

• Writing App Recommendations?

  I use google docs and a mixture of editors. ProWritingAid is my favorite and has a free version (limited to 500 words at a time). I also use a few free editors on occasion: Editsaurus, Typely and Hemingway Editor. Editors are good for finding errors, but also just breaking your text down for you to help you find any weird patterns, overused words, etc. Source: almost 3 years ago

• How can I improve?

  You can also use ProWritingAid free (which limits the word count of what you can put in and review). I prefer it to Grammarly, personally, and use it before and after sharing fics with my beta reader. They also have some blog posts that aren't bad. Hemingway Editor and Editsaurus have also been useful to me. Source: almost 3 years ago