Frigate

Categories: Automation / Agents, Cybersecurity | Pricing: Freemium | Official Website ↗

Monitors security cameras with local AI object detection to reduce false positives and integrate with home automation platforms.

Frigate provides real-time AI object detection for security cameras with all processing performed locally, ensuring privacy and eliminating cloud dependencies. It reduces false positives by using AI to identify people, cars, and other objects of interest, rather than relying on simple motion detection. The tool tracks objects in real-time, allowing users to define precise zones for events and alerts, such as a person approaching a front door or a car entering a driveway. Frigate integrates with popular home automation platforms like Home Assistant, OpenHab, and NodeRed via MQTT, providing low-latency camera feeds, real-time sensors, and switches to power custom automations and notifications. It is an open-source network video recorder (NVR) that leverages AI accelerators to process over 100 object detections per second, ensuring no frame is missed. Frigate+ offers access to custom models designed specifically for Frigate.

Key Features

Local AI object detection
Real-time object tracking
Customizable event and alert zones
Integration with Home Assistant
Integration with OpenHab
Integration with NodeRed
MQTT support
Low latency camera entities
Real-time sensors and switches
Frigate+ for custom models

Pros

Reduces false positives from motion detection
Processes all data locally for privacy
Eliminates cloud dependencies for security cameras
Provides fast object detection (100+ detections/second)
Offers high customizability
Integrates tightly with home automation systems
Reduces time spent reviewing uneventful footage

Cons

Requires supported AI accelerator hardware
Requires local hardware for processing
May require fine-tuning for optimal performance
No mention of mobile apps for direct monitoring

Use Cases

Monitoring home security
Reducing false alarms from security cameras
Automating home responses to detected objects
Tracking objects in real-time
Integrating security cameras with smart home systems

Best For

Home automation enthusiasts
Privacy-focused individuals
Users with existing security cameras
Individuals seeking to reduce false security alerts

Integrations: Home Assistant, OpenHab, NodeRed, MQTT

Platforms: web

Watch demo on YouTube ↗

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