# GCam (Google Camera port)

5 Hacker News commenters recommended GCam (Google Camera port) and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for better photo results than Open Camera, and for people who find photo quality important. Free ports are hosted for Android phones.

## Why people recommend it

- Better photo results than Open Camera (1 comments): "open camera pretty much always delivers worse results than gcam" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47279213))
- Strong choice when photos matter (1 comments): "If photos are important for you GCam is a must" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47047924))
- Port installs and works well (1 comments): "I installed a gcam (Google pixel camera) port and that's great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49396866))
- Long-hosted ports, thanked by users (1 comments): "thanks for hosting all the gcam ports for all these years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47217676))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Halide camera app](https://hackerapproved.com/p/halide.md): 18 recommend
- [Open Camera](https://hackerapproved.com/p/open-camera.md): 16 recommend
- [Google Camera](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-camera.md): 10 recommend
- [iPhone dual-lens photo fusion app](https://hackerapproved.com/p/show-hn-iphone-dual-lens-photo-fusion-app.md): 8 recommend
- [GrapheneOS Camera](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grapheneos-camera.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "GCam (Google Camera port)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gcam/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).