HikView v1.0.0 — Initial Release

HikView v1.0.0 — Lightweight Windows NVR & IP Camera Viewer

HikView is a fast, native Windows desktop application built as a modern, low-resource alternative to heavy surveillance suites like iVMS-4200. It provides low-latency live viewing for Hikvision, HiLook, and other RTSP/ONVIF-compatible NVRs and IP cameras.

🌟 Key Highlights

• Multi-Brand NVR & Camera Support: Pre-configured RTSP streaming and auto-discovery for Hikvision, HiLook (NVR-104H-D/4P, NVR-108H, DS-76xx), Dahua, Amcrest, Lorex, Reolink, Uniview (UNV), TP-Link Tapo/VIGI, and generic ONVIF/RTSP feeds.
• Up to 16 Camera Channels: Mix and match channels from a Primary NVR, Secondary NVR, and Standalone IP Cameras simultaneously.
• Dynamic Layouts: 1×1 Single View, 2×2 Quad, 3×3 Grid, 4×4 Grid, and 1+3 / 1+5 Focus Views with drag-and-drop tile swapping.
• Smart Stream Switching: Automatically streams low-bitrate Sub-Streams (SD) in multi-view grids to save CPU/bandwidth, and switches to Main-Stream (HD) in full/focus view.
• Low Latency & Fast Reconnect: Multi-threaded FFmpeg RTSP decoding with instant reconnection on stream drops.
• Instant Snapshots: Capture high-resolution PNG snapshots with hotkey S and test multi-camera views offline.

📦 Downloads & Installation

• Windows Installer (HikView-Setup-v1.0.0.exe): Recommended for most users. Installs to Program Files, adds Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts, and registers with Windows Installed Apps with a clean uninstaller.
• Portable ZIP (HikView-Portable-v1.0.0.zip): No installation required. Extract anywhere and launch HikView.exe.

📄 License

HikView is open-source software distributed under the MIT License.
Developed by LibbyLamarr.