Watch live webcams from skylinewebcams.com directly on your Enigma2 receiver.
SkyLine Webcams is a comprehensive Enigma2 plugin that allows you to browse and watch thousands of live webcams from around the world. With an intuitive three-column interface, you can easily navigate through continents, countries, and individual webcams to find the perfect live view.
Whether you want to check beach conditions, watch city skylines, monitor ski slopes, or observe wildlife - SkyLine Webcams brings the world to your TV screen.
- 🌍 Global Coverage: Access thousands of webcams from all continents and countries
- 📊 Three-Column Navigation: Intuitive interface with continents, countries, and webcams
- 🎥 Live Streaming: Watch HLS (m3u8) streams directly on your receiver
- 🏷️ Category Browsing: Explore webcams by categories (Beaches, Cities, UNESCO, Ski, Animals, Volcanoes, etc.)
- 🔢 Quick Navigation: Jump to any position in lists using number keys (1-9, 0)
- 🎛️ Configurable Settings: Adjust buffer size, timeout, default view, and more
- 🌐 Multi-language Support: Ready for localization (English, Italian)
- 📝 Advanced Logging: Built-in logging system for debugging and troubleshooting
- 🖼️ Responsive UI: Adapts to different screen resolutions (SD, HD, Full HD)
- 🎨 Transparent Video Overlay: Watch webcams while browsing the interface
- Enigma2 based receiver (OpenPLi, OpenATV, OpenVision, VTi, etc.)
- Python 3.x
- Internet connection
python3-requestsandpython3-beautifulsoup4(installed automatically with the plugin)ffmpeg(for some stream formats)
- Download the plugin archive from the releases page
- Extract the archive
- Copy the
SLwebcamsfolder to/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/ - Restart Enigma2 (GUI restart or full reboot)
cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/OwnerPlugins/SLwebcams/releases/latest/download/SLwebcams.zip
unzip SLwebcams.zip -d /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/
rm SLwebcams.zip
init 4 && init 3- Press the Menu button on your remote
- Go to Plugins → Download plugins (if available)
- Find SkyLine Webcams in the extensions section
- Press OK to install
- Restart Enigma2
- From Plugin Menu: Press Menu → Plugins → SkyLine Webcams
- From Extensions Menu: Press the Extensions button (Blue or Green depending on your skin) and select SkyLine Webcams
The plugin features two main navigation modes:
The first screen displays available categories:
- Live Webcams: Browse by continent → country → city webcams
- Webcams by Category: Browse by thematic categories
In Live Webcams mode:
- First Column (CONTINENTS): Select a continent
- Second Column (COUNTRIES): Select a country within the continent
- Third Column (WEBCAMS): Browse and select individual webcams
In Webcams by Category mode:
- First Column (CATEGORY): Select a category
- Second Column (WEBCAMS): Browse webcams in that category
- Press OK on a webcam to start streaming
- The video plays in the background while the interface becomes transparent
- Press Cancel to stop the video and return to the interface
- In the player window:
- Green/Yellow/Left/Right/Up/Down: Navigate between webcams
- Blue: Toggle fullscreen mode
- Red/Cancel: Close the player
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| OK | Select item / Play webcam |
| Cancel / Exit | Return to previous screen / Stop video |
| Up / Down | Navigate lists |
| Left / Right | Switch between columns |
| Red | Exit plugin |
| Green | Reload current list |
| Yellow | Show information (key legend) |
| Blue | Open settings (main menu only) |
| 1-9 | Jump to 10%-90% of the list |
| 0 | Jump to the start of the list |
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| OK | Toggle controls visibility |
| Cancel / Exit | Close player and return |
| Red | Close player |
| Green / Left / Up | Previous webcam |
| Yellow / Right / Down | Next webcam |
| Blue | Toggle fullscreen |
Press the Blue button from the main menu to open the settings screen.
| Setting | Description | Options |
|---|---|---|
| Buffer Size | Size of the streaming buffer in KB | 1MB, 2MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB |
| Show Information | Display webcam information overlay | Yes / No |
| Default View | Default view when starting the plugin | Live Webcams / Category-based |
| Connection Timeout | Timeout for network requests | 5s, 10s, 15s, 20s |
| User Agent | Custom User-Agent for HTTP requests | Text field |
The plugin includes an advanced logging system for troubleshooting.
/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/SLwebcams/logs/sl_logs.txt
- Maximum log size: 1MB
- When the log exceeds 1MB, the first half is truncated
- A rotation message is added to indicate truncation
For debugging the interface skin, the plugin writes the skin XML to:
/tmp/skin_debug.txt
If you encounter issues:
- Check the log file for error messages
- Look for lines marked
[ERROR]or[WARNING] - The log includes file names, function names, and line numbers for easy debugging
- Ensure your internet connection is active
- Check if the stream URL is accessible (check logs)
- Try increasing the buffer size in settings
- Verify that the webcam is online
- Press the Green button to reload the list
- Check your internet connection
- Verify that skylinewebcams.com is accessible
- Check logs for parsing errors
- Verify the plugin is installed in the correct directory
- Check Python dependencies (
requests,beautifulsoup4) - Look for errors in the Enigma2 crash log
- Check the plugin logs in
/tmp/skin_debug.txt
- Increase the buffer size in settings
- Reduce the connection timeout if too high
- Check your internet speed
- Try a different webcam
SLwebcams/
├── plugin.py # Main plugin file
├── settings.py # Configuration and translations
├── settings_screen.py # Settings UI
├── webcam_parser.py # Web scraping and parsing
├── stream_extractor.py # Stream URL extraction
├── ui_settings.py # UI configuration (responsive)
├── sl_logger.py # Logging system
├── utils.py # Utility functions
├── icon.svg # Plugin icon
├── locale/ # Translation files
│ ├── it/
│ │ └── LC_MESSAGES/
│ │ └── SLwebcams.po
│ └── en/
│ └── LC_MESSAGES/
│ └── SLwebcams.po
└── logs/ # Log directory (created at runtime)
└── sl_logs.txt # Log file
Categories are parsed from the skylinewebcams.com website. To add new categories:
- Edit the
get_categories()method inwebcam_parser.py - Add the category name and URL to the list
- The plugin will automatically detect the category type
Edit the UI_COLORS dictionary in ui_settings.py:
UI_COLORS = {
'background': '#000000',
'title': '#FFFFFF',
'text': '#FFFFFF',
'selected': '#1E88E5',
'button_red': '#FF0000',
'button_green': '#00FF00',
'button_yellow': '#FFFF00',
'button_blue': '#0000FF'
}- Create a
.pofile in the appropriate locale directory - Use
msgfmtto compile to.mo - The plugin will automatically use the translation based on the system language
Example for Italian:
msgfmt -o locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/SLwebcams.mo locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/SLwebcams.pocd /tmp
wget https://github.com/OwnerPlugins/SLwebcams/releases/latest/download/SLwebcams.zip
unzip -o SLwebcams.zip -d /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/
rm SLwebcams.zip
init 4 && init 3Check for updates in the plugin manager and install the new version.
This plugin is released under the GNU General Public License v2.0.
- Developer: SkyLine Team
- Webcam Source: skylinewebcams.com
- Special Thanks: All contributors and testers
- GitHub Issues: https://github.com/OwnerPlugins/SLwebcams/issues
- Enigma2 Forums: Check the plugin section on popular Enigma2 forums
- Email:
- Enigma2 community for the excellent framework
- OpenPLi team for the development environment
- All testers who helped improve the plugin
Enjoy watching live webcams from around the world! 🌍📺