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gig is a small, native Windows client for Frigate NVR published by martona, positioned in the network video recorder and surveillance viewing software category. Its purpose is to provide a dedicated multi-camera viewer for systems already running a Frigate NVR server, serving users who want to monitor all of their Frigate-managed camera feeds from a Windows desktop without relying on a browser-based interface. The application discovers every camera automatically through the Frigate API and renders all of them simultaneously in a live grid built on Direct3D 11, with a click-to-zoom feature that allows any individual camera feed to be enlarged for closer inspection. A notable aspect of its design is how it handles secure connections: gig terminates TLS itself and passes the decrypted stream to FFmpeg for decoding, hardware-decoding via D3D11VA when that capability is available on the host system and falling back to software decoding otherwise. This approach keeps the client lightweight while still supporting encrypted connections to the NVR and taking advantage of GPU acceleration where possible. The software is limited to live view only, meaning it does not include playback, recording review, or event browsing functionality; its use case centers squarely on real-time monitoring of an entire camera array at a glance. Typical deployment scenarios include security monitoring stations, home lab setups, and any environment where an operator needs a persistent, always-on wall of live Frigate camera feeds on a Windows machine. The current version of gig is 0.2.0.6, and the catalog lists two versions of the software overall, indicating an early-stage but actively versioned release history. Because it is a native Windows application rather than an Electron or browser wrapper, it aims to remain resource-efficient while displaying many simultaneous streams. Users require an existing Frigate NVR installation with API access for gig to discover and display their cameras.
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