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linkctl

Your Insta360 Link, from the Linux terminal.

A native Linux CLI for controlling Insta360 Link webcams through V4L2 and UVC, with no daemon or runtime dependencies.

Status
Active
Primary stack
Rust
License
MIT
Latest release
v0.1.0
Released
September 2, 2026
GitHub stars
0

Why it exists

Made for the work, not the demo.

linkctl brings pan, tilt, zoom, focus, white balance, framing presets, and live preview to the shell. It talks directly to the Linux kernel interfaces instead of wrapping v4l2-ctl, and exposes stable exit codes plus JSON output for scripts, keybindings, and status bars.

Safety is part of the command model. State-changing commands refuse to move an inactive camera unless explicitly forced, device-reported ranges are validated before writes, and the kernel driver always remains attached.

Install with miseterminal
mise use -g github:illegalstudio/linkctl@latest