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Explore the evolution of Orchid VMS

Explore the evolution of Orchid VMS

Discover the journey of our VMS software through its previous versions, showcasing the advancements and innovations that have shaped its current state.

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Versions

Orchid Fusion VMS and Orchid Recorder are free to download, install, and use in trial mode, subject to certain limitations described in the table below.

Version 25.3

  • Version 25.3.0, 2025-03-34
  • Version 24.12.0, 2025-01-31
  • Version 24.9.1, 2024-11-05
  • Version 24.9.0, 2024-10-23
  • Version 24.6.1, 2024-08-23
  • Version 24.6.0, 2024-07-17
  • Version 24.3.2, 2024-06-12
  • Version 24.3.1, 2024-05-23
  • Version 24.3.0, 2024-04-26
  • Version 23.12.1, 2024-04-23
  • Version 23.12.2, 2024-02-22
  • Version 23.12.0, 2024-01-11
  • Version 23.9.0, 2023-10-20
  • Version 23.6.1, 2023-08-22
  • Version 23.6.0, 2023-07-26
  • Version 23.3.1, 2023-04-25
  • Version 23.3.0, 2023-04-21
  • Version 22.12.2, 2023-01-30
  • Version 22.12.1, 2023-01-12
  • Version 22.12.0, 2022-12-23
  • Version 22.9.0, 2022-10-06
  • Version 22.6.1, 2022-08-23
  • Version 22.6.0, 2022-08-10
  • Version 22.3.0, 2022-03-15
  • Version 21.12.0, 2022-01-13
  • Version 21.9.1, 2021-10-27
  • Version 21.9.0, 2021-10-15
  • Version 21.6.2, 2021-09-01
  • Version 21.6.1, 2021-07-28
  • Version 21.6.0, 2021-07-22
  • Version 21.3.0, 2021-04-15
  • Version 2.16.1, 2021-01-19
  • Version 2.16.0, 2021-01-13
  • Version 2.14.0, 2020-09-23
  • Version 2.12.0, 2020-07-10
  • Version 2.10.1, 2020-06-05
  • Version 2.10.0, 2020-05-29
  • Version 2.6.6, 2020-02-18
  • Version 2.8.0, 2020-02-14
  • Version 2.6.5, 2019-12-06
  • Version 2.6.4, 2019-10-31
  • Version 2.6.1, 2019-10-14
  • Version 2.6.0, 2019-09-27
  • Version 2.6.3, 2019-08-26
  • Version 2.6.2, 2019-08-08
  • Version 2.4.1, 2019-06-10
  • Version 2.4.0, 2019-02-28
  • Version 2.2.2, 2018-10-15
  • Version 2.4.2, 2018-09-26
  • Version 2.2.1, 2018-08-03
  • Version 2.2.0, 2018-06-01
  • Version 2.0.6, 2018-05-11
  • Version 1.12.8, 2018-05-11
  • Version 2.0.5, 2018-03-16
  • Version 1.12.7, 2017-40-20
  • Version 2.0.4, 2017-12-22
  • Version 2.0.3, 2017-10-06
  • Version 2.0.2, 2017-09-18
  • Version 2.0.1, 2017-08-01
  • Version 2.0.0, 2017-07-25
  • Version 1.2.3, 2017-03-30
  • Version 1.12.6, 2017-03-30
  • Version 1.2.2, 2017-03-09
  • Version 1.12.5, 2017-03-08
  • Version 1.12.4, 2017-02-27
  • Version 1.12.3, 2017-02-09
  • Version 1.2.1, 2017-02-07
  • Version 1.2.0, 2017-01-20
  • Version 1.12.2, 2017-01-20
  • Version 1.12.1, 2017-01-18
  • Version 1.12.0, 2016-12-21
  • Version 1.10.5, 2016-11-08
  • Version 1.10.4, 2016-11-02
  • Version 1.10.3, 2016-10-10
  • Version 1.10.2, 2016-10-04
  • Version 1.0.0, 2016-09-14
  • Version 1.0.1, 2016-09-14
  • Version 1.10.1, 2016-08-31
  • Version 1.10.0, 2016-07-21
  • Version 1.8.4, 2016-07-14
  • Version 1.8.3, 2016-06-06
  • Version 1.8.2, 2016-05-20
  • Version 1.8.1, 2016-04-22
  • Version 1.8.0, 2016-03-08
  • Version 1.6.1, 2015-12-09
  • Version 1.6.0, 2015-11-30
  • Version 1.4.1, 2015-09-23
  • Version 1.4.0, 2015-08-07
  • Version 1.3.1, 2015-06-12
  • Version 1.3.0, 2015-06-05
  • Version 1.1.0, 2015-04-01
  • Version 1.0.2, 2015-01-21
Architecture
Windows 64-bit
Ubuntu (modern)for LTS versions 24.04 through 16.04
Ubuntu (legacy)for version 14.04 LTS
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxalso CentOS and Fedora
Debian ARM 64-bitfor aarch64 architecture devices
Debian ARM 32-bitfor armhf architecture devices
2025-03-34Orchid Fusion VMS
Orchid Fusion VMS 25.3.0
Orchid Fusion VMS 25.3.0
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Orchid Fusion VMS 25.3.0
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Orchid Fusion VMS 25.3.0
2025-03-24Orchid Recorder
Orchid Recorder 25.3.0
Orchid Recorder 25.3.0
Orchid Recorder 25.3.0
Orchid Recorder 25.3.0
Orchid Recorder 25.3.0
Orchid Recorder 25.3.0
Version 25.3.0

Orchid Fusion VMS

Full support for AV1 and H.265 codecs, plus automatic camera tags.

Released on 2025-03-34

  • Orchid Fusion VMS now supports Automatic Camera Tags.
  • Improve motion alert logging for troubleshooting.
  • Improve the Player Stream Selector dropdown by displaying stream codecs.
  • Improve the Edit Tag Autocomplete dropdown so that it now displays all tag values across all servers when creating new camera or server tags.
  • Improve the iframe player load time for large installations.
  • Fix issue where the preview collection process could create an unbounded number of previews.
  • Fix issue where bulk tagging requests would not have associated audit log entries in Orchid Recorder.
  • Fix issue where the camera list would not update when viewing a filtered list.
  • Fix issue in the Resource Tag tables where a section of the row ignored clicks.
  • Fix issue where long camera names would not display correctly in Events Subscription dialog.
  • Fix issue in the Bulk Tag Resource Delete Dialog where the cancel button would continue to display after a successful operation.
  • Fix issue in the Bulk Resource Tagging Dialog where form changes would not be recognized when selecting/deselecting cameras across multiple servers.
  • Fix issue where the user was unable to navigate to the Support Portal link provided in the error message displayed on the Servers page.
  • Fix issue where status chips in Bulk Tagging dialogs displayed text incorrectly.
  • Fix issue where searching within the Resource Tag Filter dropdown would not display exact matches at the top of the list.
  • Fix issue where sorting the Events Subscription table would clear any selected filters without properly updating the displayed filter chips.
  • Fix typo in the Bulk Tagging dialog warning message that mentioned 'deleting' when attempting to add or edit them.
  • Fix issue where Bulk Tagging dialogs displayed buttons inconsistently when a resource would fail to update.
  • Fix issue where table rows would change size when bulk updating resource tags.
  • Fix issue in Bulk Tagging dialogs where resources were not sorting as intended.
  • Fix issue where duplicate search terms could be provided to the Camera and Event Subscription search bar.
  • Fix issue where cameras filtered by Status would improperly filter as camera status changed.
  • Fix issue that allowed users to search cameras and event subscriptions with empty string values.
  • Fix issue where long camera names did not display correctly in the Camera Disable and Camera Reactivate dialogs.
  • Fix issue where resource tags with unsupported characters would fail to delete.
  • Fix issue where a single tap on the timeline would react as two separate taps on iOS.
  • Fix issue where changing a player's playback mode would cause another one to flicker.
  • New endpoint for reserved camera tags:
    • GET /orchids/cameras/tags/reserved
  • New WebSocket event CAMERA_RESERVED_TAGS_MODIFIED is sent when the reserved tag list is updated.
  • Tag responses now include tag type. Type null is returned for server tags.
    • Affected endpoints:
      • GET /orchids
      • GET /orchids/{id}
      • GET /orchids/tags
      • GET /orchids/cameras/tags
      • GET /orchids/cameras/tags/reserved
      • GET /orchids/{id}/cameras
      • GET /orchids/{id}/cameras/{cameraId}
    • Affected WebSocket events:
      • CAMERA_ADDED
      • CAMERA_MODIFIED
      • CAMERA_REMOVED
      • CAMERA_RESERVED_TAGS_MODIFIED
      • CAMERA_TAG_MODIFIED
      • ORCHID_ADDED
      • ORCHID_MODIFIED
      • ORCHID_REMOVED
      • ORCHID_TAG_MODIFIED
  • Deprecated endpoint POST /sessions/login/google is scheduled to be removed in 25.6.0.
Version 25.3.0

Orchid Recorder

Full support for AV1 and H.265 codecs, plus automatic camera tags.

Released on 2025-03-24

  • Orchid Recorder now supports video encoded in the AV1 format.
  • Orchid Recorder now supports video encoded in the H.265/HEVC format.
    • Since browser support for H.265 is limited, this feature must be enabled through the Orchid Recorder properties file.
  • Orchid Recorder now provides Automatic Camera Tags.
    • Automatic Camera Tags are automatically generated based on configured camera settings and are not editable.
    • Orchid Recorder supports the following Automatic Camera Tags: audio, dewarp, disabled, ptz, and talkdown.
  • Improve the Player Stream Selector dropdown by displaying stream codecs.
  • Improve logging by preventing "Camera events aren't near real-time" error logs in insignificant scenarios.
  • Fix issue with Orion PVM cameras being unable to record video.
  • Fix issue with Vicon cameras being unable to register.
  • Fix issue where Axis License Plate Verifier events would not appear in the list of ONVIF Topics when configuring Event Subscriptions.
  • Fix issue leading to possible instability on armv7 installations.
  • Fix issue where long camera names would not display correctly in Events Subscription dialog.
  • Fix issue where max_player_count property caused the stage to get into an error state.
  • Fix issue where searching within the Resource Tag Filter dropdown would not display exact matches at the top of the list.
  • Fix issue where sorting the Events Subscription table would clear any selected filters without properly updating the displayed filter chips.
  • Fix issue where duplicate search terms could be provided to the Camera and Event Subscription search bar.
  • Fix issue where cameras filtered by Status would improperly filter as camera status changed.
  • Fix issue that allowed users to search with empty string values.
  • Fix issue where long camera names did not display correctly in the Camera Disable and Camera Reactivate dialogs.
  • Fix issue where resource tags with unsupported characters would fail to delete.
  • Fix issue where a single tap on the timeline would react as two separate taps on iOS.
  • Fix issue where changing a player's playback mode would cause another one to flicker.
  • New beta endpoints to allow time-lapse video exports:
    • GET /streams/{streamId}/export/time-lapse
    • HEAD /streams/{streamId}/export/time-lapse
  • New endpoint provides a list of all reserved Camera Tag names:
    • GET /cameras/tags/reserved
  • Camera Tags in responses now include their type:
    • GET /cameras/tags
    • GET /cameras
    • GET /cameras/{cameraId}
  • Only users with config privileges may now interact with Camera Tags configuration:
    • GET /cameras/tags/config
    • PUT /cameras/tags/config
  • Retrieving Camera Tags now returns all unique applied combinations of name, value, and type.
    • GET /cameras/tags
  • Attempting to directly modify a camera's Automatic or Rule Tags now results in an error response.
    • PATCH /cameras/{cameraId}
  • A client's WebRTC Create message may now provide a list of supported video codecs, which dictates WebRTC compatibility.
    • GET /streams/webrtc
  • Manual Camera Tags may no longer be created with names reserved for Automatic and Rule Tags.
  • Configuring H.265 video is not yet supported for Vivotek cameras.
  • The "Decode All Frames" setting is not available for AV1 or H.265 streams.