BlackBox is currently in development. Features shown may change before release.

macOS · In Development

BlackBox

TeslaCam Viewer for macOS

Browse, organize, and play back Tesla dashcam footage entirely offline. Multi-camera synchronized playback, event metadata with GPS, storage analysis, and full support for HW2.5, HW3, and HW4 camera systems. Reads directly from your USB drive — nothing leaves your machine, ever.

100% offline. Sandboxed. No network entitlement in binary.
BlackBox
Overview
Dashboard
Clips
Recent · 7
Saved · 271
Sentry · 15
Tools
Storage
Settings
293
Total Events
6145
Total Clips
206 GB
Storage Used
HW3
Hardware
271 Saved 15 Sentry 7 Recent 4 Cameras
Event Reasons
Unknown — 268
Sentry Object — 15
Honk Save — 10
Storage Breakdown
Recent7.01 GB
Saved181.1 GB
Sentry11.61 GB
Drive Information
Path: /Volumes/Tesla
Hardware: HW3 (4-cam)
Total Files: 6145
Recent Events
Apr 12 7:00 AM
Apr 11 4:32 PM
Apr 11 4:29 PM

Every Camera. Every Event. Entirely Offline.

Built specifically for Tesla owners who want full control over their dashcam recordings.

Multi-Camera Playback

All cameras play simultaneously in a synchronized grid, locked to the same timecode. Double-click to expand any camera full-screen with up to 5x zoom and pan.

Event Metadata

Trigger reason, city, street address, GPS coordinates parsed from Tesla's event.json files. GPS coordinates are clickable and open in Apple Maps.

Hardware Detection

Identifies HW3 (H.265/HEVC), and HW4 (2896x1876 front camera, 6 angles including B-pillar) automatically.

Storage Analysis

Disk usage breakdown by category — Recent, Saved, Sentry, and total size.

Event Classification

Manual save, honk save, Sentry object detection, accelerometer impact, and collision — each with distinct color badges and filterable chips.

Edge Case Handling

Handles legacy filename formats, groups flat RecentClips into browsable events, and filters garbage GPS values.

Technical Details

Platform

macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. 100% Swift and SwiftUI using only Apple first-party frameworks: Foundation, SwiftUI, AVFoundation, AVKit, AppKit, and Combine.

Privacy

Sandboxed with only file-access entitlements. No network entitlement exists in the binary — macOS blocks any outbound connection at the kernel level. No analytics, no telemetry, no tracking.

Read the full Privacy Policy

Folder Support

  • RecentClips (rolling 60-minute buffer)
  • SavedClips (manually saved events)
  • SentryClips (security-triggered recordings)

Camera Support

  • HW2.5: H.264, 1280x960, 4 cameras
  • HW3: H.265/HEVC, 1280x960, 4 cameras
  • HW4: High-res front (2896x1876), 6 cameras with B-pillar