A lighter alternative is , a compatibility layer that allows Windows applications to run on Unix-like systems, including macOS. Using a Wine-based wrapper (such as the now-deprecated but still functional WineBottler or the more active Wineskin), a user can "bottle" ODM and run it as a standalone Mac application. This method avoids installing an entire Windows OS. However, success is not guaranteed. Because ODM relies on specific .NET libraries and low-level network drivers for device discovery (often using WS-Discovery), performance can be unstable. Users frequently report issues with device discovery failing or the application crashing. While promising for the adventurous, Wine is generally less reliable than a full virtual machine.
This is a cross-platform solution that runs well on macOS. It uses a web-based interface but connects to your local hardware, providing full ONVIF support for discovery and URL retrieval onvif device manager mac
from onvif import ONVIFCamera camera = ONVIFCamera('192.168.1.100', 80, 'admin', 'password') media = camera.create_media_service() snapshot = media.GetSnapshotUri() A lighter alternative is , a compatibility layer