camcom Download for Mac

Use your iPhone as your Mac’s camera and mic.

camcom, computer companion

Prop your iPhone up next to your screen. Your Mac sees a real camera and microphone, and the picture and sound travel over your local network or a cable.

Download for Mac Coming soon to the App Store

The Mac app is a free download. iPhone app: Free to try for 3 days, then $3.99.

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How it works

Set up in three steps.

  1. Install the free Mac app

    Download it from this page, move it to Applications and open it. Its setup window shows you how to allow the camera and add the microphone.

  2. Pair your iPhone with your Mac

    On the same network, open CamCom, tap Connect a Mac, choose your Mac and enter the 6-digit code it shows. Or connect with a cable.

  3. Pick CamCom Camera in your call app

    Choose it from the app’s camera menu, and CamCom Mic for the sound. FaceTime is the one we have tested so far.

What you get

Just one calm screen.

Your camera, your mic, the time and a gear. Nothing else asks for your attention.

Camera and mic, on their own or together

Send just the picture, just the sound, or both. Each one has its own control.

Portrait or horizontal in FaceTime

Stand your iPhone upright or sideways. For a tall picture, choose Video > Use Portrait in FaceTime on your Mac, once per call.

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Made to stay on

While your iPhone works as the camera, its screen keeps the time and date in slow waves.

Settings tucked behind a gear

Lens, resolution, frame rate and mic all start on Auto. If you want to change one, it is behind the gear.

Setup help

If CamCom does not show up

Start with these four checks.

Needs macOS 14 or later on a Mac with Apple silicon, and iOS 17 or later on your iPhone.

Still stuck? Contact support

  • Use the same network, or a cable

    To pair, your iPhone and Mac need to be on the same local network. For a Mac that is not, tap the gear, then Your Mac, and turn on Connect with a cable.

  • Say yes on your iPhone

    CamCom asks for Camera, Microphone and Local Network. It uses them to send your picture and sound to your Mac. On a cable, tap Trust if asked, then Allow.

  • Allow the camera on your Mac

    CamCom has to be in Applications. In System Settings, go to General, Login Items & Extensions, Camera Extensions and switch on CamCom, then choose Allow. The microphone needs your password once.

  • Try FaceTime first

    FaceTime is the app we have tested so far. Choose CamCom Camera in its Video menu. For a tall picture, turn on Use Portrait in the same menu on each call.

Bring your iPhone to your next call.

The Mac app is a free download.

Download for Mac Coming soon to the App Store

Mac app: CamCom.dmg, 2 MB. iPhone app: Free to try for 3 days, then $3.99. CamCom is for iPhone and Mac.