Continuity Camera: use your iPhone or iPad to scan documents or take a picture on your Mac
Use your iPhone or iPad to scan documents or take a picture of something nearby and have it appear instantly on your Mac.
Use an app that supports Continuity Camera
Use Continuity Camera to scan or take a picture in these built-in apps:
Finder
Freeform
Keynote 8.2 or later
Mail
Messages
Notes
Numbers 5.2 or later
Pages 7.2 or later
TextEdit
Take a photo
Open a supported app on your Mac.
Do either of the following:
Control-click where you want the photo to be inserted in the app window. From the shortcut menu that appears, choose Take Photo. You may need to select Insert from [iPhone or iPad] first.
From the File menu (or Insert menu, if applicable), choose Insert from [iPhone or iPad] > Take Photo.
The Camera app will open on your iPhone or iPad. Tap the Shutter button
to take a photo, then tap Use Photo. Your photo will appear in the window on your Mac.
Scan documents
Open a supported app on your Mac.
Do either of the following:
Control-click where you want the photo to be inserted in the app window. From the shortcut menu that appears, choose Scan Documents. You may need to select Insert from [iPhone or iPad] first.
From the File menu (or Insert menu, if applicable), choose Insert from iPhone or iPad > Scan Documents.
The Camera app will open on your iPhone or iPad. Place your document in view of the camera and wait for the scan to be finished. If you need to capture a scan manually, tap the Shutter button
or one of the Volume buttons, drag the corners to adjust the scan to fit the page, then tap Keep Scan.
Add additional scans to the document or tap Save when you've finished. Your scans will appear as a PDF in the window on your Mac.
Use your iPhone as a webcam
You can also use your iPhone as a webcam for your Mac. This feature has different system requirements.
Continuity Camera: use your iPhone as a webcam for Mac
Continuity Camera system requirements
When used for scanning and taking photos on your Mac, Continuity Camera works with these devices and operating systems.
macOS Mojave or later
MacBook introduced in 2015 or later
MacBook Pro introduced in 2012 or later
MacBook Air introduced in 2012 or later
Mac mini introduced in 2012 or later
iMac introduced in 2012 or later
iMac Pro
Mac Pro introduced in 2013 or later
Mac Studio introduced in 2022 or later
iOS 12 or later
iPhone
iPad
iPod touch
Additional requirements
Both devices must have both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on.
Both devices must be signed in with the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication.
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