Save captures directly to Photos
Photos and videos go into the Photos library in a dedicated Camera album, with iCloud Photos sync when enabled.
MacCam
The camera app Apple never shipped for the Mac
The overview
What is MacCam?
MacCam is a native camera app for macOS that captures photos and video from a Mac camera, iPhone or webcam and saves them to Apple Photos. It includes familiar Photo Booth effects and built-in Portrait, Studio Light and Edge Light modes. The current app is free to download, with Pro features described for the product.
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Inside the toolkit
Key features
Choose a built-in or external camera
Use the built-in camera, Continuity Camera on iPhone, or a USB webcam, and switch with one click.
Apply live photographic styles and effects
Adjust tone, warmth, tint and color before shooting, and use 49 real-time effects.
Use portrait and studio lighting effects
Apply background blur, face lighting and Edge Light with adjustable intensity.
Read a script while recording video
The Pro teleprompter displays and voice-scrolls a script below the camera view.
Where it fits
Use cases
- Record video with a teleprompterRead a script beneath the camera while recording, with the text scrolling along with speech.
- Capture with a built-in or external cameraTake photos or record videos using a built-in camera, an iPhone through Continuity Camera, or a USB webcam.
- Capture Photo Booth-style images and videosUse the free real-time effects, including thermal, X-ray and face effects.
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