How to Use Your PHONE as a Webcam (iPhone & Android!)

Category: Video Creation > Shooting

Learn how to use phone as webcam step-by-step (both iPhone & Android smartphones), using completely free software on Mac & Windows PC!

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How to Use Your Smartphone as a Webcam for Free!

If you’ve got a modern iPhone or Android smartphone, the mobile camera you’ve got sitting in your pocket will way outperform almost any web camera available. The good news is, it’s easy to use that Android or iPhone as a webcam with some free software on both Mac & Windows.

Whether it’s for your next zoom video call or an upcoming live stream, in this video we run through how to use your smartphone as a webcam on both Mac & PC, step-by-step!

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