Use the camera you own.
Get native 4K from your iPhone’s rear camera. Put it to work for video calls, courses and livestreams, without buying a separate camera.
FOR IPHONE + MAC
Your iPhone.
A 4K camera
for your Mac.
Turn your iPhone into a camera for your Mac over USB. Look your best on video calls, record videos and livestream—with the phone you already own.
See how it works$29, one-time·Coming soon
LIVE FROM IPHONE
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3840 × 2160 H.264USB CONNECTED
Your iPhone camera, on your Mac
iPhone cameraUSB cableYour Mac
Real app screens in device mockups. Camera feed is illustrative. Click a screen to explore.
WHY LENSCORD?
A better recording setup.
Less equipment to buy.
Get your picture right.
Adjust focus, exposure and white balance from your Mac. Blur or darken the background to keep attention on you.
Make more from each take.
Read your script with a teleprompter, keep a backup on your phone, and turn landscape recordings into vertical clips.
Your camera feed travels over USB. Your video and creative processing stay on your devices.
HOW TO USE IT
Connect.
Pair.
You’re ready.
You’ll need an iPhone, a Mac and a USB data cable.
iOS 17.4+macOS 14+
Uses supported rear cameras in landscape. Lens and frame-rate options depend on your iPhone.
Connect your devices.
Install Lenscord on your iPhone and move the Mac app to Applications. Connect your devices with a USB data cable and open both apps.
Pair your camera.
Tap Start camera on your iPhone. Enter its six-digit code in the Mac app. Lenscord remembers the pairing.
Choose Lenscord as your camera.
Turn on Lenscord camera in the Mac app and approve the macOS request. Then select Lenscord as the camera in your video app. Choose your microphone separately.
Using OBS? See the setup
You can select Lenscord as a camera in OBS. For its direct stream, click Set Up OBS in the Mac app and follow these Media Source instructions.
- Add a Media Source in OBS and turn off Local File.
- Paste the stream address below into Input.
- Set Input Format to mpegts, turn off Restart playback when source becomes active, and set Reconnect Delay to 1 second.
http://127.0.0.1:8765/streamEnable the WebSocket server in OBS → Tools → WebSocket Server Settings for crop controls and synchronized backup takes.
GET LENSCORD
One purchase.
Your complete setup.
The iPhone camera app, the Mac utility and the creator tools. No subscription.
PLANNED LAUNCH PRICE
$29USD · one-time
- Up to 4K video + camera controls
- Teleprompter + iPhone backup takes
- Vertical video export
In private testing
Public downloads are coming soon.
Purchases aren’t open yet.
A few practical details.
Does Lenscord record sound?
The live camera feed and iPhone backup takes are video-only. Select your Mac microphone or an audio interface in your video app. Vertical exports preserve supported audio from your source recording.
Which apps can use Lenscord?
Lenscord’s Mac camera extension is designed for apps such as Zoom, Google Meet, FaceTime, QuickTime and OBS. Enable it in macOS, then choose Lenscord in your app’s camera settings. Output supports up to 4K at 30 fps; the resolution you see depends on the receiving app.
When can I use background effects?
Blur and background darkening appear in the outgoing camera video and saved backup takes. They pause at 60 fps and at critical temperatures. Your iPhone’s own preview stays unprocessed.