{"id":19839,"date":"2017-05-22T12:25:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T06:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=19839"},"modified":"2017-05-22T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T06:56:04","slug":"how-to-record-iphone-screen-on-windows-and-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/how-to-record-iphone-screen-on-windows-and-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Record iPhone Screen on Windows and Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u00a0might be different circumstances where you may need to record\u00a0your iPhone\u2019s screen. It may be to flaunt a gameplay video on YouTube, or maybe just to make a short tutorial for your companion who is\u00a0new to iOS\u00a0and requirements help figuring out something on their iPhone. Either way, since Apple doesn\u2019t allow screen recording apps on the App Store, and not everyone\u00a0needs to jailbreak their iPhone, the only solution we are left with, is to utilize your Mac or Windows PC to record your iPhone screen.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>In this article, I will reveal to you how you can record your iPhone\u2019s screen on your desktop\/laptop computer, whether it is a Mac or a PC. There are different solutions that can work, yet I\u2019ll be covering the ones that\u00a0worked out best in my\u00a0testing.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"record-iphone-screen-on-a-mac-the-apple-way\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Record iPhone Screen on a Mac: The Apple Way<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Apple has made it a lot easier to record an iPhone\u2019s screen on a Mac ever since they launched OS X Yosemite. To record your iPhone screen utilizing a Mac, you just have to follow the steps given below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect your\u00a0iPhone to your Mac with the lightning cable, and\u00a0<strong>launch QuickTime<\/strong>\u00a0on your Mac. Once done, go to\u00a0<strong>File -&gt; New Movie Recording<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19905\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/quicktime-new-movie-recording.png\" alt=\"quicktime-new-movie-recording\" width=\"480\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/quicktime-new-movie-recording.png 480w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/quicktime-new-movie-recording-300x245.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">quicktime-new-movie-recording<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the arrow next to the record button and<strong>select your iPhone<\/strong>\u00a0from the list of sources mentioned under\u00a0<strong>\u201cCamera\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19918\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/select-camera-source-300x236.png\" alt=\"select-camera-source-300x236\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">select-camera-source-300&#215;236<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>You will now see your iPhone screen mirrored on your Mac.<strong>Click on the record button<\/strong>\u00a0and your Mac will start recording your iPhone\u2019s screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19938\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/iphone-screen-mirrored-e1471878000207.png\" alt=\"iphone-screen-mirrored-e1471878000207\" width=\"320\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/iphone-screen-mirrored-e1471878000207.png 320w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/iphone-screen-mirrored-e1471878000207-185x300.png 185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iphone-screen-mirrored-e1471878000207<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Record iPhone Screen on Windows and Mac Wirelessly<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While recording an iPhone\u2019s screen <strong>utilizing<\/strong> QuickTime is incredibly <strong>simple<\/strong> (albeit, wired), the app doesn\u2019t offer recording features on Windows. <strong>Likewise<\/strong>, you might not\u00a0have a lightning cable with you, <strong>constantly<\/strong>. In such cases, third party apps can come to your rescue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lonely Screen<\/strong>\u00a0is a free app that\u00a0is\u00a0accessible on both Windows and Mac, and can be <strong>utilized<\/strong> to both\u00a0<strong>mirror<\/strong>\u00a0your iPhone\u2019s screen wirelessly on your Mac or Windows PC,\u00a0<strong>as well as record it<\/strong>. So, here\u2019s how to <strong>utilize<\/strong> Lonely Screen to record iPhone screen\u00a0on Windows or Mac wirelessly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/as.lonelyscreen.com\/download.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and install Lonely Screen on your computer. Once done,\u00a0<strong>launch Lonely Screen<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19940\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Lonely-Screen-Windows-and-Mac.png\" alt=\"Lonely-Screen-Windows-and-Mac\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Lonely-Screen-Windows-and-Mac.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Lonely-Screen-Windows-and-Mac-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Lonely-Screen-Windows-and-Mac-74x55.png 74w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Lonely-Screen-Windows-and-Mac-111x83.png 111w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Lonely-Screen-Windows-and-Mac-215x161.png 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lonely-Screen-Windows-and-Mac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>On your iPhone, pull up the\u00a0<strong>Control Center<\/strong>, and tap on \u201c<strong>AirPlay Mirroring<\/strong>\u201c. Select \u201c<strong>Lonely Screen<\/strong>\u201d from the list of options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19943\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lonely-screen.png\" alt=\"lonely-screen\" width=\"640\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lonely-screen.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lonely-screen-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">lonely-screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>Your iPhone\u2019s screen will now be mirrored on your computer. When you are ready to start recording, simply<strong>click on the small arrow on the bottom right<\/strong>\u00a0of the screen, to expand the bottom menu. Then,\u00a0<strong>click on the record button<\/strong>\u00a0to start recording your iPhone\u2019s screen.\u00a0Stop the video when you\u2019re done, and Lonely Screen automatically saves it to the\u00a0<strong>Movies<\/strong>\u00a0folder (on Mac) and\u00a0<strong>Videos<\/strong>\u00a0folder (on Windows).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19949\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lonely-screen-windows.png\" alt=\"lonely-screen-windows\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lonely-screen-windows.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lonely-screen-windows-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lonely-screen-windows-74x55.png 74w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">lonely-screen-windows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>In my testing of the application, Lonely Screen did not work on Windows 7 but worked quite well in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a more feature rich application (which works on Windows 7 as well), you can check out\u00a0<strong>AirServer<\/strong>, which offers AirPlay capabilities along with a lot more options that are not\u00a0available in Lonely Screen.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"airserver-get-more-control-over-your-iphone-screen-recording\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>AirServer: Get more\u00a0control over your iPhone screen recording<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>AirServer\u00a0permits your Windows PC or your Mac to act as an AirPlay receiver, therefore permitting you to mirror your iPhone screen on your PC. It works wirelessly, and as compared to Lonely Screen, which brings a bare minimum functionality, AirServer is\u00a0<strong>feature rich<\/strong>\u00a0and has a lot of advanced choices. AirServer permits users to\u00a0<strong>adjust the mirroring quality<\/strong>, on the basis of resolutions (1080p, 720p etc), and moreover on the basis of the connected device, starting from iPhone 4s, to iPhone 6s plus. It also has the capability to configure a\u00a0password, so that unauthenticated devices\u00a0can\u2019t connect to\u00a0AirServer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19953\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/airserver-windows.png\" alt=\"airserver-windows\" width=\"640\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/airserver-windows.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/airserver-windows-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">airserver-windows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the app is paid, it does offer a\u00a0<strong>7 day free trial<\/strong>, and in my use of the app, it worked perfectly. The price, at\u00a0<strong>$14.99<\/strong>, is definitely steep, but the app is astonishing, and if you really want\u00a0to mirror your iPhone to your Windows (or Mac) computer wirelessly, then it is definitely an investment you should make. The app also includes support for\u00a0<strong>Google Cast and Miracast<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>AirServer has\u00a0recording abilities built-in, however they are disabled on the trial version of the software, and you should purchase an AirServer license in order to\u00a0enable the recording feature. However, you can simply utilize QuickTime on Mac, or a third party screen\u00a0recording app\u00a0on Windows to record the AirServer screen.<\/p>\n<p>There are numerous more apps that permit\u00a0users to mirror their iPhone screens on their Computers, however not all of them have recording features built-in. AirServer is extremely reliable and works well, although you should \u00a0pay a rather steep $14.99 for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.airserver.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AirServer<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"record-your-iphone-screen-on-your-mac-or-pc\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Record your iPhone Screen on Your Mac or\u00a0PC<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Now you can easily record your iPhone\u2019s screen on your Mac or Windows\u00a0PC, and with the flexibility of using wires, or going wireless. So, go ahead and\u00a0record that epic attack you did\u00a0in Clash of Clans, or help out that friend who is new to iOS and can\u2019t find his way around.<\/p>\n<p>As always,\u00a0give us a shout out in the comments section about your experience with recording your iPhone\u2019s screen, or\u00a0any issues that you faced, and also if you\u2019re aware of any other\u00a0methods to record an iPhone\u00a0screen\u00a0on a\u00a0Mac or a PC, that we didn\u2019t cover.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Record iPhone Screen on Windows and Mac &#8211; PC -There might be different circumstances where you may need to record your iPhone\u2019s screen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51208,30044,51206,5739],"tags":[59974,40797,53589,59975,41783,59967,59960,59945,59961,59969,59964,59942,59959,59976,40799,59957,59962,59953,59949,40816,59963,59941,59948,59951,53573,59958,53575,59956,59944,59973,59947,40798,59972,53559,59970,59971,59965,59943,59968,59966,53579,59954,40794,59946,59952,59950,59955],"class_list":["post-19839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple","category-ios","category-mac","category-pc","tag-app-to-record-screen","tag-best-screen-recorder","tag-capture-video-from-screen","tag-display-recorder","tag-how-to-capture-screen-video","tag-how-to-record-iphone-screen","tag-how-to-record-screen","tag-how-to-record-your-screen","tag-how-to-screen-record","tag-ios-screen-recorder","tag-iphone-screen-recorder","tag-mac-screen-recorder","tag-mobile-screen-recorder","tag-movie-recorder","tag-my-screen-recorder","tag-on-screen-recorder","tag-on-screen-video-recorder","tag-online-screen-recorder","tag-phone-screen-recorder","tag-rec-screen-recorder","tag-record-iphone-screen","tag-record-my-screen","tag-record-phone-screen","tag-record-screen","tag-record-screen-mac","tag-record-screen-video","tag-record-video-of-screen","tag-record-videos-from-screen","tag-record-your-screen","tag-recording-screen-app","tag-screen-and-audio-recorder","tag-screen-recorder","tag-screen-recorder-app","tag-screen-recorder-app-for-iphone","tag-screen-recorder-for-ios","tag-screen-recorder-for-ipad","tag-screen-recorder-for-iphone","tag-screen-recorder-for-mac","tag-screen-recorder-ios","tag-screen-recorder-iphone","tag-screen-recorder-mac","tag-screen-recorder-online","tag-screen-recorder-with-audio","tag-screen-video-capture","tag-screen-video-recorder","tag-screen-video-recorder-app","tag-video-screen-recorder"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}