How to Record Your iPhone or iPad Screen on your PC

To record an iPhone or iPad screen on your PC, you need a capture card, an MHL cable and a video capture software.

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Follow these steps to record an iPhone / iPad Using a capture card and an MHL cable

( Hardware Requirements: iPhone/iPad, Capture card, MHL cable )

  1. Connect the MHL cable to an iPhone or iPad.
  2. Connect the other end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI input on your HDMI capture card.
  3. You are now able to see the iPhone screen on your PC through the 'Device Recording Mode' of Bandicam.

iPhone/iPad Recording Process

How to record a video capture device

  1. Start Bandicam and choose "Device Recording" mode.
  2. Click the "Device Settings" button and select the device you want to record.
  3. Click the "Format Settings" button and select the video size, FPS, and color space.
    (If you can't see the screen of the device, install a device driver and select another video size.)
  4. If you can see the screen of the device, click the [ REC ] to start/stop the recording.

To record an external video and audio, please refer to » How to record capture card video and audio.



To record your iPhone/iPad screen on your PC, you need a capture card and an MHL cable.

Hardware Capture card (PCI or USB type) MHL Cable Adapter
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Price $10~$200 (Amazon.com) $10~$50 (Amazon.com)

Related FAQs

- How to record an Android smartphone on your PC (Samsung Galaxy)
- How to Record Mobile Games with Bandicam (BlueStacks)

Device Recording FAQs

If you see an error message that says "Failed to initialize the video capture device,"


If you have a USB capture device,

  • Please plug the device into a USB 3.0 slot.
  • A PCI/PCI-E capture card is usually better than a USB capture card.


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