ScreenCaptureKit
High-performance screen and audio capture, now on every Apple platform.
Introduced
2022
macOS 12.3
Kind
Framework
Runs on
Get it from
iOS
27.0+
iPadOS
27.0+
Mac Catalyst
18.2+
macOS
12.3+
tvOS
27.0+
visionOS
27.0+
watchOS
Overview
ScreenCaptureKit captures displays, apps and windows, with the audio, at high frame rates and low overhead. You choose exactly what to include or leave out.
The system content picker lets people choose what to share, and newer releases add HDR capture, screenshots and direct recording to a file. Born on the Mac, it now also runs on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro.
Fine-grained filters
Choose displays, apps and windows to capture.
Audio
Capture system and app audio with the video.
Content picker
Let people choose what to share.
HDR and recording
Capture HDR and record straight to a file.
History
How it grew up.
2022
Introduced
Arrives in macOS 12.3.
2023
Sharing picker
A system picker and screenshots.
2024
HDR
HDR capture and direct recording.
2026
Beyond the Mac
Comes to iOS, iPadOS, tvOS and visionOS 27.