# iOS Screen Sharing

To share the screen of your ios device we present the following two solutions:

<table id="bkmrk-https%3A%2F%2Fairserver.co" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td>[https://airserver.com](https://airserver.com)</td><td>**Recommended**. Free 30 day trial, 11 EUR for a permanent license</td></tr><tr><td>[QuickTime](#bkmrk-quicktime)</td><td>Requires **wired** connection and **Mac Notebook**. Is easy to set up.</td></tr><tr><td>[Reflector App](#bkmrk-reflector-app)</td><td>Works **wireless** but also requires a **Mac Notebook**.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Airserver

- Install [AirServer](https://www.airserver.com/download) (30 days for free, 11 EUR for a permanent educational license [buy](https://www.airserver.com/Buy/Education)) and start it.
- On the ios device: 
    - Swipe up from the bottom bezel to **open the Control Center**.
    - From the Control Center **click AirPlay**. **Choose the Mac** to which you wish to mirror from the list, then **enable Mirroring**.

 [![activate_mirror.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/activate-mirror.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/activate-mirror.png)

## QuickTime

- Connect the iOS device to the Mac via a **Lightning-to-USB cable**. 
    - Note: This connection may cause iTunes and/or Image Capture to automatically launch. Those programs may start trying to sync with the iDevice, and create lag. So be sure to **close those applications before moving forward**.
- Mac Notebook: **Launch QuickTime**. QuickTime will bring up a filepicker menu. The goal here isn't to play an existing file, so **click Done**.
- Mac Notebook: From the QuickTime menu bar, click **File**, then **New Movie Recording**.
- Mac Notebook: The default input device will be set to the iSight camera. To change it to the iOS device, **click the down arrow next to the record button**. Then **select the iOS device from the camera list**. The device's screen will instantly appear and any actions taken on the device will be mirrored to the Mac's display. [![input_device.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/input-device.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/input-device.png)

## Reflector App

- Requirements: 
    - A **paid software** must be installed on the Mac. But Reflector does offer a **free seven-day trial**.
    - Both the Mac and iOS device have to be **connected to the same Wi-Fi network!!**
- Steps on the Mac Notebook: 
    - Open the web browser and go to [https://www.airsquirrels.com/reflector/try](https://www.airsquirrels.com/reflector/try).
    - Click **Download FREE for 7 days** bellow "Reflector 3 for Mac"
    - **open the downloaded file**.
    - **Drag Reflector to the Applications folder**.
    - **Launch Reflector**.
    - Click **Try Reflector**. 
        - You won't see any windows or other application screens appear. Reflector will live in the dock until an iOS device is connected to it!
- On the ios device: 
    - Swipe up from the bottom bezel to **open the Control Center**.
    - From the Control Center **click AirPlay**. **Choose the Mac** to which you wish to mirror from the list, then **enable Mirroring**.

 [![activate_mirror.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/activate-mirror.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/activate-mirror.png)