All Mac settings
Settings Pathfinder · Mac
Camera access
Turns camera access on or off for each app that requested it.
In macOS 14
System Settings then Privacy & Security then Camera
“Choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Privacy & Security in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Click Camera.” — Apple User Guide
Where it has lived
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macOS 14 and later
System Settings then Privacy & Security then Camera
Checked against Apple's User Guides from macOS 14 onward. Menus can differ slightly by region, language, model and installed apps.
Sources for this page
Last verified 8 Oct 2026
- 1 Control access to the camera on Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 14.0
- 1 Control access to the camera on Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 15.0
- 1 Control access to the camera on Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 26
- 1 Control access to the camera on Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · current guide