Use your iPhone as your webcam.
After a one-time setup, your iPhone appears in the camera list of Zoom, Teams, Discord, OBS and every other app on Windows 11.
Works in every app
As far as Windows is concerned, Iris is a real camera, so any app that can use a webcam can use Iris. It starts with Windows, so there’s nothing to open on the PC before a call.
Your video stays on your network
It goes from your iPhone to your PC encrypted, with no Iris server in between. You don’t need an account, and Iris doesn’t collect usage data.
Camera on only when you’re on camera
Your iPhone’s camera turns on when an app starts using Iris and off when it stops. Between calls Iris waits with the camera off, which also saves battery.
What you need
- PC
- Windows 11, 64-bit (x64)
- iPhone or iPad
- iOS or iPadOS 17 or later
- Network
- Your iPhone and PC on the same Wi-Fi network
Setting up Iris
Download Iris, open the ZIP file and run iris-setup-0.1.exe.
If Windows says “Windows protected your PC”, click “More info”, then “Run anyway”. When it asks whether to let an app from an unknown publisher make changes, click “Yes”.
Windows warns you because the beta isn’t code-signed yet. The final version will be.
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Get Iris on your iPhone or iPad. While Iris is in beta, it installs through Apple’s TestFlight app. Join the beta on TestFlight
Or scan this code with your iPhone’s camera.
When the installer finishes, Iris opens on your PC. Choose “Add an iPhone”, then open Iris on your iPhone, tap “Pair with a PC” and scan the code on your screen.
In Zoom, Teams or whichever app you use, choose Iris as the camera. Keep Iris open on your iPhone during the call.
Check the download
To make sure the file arrived intact, run this command in PowerShell in your Downloads folder. It should print the SHA-256 below.
Get-FileHash .\iris-setup-0.1.zip6f7fd644562262cfaa57824399d41619ea65cea285164a49b5623eeb73d4aa2c