Recording Nintendo Switch footage on iMac

Hello, I want to record footage from my Nintendo Switch to my M3 iMac, but I don't know what program or what kind of capture card I need to accomplish this. Here I have photos of the iMac I have

iMac 24″, macOS 14.6

Posted on Jan 11, 2025 3:59 AM

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Posted on Jan 11, 2025 5:38 AM

Hello, Sirouski. Welcome to the Community.


The Nintendo Switch outputs video to TV or monitor by means of HDMI. Recording video to the iMac will require a video capture card with HDMI input and video capture software.

Elgato video capture cards have been available for years for Macs. You can find other examples of video capture cards and software for the Mac if you google it.


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Jan 11, 2025 5:38 AM in response to Sirouski

Hello, Sirouski. Welcome to the Community.


The Nintendo Switch outputs video to TV or monitor by means of HDMI. Recording video to the iMac will require a video capture card with HDMI input and video capture software.

Elgato video capture cards have been available for years for Macs. You can find other examples of video capture cards and software for the Mac if you google it.


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Recording Nintendo Switch footage on iMac

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