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How do I Enable Screen Recording for Luna Display on macOS Catalina?

Learn how to grant Screen Recording permissions to Luna Display on macOS Catalina and later versions.

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Quick answer:

  • Required for macOS Catalina and later (in addition to Accessibility permissions)

  • Allows Luna Display to extend your desktop to secondary devices

  • Luna Display does NOT record or store your screen contents

  • Enable during setup or manually in System Preferences

  • May need to relaunch Luna Display app after enabling

🔒 What is Screen Recording Permission?

Starting with macOS Catalina, Apple requires apps to have Screen Recording permission to share your display. Luna Display uses this permission to extend your desktop to a secondary device.

Note: Luna Display does not record, store, or transmit the contents of your screen. This permission only allows your display to be mirrored to another device.

⚙️ How to Enable Screen Recording for Luna Display

  1. Click "Enable" when prompted during Luna Display setup.

    Enable Screen Recording setup step
  2. A system pop-up will appear asking to grant Luna Display permission to record your screen. This prompt only appears once. Click Open System Preferences.

    macOS screen recording permission popup


  3. In the System Preferences window, check the box next to Luna Display.

    System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Screen Recording


  4. Relaunch the Luna Display app if the screen does not display immediately. In most cases, the connection should work right away without restarting.

    Luna Display connected screen

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