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To show your iPad screen in a Tella video, connect your iPad to your Mac with a cable, show its screen in a QuickTime Player New Movie Recording window, and record that window in Tella. You can also screen record on the iPad and upload the file.
Wireless screen mirroring (AirPlay from your iPad to your Mac) doesn’t work for recording on recent versions of macOS. The mirrored iPad content shows up as a black rectangle in any screen recording. Apple blocks it at the system level, in every recording app, even though it looks fine on your Mac’s screen while you record. Use a cable and QuickTime, or record on the iPad, instead.

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Record your iPad screen with QuickTime (wired)

  1. Connect your iPad to your Mac with a USB cable
  2. Open QuickTime Player on your Mac
  3. In the menu bar, click File → New Movie Recording
  4. Click the arrow next to the record button and select your iPad as the source
  5. Your iPad screen will appear in the QuickTime window
  6. Record the QuickTime window using Tella (web app, Chrome extension, or Mac app)

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Record on the iPad, then upload

  1. On your iPad, add Screen Recording to Control Center (Settings → Control Center)
  2. Open Control Center and tap the record button to capture your iPad screen
  3. When you’re done, stop the recording. It’s saved to your Photos
  4. Transfer the video to your computer (AirDrop is quickest) and upload it to Tella

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Edit your iPad recording

After recording, you can use Tella’s editor to clean up the video:
  • Trim the start and end to remove the setup
  • Crop to focus on just the iPad screen
  • Zoom into specific areas to highlight details
Last modified on September 28, 2026