# How to allow a website to use your camera in Safari > Choose Safari, Settings, Websites, Camera to allow or block the camera for each site. Where this differs from the app permission list. Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/tips/allow-camera-for-websites-in-safari/ Last updated: 2026-11-04 Published 2026-11-04. In Safari, choose Safari then Settings, click Websites, and select Camera. You can then set each website to allow or deny camera use. That is separate from the app list in System Settings, which controls apps, not sites. ## Steps 1. Open Safari and choose **Safari > Settings**. 2. Click **Websites**. 3. Select **Camera** in the left list. 4. Set the choice for each website that appears in the list. ## Why a site cannot see the camera If a video call site shows a black box, check three things in order. First, the site setting above. Second, if you use a browser other than Safari, the app permission: open **System Settings > Privacy & Security > Camera** and make sure that browser is turned on, as the [app permission steps](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/allow-camera-access-for-an-app-on-mac/) show. Third, whether another app has the camera, which [this tip](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/see-which-app-is-using-your-mac-camera/) helps you find. ## Other browsers Apple's page describes Safari. Other browsers have their own site settings, found in the browser's own menus. They still appear in the System Settings Camera list as apps. Check that browser's help pages for its site settings. ## Reading a permission prompt When a site asks for the camera, the prompt shows its address. Allow it only for a site you meant to open, such as a meeting service you started yourself. If a site you did not expect asks, deny it. Apple says third party apps and websites handle camera data under their own terms and privacy policies, so what happens to the picture is up to them. ## A quick check To see the camera working without a site involved, follow [how to test your Mac camera](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/test-your-mac-camera/). If the camera does not work anywhere, go to the [webcam fix steps](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/fix-mac-webcam-not-working/). ## NotchStar NotchStar does not use a website for its camera feature. The [Mirror tool](https://www.notchstar.com/features/mirror/) is part of the app, and it is controlled by the app permission in Privacy and Security, not by a Safari setting. ## Keep reading. - [A quick mirror before every call](https://www.notchstar.com/features/mirror/): Check how you look before a call with a live, mirrored camera preview in the notch. The camera runs only while the Mirror tab is open. - [How to allow camera access for an app on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/allow-camera-access-for-an-app-on-mac/): Open System Settings, Privacy and Security, Camera, then switch the app on. Which apps are always allowed, and what to do if an app is not in the list. - [How to see which app is using your Mac camera](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/see-which-app-is-using-your-mac-camera/): Look for the green dot in the menu bar and click Control Center to open the privacy window that lists apps using your camera or microphone. - [How to fix a Mac webcam that is not working](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/fix-mac-webcam-not-working/): Apple's steps for a built in Mac camera that will not work: update, check Screen Time, allow the app, restart, and when to contact Apple. ## More in Camera and calls. - [How to test your Mac camera](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/test-your-mac-camera/): Open Photo Booth or QuickTime Player to see if your Mac camera works. Look for the green light, pick the right camera, and check app permissions. - [How to allow camera access for an app on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/allow-camera-access-for-an-app-on-mac/): Open System Settings, Privacy and Security, Camera, then switch the app on. Which apps are always allowed, and what to do if an app is not in the list. - [How to see which app is using your Mac camera](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/see-which-app-is-using-your-mac-camera/): Look for the green dot in the menu bar and click Control Center to open the privacy window that lists apps using your camera or microphone. - [How to fix a Mac webcam that is not working](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/fix-mac-webcam-not-working/): Apple's steps for a built in Mac camera that will not work: update, check Screen Time, allow the app, restart, and when to contact Apple. - [How to use your iPhone as a webcam on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/use-iphone-as-webcam-on-mac/): Mount an iPhone near your Mac, open FaceTime or a call app and choose the iPhone from the video menu. Requirements and fixes from Apple. - [How to use video effects on a Mac video call](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/mac-video-effects-for-calls/): Turn on Portrait, Studio Light, Reactions and other effects from the Video menu during a call. Which Macs and macOS versions Apple says support them.