What is VDCAssistant on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
Lets apps capture video from the FaceTime camera or USB webcams.
VDCAssistant supports video capture from some built-in FaceTime cameras and external USB webcams, and allows several apps to use the same camera at once. It's active while an app is using the camera. When the camera is in use, macOS shows the green camera light and a camera indicator in the menu bar.
- Category
- macOS system
- Made by
- Apple
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Shown in Activity Monitor as VDCAssistant
Why is VDCAssistant using so much CPU or memory?
- A video call or camera app in use
- An app keeping the camera open in the background
What to do
- 1Check which app is using the camera (look for the camera indicator in the menu bar or Control Center)
- 2Quit that app if you're not using it
- 3Review camera access in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Camera
Safe to quit? With care.
macOS relaunches it when needed; the camera stops working in open apps until then.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library