Nintendo Switch is a great portable game consoles that’s great for both serious gamers and people who just want to have fun. It also has a way for people who have trouble with a smaller screen to connect Switch to a bigger screen. The Nintendo Switch comes with a dock that lets you connect it to a TVs, monitors, or laptops with a bigger screen. Even though most people can play games on a computer screen or TV without much trouble, but mostly people don’t know how to Connect Nintendo Switch to Laptop.
When you connect your Switch to a computer, it’s easy to record or stream your gameplay. Since laptops aren’t made to receive HDMI signals, it can be hard to hook up an HDMI device to a laptop. You can connect a Nintendo Switch to a laptop, which lets you play your favorite games on a bigger screen or record how you play on the console.
You need a video capture card that can move the signal from HDMI to USB. This method has a few problems, like a longer delay when sending video and the possibility of artifacts and glitches when recording and sending video to your laptop or another computer. Go to Nintendo Switch support website for more details.
How to Connect Nintendo Switch to Laptop: Windows and Mac
- If you have a Nintendo Switch cable connected to your TV, unplug it.
- Connect the HDMI cable with the Egato HDMI capture card.
- On your laptop or computer, you’ll have to open the Game Capture HD app.
- Turn on the Nintendo Switch and press Home on one of the controllers.
- Connect your laptop with an Egato device. Now, you’ll be able to see the Nintendo Switch home screen on the screen of your device.
Use Switch Controllers with Laptop
- Start up the computer.
- Start, then go to Settings, then Devices.
- Then, flip the switch at the top of the Devices screen to turn Bluetooth on.
- Don’t leave the controllers connected to the Nintendo Switch.
- Hold down the Sync button on the PC controllers until it starts flashing.
- Tap Add Bluetooth or Other Device.
- Click Pair and Done when you see Joy-Con(R) and Joy-Con(L).
- Once the controllers show up on your list of devices, you’ll need to pair them with your computer.
- Once they are connected, the computer will see them as two separate controllers.
Use Switch Pro Controller on Mac
When Nintendo made the Nintendo Switch Pro controller compatible with Bluetooth, a lot of people who like to play video games on their computers and laptops were very happy. Now, you can sync it and use it on many different devices.
- To open Bluetooth Preferences, open your Mac and click on the Bluetooth icon.
- Hold the button next to the charging port on the Pro controller that says “Sync.”
- When Pro Controller shows up on the list of new devices on your computer, click Connect.
- Once the devices are paired, you’ll be able to see the status of the controller.
- Now that you’ve connected your devices, you can start using them.
About Capture Cards
- For this process, you can use any capture card as long as it has a USB-C port and an HDMI In port. There are a lot of great capture cards to choose from, but most gamers agree that Elgato cards are the best because they are cheap, well-made, and easy to use.
- For these instructions, we’re using an Elgato HD60 HDMI capture card and the free Elgato Game Capture HD software. The capture card can be bought on Amazon, and the free software can be downloaded from Elgato’s official website.
- If you want to connect your Switch to your laptop with a different capture card, the steps should be the same. In the same way, most game capture software works the same way. If you like another program better than Game Capture HD, you can use that one instead.
FAQs
How do I connect my Nintendo Switch to laptop HDMI?
Make sure that your laptop and Nintendo Switch can connect to the dock. Once you have the dock, connect it to the USB-C port on your laptop. Then, plug one end of the HDMI cable into your laptop’s HDMI port and the other end into the dock’s HDMI output.
How do I connect my Nintendo Switch to my computer?
Use a USB cable to link your Nintendo Switch to a computer (sold separately). The USB cable must go straight into the USB-C port on the bottom of the Nintendo Switch.
How do I display my Switch on my laptop?
Game Capture HD needs to be open on your laptop. To turn on your Nintendo Switch, press the Home button on any controller that is connected to it. Connect the capture card and your laptop using the USB cable that came with the Elgato HD60. After a few seconds, Game Capture HD should show you the home screen of your Nintendo Switch.
