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Free version: PhotoScape X
Paid version: PhotoScape X Pro
Compatible with Windows 10 (Version 1709 or later, 64-bit)
If you are a user of Windows XP, 7, Vista, or 8, please use PhotoScape 3.7.
English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, 日本語, 简体中文, 한국어
Compatible with macOS 10.12 or later
Sierra 10.12, High Sierra 10.13, Mojave 10.14, Catalina 10.15

PhotoScape X is an all-in-one photo editing software which provides photo-related features
such as Photo Viewer, Editor, Cut Out, Batch, Collage, Combine, Create GIF, Color Picker, Screen Capture, RAW images and More.

Try a variety of effects, filters and adjustments to make your own distinct style.

Apply film effect to get your own analogue feelings.
Apply light leak effect to turn out a boring and featureless photo into an astonishing photo.

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  • Viewer: Photo Video Audio Browser, Loupe View, Full Screen, Flag, Star Rating, Lossless Rotate, Share (Email,Twitter,Facebook), Metadata (Exif,IPTC,GPS) Viewer.
  • Editor: 1,000+ Filters & Effects, Frames, Objects, Brushes & Tools, Rotate, Straighten, Flip, Resize, Crop, Circular Crop, Perspective Crop, Mask (Local Adjustments), Redo+, Project.
  • Cut Out: Remove the background from an image. (Magic Eraser, Lasso tool, Brush tool)
  • Batch: Batch edit multiple photos.
  • Collage: Merge multiple photos on the collage frame to create one final photo.
  • Combine: Attach multiple photos vertically or horizontally to create one final photo.
  • GIF Creator: Create Animated GIF.
  • Print: Print photos.
  • Screen Capture: Capture your screenshot and save it.
  • Color Picker: Zoom in on images, search and pick a color.
  • Split: Slice a photo into several pieces.
  • Batch Format Change: Convert multiple images to another format at once.
  • Batch Resize: Resize multiple images at the same time.
  • Batch Rename: Change photo file names in batch mode.
  • Filters & Effects: Magic Color, Miniature, Bloom, HDR, Surrealistic, Grayscale, Sepia, Badicoot, Black & White, Negative, Auto Levels, Auto Contrast, Sharpen, Blur, Add Noise, Film Grain, Reduce Noise, Despeckle, Soften Skin, Bokeh Blur, Dehaze, Shadows/Highlights, Point Color, Replace Color, White Balance, Vignette, Color Fill, Pattern Fill, Dilate, Erode, Curves, Levels, Color Balance, Channel Mixer, Selective Color, Hue/Saturation, Graident Fill, Gradient Map, Chromatic Aberration, Opacity, Enhance Document, Threadhold, Jitter, Edge, Emboss, Watercolor Pencil, Colored Pencil, Posterize, Cellophane, Newsprint, Dither, Stippling, Brush Strokes, Mosaic, Kaleidoscope, Triangles, Crystallize, Frosted Glass, Stained Glass, Glass Blocks, Illusion, Motion Blur, Zoom Blur, Radial Blur, Twirl, Wave, Underwater, Spot Light, Tiny Planet, Text Mask, Stretch, Scissor, Fisheye, Reflection, Perspective, Lens Correction, Transform, Warp, 3D Objects, 3D Planes, Brighten, Darken, Deepen, Vibrance, Clarity, Contrast, Saturation, Color Temperature, Tint, Exposure, Gamma Correction, Doge, Burn, Vivid, 80+ Films, 80+ Duotones, 100+ Light Leaks, 120+ Overlays, 40+ Old Photos, 40+ Dirt & Scratches, 40+ Textures, 20+ Lens Flares, and more. [Expand]
  • Frames: 290+ Frames, 240+ Shapes, Borders
  • Objects: 1,000+ Stickers, 240+ Figures, Image, Text, Text Warp, Magnifier, Arrow, Line, Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Circle, Object Transform, Object Mask
  • Brushes & Tools: Draw Scatter Paint Brush, Paint Bucket, Mosaic Brush, Fix Red Eye, Mixer Brush, Spot Healing Brush, Liquify, Clone Stamp
  • Photo Merge: Merge to HDR, Focus Stacking
  • Macro: Record multiple actions and then play them back all at once.
  • Photos Extension: Extension for Photos app (macOS 10.11+)
  • Languages: English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어
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* Version 4.1 (Oct 22, 2020)
  • New Text Effects: Long Shadow, Overlays & Masks, Background
  • New Object Effects: Long Shadow, Overlays & Masks
  • New Filters: Gradient Opacity, Radial Speed Lines, Lines, Concentric, Geometric Collage
  • New Filter Objects: Mosaic #2, #3, #4, Frosted Glass
  • New Text Warp: Gradient Upper, Gradient Upper 2, Gradient Lower, Gradient Lower 2
  • New Features: Copy and Paste multiple objects, Add Empty Cell (Print tab), Flip Horizontal/Vertical (Text object)
  • Improved Enhance Document
  • Improved Object Transform
  • Improved Spot Healing Brushes
  • Improved Gradient options
  • Improved Raw Engine
  • Added 119 Film Looks
  • Added 104 Film Extras
  • Added 150 Nature
  • Added 108 Comic Stickers
  • Added 4 more Draw Brushes (Stipple)
  • Added 1 more Text Outline Type
  • Added 6 Object Transform Skew Types
  • Added 8 Canvas Grid Types
  • Support Nederlands, Polski (English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文)
  • Improved UI
  • Fixed bugs
* Version 4.0.2 (Dec 31, 2019)
* Version 4.0.1 (Dec 21, 2019)
* Version 4.0 (Dec 17, 2019)
  • Macro: Record actions
  • Redo+: Redo with different settings
  • Filter Favorites: Add frequently used filters to Favorites
  • Added Matte filter
  • Added 'Replace Image' filter
  • Added 'Enlarge 16x’ (Editor > Resize)
  • Added 'Reduce Luminance Noise', Reduce Color Noise’ to Batch tab
  • Added Stretch option to Batch tab
  • Added 240 Face #3, 272 Flag, 221 Floral Stickers
  • Added 223 Geometric Figures
  • Added 3 more brush shapes
  • Added more metadata fields to text object (FL3, FL4,FOLDER,FOLDER-UP,FOLDER_LO)
  • Added RAW Engine option
  • Doubled thumbnail size
  • Press and hold the Shift key while dragging to draw a square or circle
  • Press and hold the Shift key while dragging to draw a line at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 or 90 degrees
  • Support WebP format in Viewer tab
  • Support Dark Mode (macOS 10.14+)
  • Support Traditional Chinese (English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어)
  • Improved RAW support (CR3 format)
  • Improved UI
  • Fixed bugs
* Version 3.0.3 (May 21, 2019)
* Version 3.0.2 (May 18, 2019)
* Version 3.0.1 (May 2, 2019)
* Version 3.0 (Apr 23, 2019)
  • Added ‘Auto Color’ filter
  • Added ’Surrealistic’ filter
  • Added 26 Blurred Textures
  • Added 210 Face and 60 Ball Stickers
  • Added Margins option to Print tab
  • Added Zoom (Actual Pixels) option to Preferences
  • Added ‘Fit & Fill (Don’t Enlarge)’ option to Loupe View and Full Screen
  • Improved Color Balance, Point Color, Replace Color, and Cut Out
  • Improved RAW support
  • Improved UI
  • Fixed permission issue on macOS Mojave 10.14 (macOS)
  • Fixed bugs
+ Expand All* Version 2.9 (Dec 19, 2018)
  • Added Spot Light, Whites, Blacks, Colorize, and Remove Color Cast filters to Editor tab
  • Added HDR, Whites, Blacks filters to Batch tab
  • Added 'Focus Stacking' and 'Merge to HDR' to Viewer tab
  • Added two more resize algorithms (Sharper, Nearest Neighbor)
  • Added 150 Emoji and 117 Stationery Stickers
  • Improved Lens Profile Correction, Fisheye, HDR, Auto Contrast, and Dehaze filters
  • Improved Mask feature (Fill, Clear Mask)
  • Improved Slideshow feature
  • Support borderless printing (macOS)
  • Improved UI
  • Fixed bugs
* Version 2.8.2 (May 31, 2018)
* Version 2.8.1 (May 26, 2018)
* Version 2.8 (May 19, 2018)
  • Added Color, Curve, Blur, Light filters to Batch tab
  • Added 30 Figures
  • Added 30 Blurred Textures
  • Added 50 Light Leaks
  • Added 38 Lights
  • Added Jpeg Quality Preview Window
  • Added “Show GPS Badge” option to Viewer tab
  • Added “Outline Only” option to Text object
  • Support 'Edit With” menu in Photos app (macOS 10.13+)
  • Support Share Extensions (macOS)
  • Support system “Share' menu (Windows 10 version 1803+)
  • Support Text Templates
  • Support Object Layers
  • Support Jpeg Preview
  • Improved Spot Healing Brush
  • Improved Noise Reduction
  • Improved Magic Color
  • New Filters: Lens Profile Correction, Margin/Round Corners, Offset, and Border Line
  • Shortcut: Space bar to compare
  • Shortcut: Cmd+Wheel to zoom
  • Improved UI
  • Fixed bugs
* Version 2.7.1 (Dec 23, 2017)
* Version 2.7 (Dec 21, 2017)
  • Added 'Cut Out' tab (Magic Eraser, Lasso tool, Brush tool)
  • Added 'Collage Project' feature for later re-editing
  • Added 'Magic Color' filter
  • Added 'Paint Bucket' tool
  • Added object context menu
  • Added 'Print' menu to collage tab
  • Added more metadata fields to text object
  • Added 11 Draw Brushes
  • Added 21 Scatter Brushes
  • Support HEIC, HEVC (macOS 10.13+)
  • Support Audio, Video files in Viewer tab
  • Support Dual Loupe View
  • Improved 'Replace Color' filter
  • Improved Mask feature (Copy Mask, Paste Mask)
  • Improved color profile support
  • Improved RAW support
  • Improved UI
  • Fixed bugs
* Version 2.6.3 (Aug 24, 2017)
* Version 2.6.2 (Jul 16, 2017)
* Version 2.6.1 (Jul 15, 2017)
* Version 2.6 (Jul 06, 2017)
  • Added Photos Extension (macOS 10.11+)
  • Added Photo Management features (Flag, Rating, and Filtering)
  • Added Edit Metadata, Paste Metadata, Edit Capture Time, Copy To, Move To, and Split menu
  • Added Object Transform
  • Added Text Warp (Arch, Arc, Circle, Bulge, Inflate, Squeeze, Flag, Fish, …)
  • Added 20 Lens Flares
  • Added 40 Old Photo Effects
  • Added 150 Pixel Stickers
  • Added Draw tool
  • Added Filename Caption in Print and Combine tab
  • Added “Stretch”, “Auto Rotate”, “Cell Border' options to Print tab
  • Added more gradient styles
  • Added drop shadow style to Image/Sticker object
  • Added curve type to Arrow/Line object
  • New Filters: Text Mask, Enhance Document, Kaleidoscope, Triangles, and Scissor
  • Support Português, Français, and Italiano (English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文)
  • Improved Gesture function in Loupe View and Full Screen
  • Improved Sandbox support
  • Improved RAW support
  • Improved UI
  • Fixed bugs
* Version 2.5 (Dec 17, 2016)
  • Added “Save Project” feature to Editor tab for later re-editing
  • Added “Load/Save Settings” menu to Batch tab
  • Added Loupe View
  • Added metadata fields to text object
  • Added “Open with” menu
  • Added Eraser brush
  • Added 120 overlays, 40 textures, 42 dirt & scratches
  • New Filters: Add Noise, Despeckle, Bokeh Blur, Pattern Fill, Opacity, Transform, Warp, 3D Object, 3D Plane
  • Improved RAW support
  • Improved Batch editor UI
  • Fixed bugs
* Version 2.4.1 (Jul 16, 2016)
* Version 2.4 (May 20, 2016)
  • New Filters: HDR, Dehaze, Reduce Noise, Hue/Saturation, Gradient Fill, Gradient Map, Color Fill, Posterize, Dither, Stippling, Brush Strokes, Frosted Glass, Stained Glass, Underwater, Tiny Planet, Stretch, Perspective, Chromatic Aberration, and Lens Correction
  • New Tools: Bloom, Mixer Brush, Spot Healing Brush, and Liquify
  • New Figure object
  • Support Local Adjustments (Mask)
  • Support RAW images (Please visit Mac OS Support: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205272)
  • Support German and Simplified Chinese (English, Español, Deutsch, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文)
  • Sort by 'Date Taken'
  • Added Perspective Crop option
  • Added Crop option to Batch tab
  • Added Arrow Style option
  • Added 23 film effects, 55 frames, 20 shapes, 917 patterns, and 395 figures more
  • Improved UI
  • Fixed a possible crash when changing fonts
  • Fixed bugs
* Version 2.3 (Oct 28, 2015)
  • Redesigned User Interface of the Editor
  • New Quick Menu
  • New Filters: Film Grain, Channel Mixer, Tint, Threshold, Emboss, Swirl, Wave, Motion Blur, Zoom Blur, Radial Blur, and Glass Tile
  • New Objects: Magnifier, Filter object (Mosaic, Jitter, Blur, Crystalize, and Newsprint)
  • New Brushes: Dodge, Burn, and Sharpen
  • Objects support styles of Outline, Drop Shadow, Outer Glow, and Gradient
  • Added Open and Close menu to Editor tab
  • Added Align and Snap functions for editing objects
  • Added 17 more frames
  • Support Spanish
  • Fixed bugs
* Version 2.2 (Apr 28, 2015)
  • Easy and simple UI/UX
  • Animated GIF playable on Viewer tab
  • Memorize your last used tab
  • Added a vibrance filter to Editor tab
  • Added a circular crop option to Editor tab
  • Added a watermark function to Create GIF tab
  • Added 8 more light leaks, 130 more frames and 4 more patterns
  • Added support for Japanese and Korean languages
  • Upgraded in many ways
  • Fixed bugs
* Version 2.1 (Jan 8, 2015)
  • Added a 'Print' tab
  • Added 80 more collage templates, 25 light leaks, 40 frames, 6 patterns
  • Improved 'Bloom' filter
  • Improved 'Rename' tool
  • Fixed bugs
* Version 1.0 (Oct 23, 2013)
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Get 7 ways to transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to your Mac computer in this article!

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AnyTrans is a good choice for transferring pictures and videos from iPhone to computer (Mac &PC). Transfer photos with your free trial now!

As photo collections grow, you may find Photos & Camera takes up the most of your iPhone storage. For me, in iPhone storage, it shows that photos occupy 48 GB of my 128GB iPhone XR. At this moment, moving all pictures and videos to computer for backup and then delete them is a good option to free up the iPhone storage space. How can I transfer photos from iPhone to MacBook pro? Here in the following guide, we will focus on how to transfer photos and videos from iPhone to Mac computer, like iMac, MacBook Pro/Air, Mac Mini, Mac Pro in some simple ways. Just keep reading! App mac os cracked.

How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Mac with AnyTrans

How do I import photos from iPhone to Mac without iPhoto? You can have a try on the professional iPhone photos transfer tool – iMobie AnyTrans. And below are its outstanding features on uploading iPhone photos:

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  • 1-click to transfer photos & videos iPhone to computer (Mac & PC).
  • Keep photos in original quality and well-organized in albums.
  • Fast transferring speed quite saves your time.
  • Get photos from PC/Mac to your iPhone without erasing.

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If you prefer this way, just Free Download AnyTrans on your computer firstly, and then follow the steps below to import iPhone photos to your Mac quickly.

Option 1: How to Import All Photos from iPhone to Mac at Once

If you want to copy all the photos on your iPhone, like Camera Roll photos, Photo Stream photos, iTunes synced photos, iCloud sharing photos, and album photos, or some other specific albums to Mac, here’s how to do it.

Step 1: Download AnyTrans on your Mac > Run it > Connect your iPhone to Mac via USB cable > Click on Device Manager mode, and then choose the Content to PC option.

Go to Device Manager and Click Content to PC Button

Step 2: Uncheck the Select All box > Click the photos you need to transfer > Click on the Next button to start transferring the selected photos to your Mac.

Step 3: After the process completes, you can click the View Files button to check the transferred photos on your Mac.

Photos Transfer Completed

Option 2: How to Upload Multiple or Selected Photos from iPhone to Mac

If you just want to transfer some specific photos of some album to Mac instead of all the iPhone photos or the whole album, you can follow us to transfer multiple or selected photos from iPhone to Mac.

Step 1: Download AnyTrans on your Mac > Connect your iPhone to the computer via USB cable > Click on Device Manager mode, and then choose the Photos option.

Step 2: Choose the album that contains the photos you need > Select photos you want to transfer > Click on the To PC button at the top-right corner to transfer the selected photos to your Mac.

Select Photos and Send to PC

Bonus Part. How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Mac Wirelessly

If there is no USB cable available or your iPhone cannot be recognized by your computer, then you can try the AnyTrans app to transfer photos from iPhone to Mac wirelessly.

Now connect your iPhone with Wi-Fi and do as the following steps:

Step 1. Install AnyTrans app on your iPhone. You can download it by clicking the below button or directly search AnyTrans on App Store.

Step 2. On your computer, enter anytrans.io in your browser, and you’ll see a QR code.

How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Mac Wirelessly – Step 2

Step 3. On your iPhone, open the AnyTrans app you just installed and tap on the Scan button to scan the QR code on your computer.

Step 4. Then all your iPhone photos will show up on the computer. Select the photos you want to transfer and click the “Download” button to start transferring photos from iPhone to Mac. After the process completes, you can check them by going to Finder on your Mac > Downloads.

How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Mac Wirelessly – Step 4

  • For iPhone 7 or later users who want to convert HEIC to JPG, please click the settings button to set it or using hassle-free HEIC to JPG converter to change these photos to JPG format on your computer.
  • When syncing photos from iPhone to Mac with AnyTrans, you won’t lose any previous photo on your iPhone.

Import Photos from iPhone to Mac with Photos/iPhoto

On Mac OS X Yosemite or later, you can use the Photos app to import iPhone photos, which replaces the old iPhoto and Aperture with a simpler photo editor and library manager. It also can be used to transfer photos from iPhone to Mac, and here we’ll show you how to make it:

  1. Connect your iPhone to your computer with the USB cable.
  2. The Photos app on your Mac will automatically launch. If not, go to the launchpad and select the Photos app.
  3. Click the Import tab and select the photos you want to transfer to Mac.
  4. You can click Import XX Selected or Import All New Items to transfer photos to Mac.

For Mac OS X Yosemite earlier, you can use the iPhoto feature on Mac to move Camera Roll photos from iPhone to Mac.

  1. Connect your iPhone to Mac with a USB cable and then launch iPhoto on your Mac if it doesn’t open automatically.
  2. Select your iPhone photos and click Import to import photos.
  3. You can import all the iPhone photos or import some of them by picking up some photos and clicking Import Selected. You can add an Event Name for the imported photos before or after importing.

How to Import Photos from iPhone to Mac with iPhoto

Note: If you want to delete iPhone photos after import to your Mac, you can check the “Delete items after import”, which will automatically remove your iPhone photos after importing to your Mac.

Bonus Tip: Move Photos from Mac to an External Hard Drive

After import iPhone photos, you can also move your photos from your Mac to an external hard drive to make a copy, or free up Mac’s space. Here is how:

  1. Connect your external hard drive to your Mac.
  2. In the Finder, find your external drive.
  3. Open another Finder window, find and open Pictures.
  4. Drag your library to the external drive.

To get more info please read on How to Transfer iPhone Photos to Flash Drive with or without Computer >

How to AirDrop Photos from iPhone to Mac

How do I AirDrop from iPhone to Mac? On your iPhone, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to bring up the Control Center, and then tap the “AirDrop” button. You can also turn on AirDrop from the Settings app > General > AirDrop. Select either “Contacts Only” or “Everyone,” depending on who you want to be able to send the photos to.

Here is how to transfer iPhone photos to Mac with AirDrop:

  1. On your iPhone, open the Photos app and find the photos you want to transfer to your Mac.
  2. Ensure you’re viewing the photos in thumbnail view and tap Select in the top right corner.
  3. Choose the photos you want to send to your Mac (selected photos appear with a blue checkmark).
  4. Then tap the Share icon (a square with an up arrow).
  5. In the AirDrop section, tap the name of your Mac.
  6. Accept the photos on your Mac and they will be saved into the Downloads folder on your Mac.

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How to Sync Photos from iPhone to Mac with iCloud

iCloud Photos is Apple’s online photo storage service. When you activate iCloud Photos, all your iPhone photos get stored in iCloud so you can view and download them from your Mac. Note that you must be signed in with the same Apple ID on your iPhone and Mac. Here is how to sync iPhone photos to Mac with iCloud:

  1. On your Mac, click the Apple icon at the top left of the screen, then go to System Preferences > Choose iCloud.
  2. Check the box next to the iCloud Photo Library (iCloud Photos in macOS Mojave).
  3. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Photos > Ensure iCloud Photos is on.

How to Import Photos from iPhone to Mac with Image Capture

Follow the steps on how to using Image Capture on Mac to import photos from iPhone:

  1. Connect your iPhone to Mac with USB cable > Run Image Capture on your Mac.
  2. Select your iPhone from the device list if it is not selected > Set the output folder for your iPhone photos.
  3. Click Import or Import all to transfer photos from iPhone to Mac.

Sync Photos from iPhone to Mac with Image Capture

How to Send Photos from iPhone to Mac with Email

If you just want to transfer several photos from iPhone to Mac and your Mac is not at your hand, Email becomes a wonderful choice. Here is how to transfer photos from iPhone to Mac with Email:

  1. Run Photos App on your iPhone > Tap on Albums to open Albums Page > Choose the target album.
  2. Tap on Edit button > Pick up the photos you want to transfer > Tap on Share button and choose Email.
  3. Type your Email address and complete the Email > Tap on Send > Sign in your Email on Mac and download those pictures and store them on Mac.

Transfer Photos from iPhone to Windows PC

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There are also many ways to transfer iPhone photos to PC, and using the Windows default Photos app is one of the good ways. Here are steps on how to transfer iPhone photos to computer via Photos (windows 10/8):

  1. Connect your iPhone with your computer with the USB cable.
  2. The Photos app should automatically launch. If it doesn’t, launch it from the Windows Start menu.
  3. Click the Import icon in the upper right corner of the Photos app.
  4. Click on From a USB device and it will start searching for photos on your iPhone.
  5. After that, choose photos to import to your computer.

Transfer iPhone Photos with Windows Photos

To get more ways and details on how to transfer iPhone photos to Windows PC, you can move to this guide: How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Computer (Windows).

In addition, if you want to transfer photos from Mac back to your iPhone, just refer to How to Transfer Photo from Mac to iPhone >

Since iOS 11, iPhone has taken HEIC as the default format of its photos, as this new format is more efficient in terms of storage space. However, HEIC is not widely compatible, especially on Windows PC. If you have trouble opening HEIC photos on your computer and want to convert HEIC photos into other formats such as JPG, PNG, JPEG, etc, you can try a free tool – iMobie HEIC Converter.

Why Won’t My Photos Import from iPhone to Mac? FAQs

Where are photos stored on my Mac?

When you copy photos to your Mac with the Photos app, they are stored in the Photos library folder. Also, you can change the location to somewhere else like in a folder on your Mac or on an external drive, and still view them in Photos.

Here is where to find photos stored in the Photos app: On your Mac, Go to Finder > Choose Pictures > Right Click Photo Library > Choose Show Package Contents > In a folder named Masters, you will find photos in different folders.

What if my computer doesn’t recognize the iPhone?

Some of our users report that the iPhone cannot connect to the computer, here are some fixes for How to Fix Computer Not Recognizing iPhone Issues >

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What to do if photos not showing up on Mac?

Any pictures in iCloud will not show when you import photos with Photos or Image Capture. You can download all from iCloud then try again.

Camera Roll only has the photos you took with the cameras on that iPhone or images captured from the screen.

If your images still don’t show on the Photos/Image Capture app on your Mac, you can try tips in this article: How to Fix Photos Not Showing up on Computer Issue >

iPhone keeps connecting and disconnecting from Mac

  1. Check USB cable > Try using a different cable > Try unplugging and then replugging.
  2. Check the charging port on the bottom of your iPhone and remove any debris.
  3. Avoid a defective, damaged, or non-Apple-certified cable, you may see the “Accessory Not Supported” error.
  4. Restart your iPhone and restart your Mac.
  5. Ensure that you have the latest version of iOS 14.
  6. Disconnect your iPhone from your Mac and on your iPhone tap: Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset Location & Privacy.

The MacBook Air/Pro doesn’t have USB-A ports?

Some MacBook Air/Pro doesn’t have USB-A Ports. As Apple said: “You can connect a USB-C power adapter and cable to charge your notebook computer. If you have a device that doesn’t connect to this port, you might be able to use an adapter to connect it.”

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These Mac models don’t have USB-A ports and have USB-C (Thunderbolt 3) ports:

  • MacBook Pro introduced in 2016 or later
  • MacBook Air introduced in 2018 or later
  • iMac introduced in 2017 or later
  • iMac Pro (all models)
  • Mac mini introduced in 2018
  • Mac Pro introduced in 2019

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The Bottom Line

Although you can get 7 or even more ways to transfer photos from iPhone to your iMac, MacBook Pro/Air, Mac Mini or Mac Pro, most of them only support exporting Camera Roll photos. If you want to transfer photos stored in other albums, you have to search for other solutions. Just like the table above shows, when it comes to transferring and managing iPhone photos, AnyTrans can be the best choice.

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Except for transferring photos, it also can transfer other iOS contents, like Messages, Contacts, Videos, Movies, Notes, ect., and also supports transfer data from one iPhone to another Apple device directly. Why not download AnyTransand try now?

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