Guides

Practical guides to getting your iPhone and iPad photos onto a Mac, including Apple’s free tools.

How to copy iPhone and iPad albums into folders on a MacEvery album as its own folder, and Apple's free alternatives. How to transfer iPhone and iPad photos to a Mac without iCloudNo iCloud, no subscription, albums kept. How to back up iPhone and iPad photos to an external drive on a MacA safe copy on a drive, organised by album. iPhone and iPad photo backup tools for Mac, comparedPrice, connection and albums, side by side. A simpler AnyTrans alternative for backing up iPhone and iPad photosYour photos, your albums, paid once instead of a yearly plan. A simpler iMazing alternative for backing up iPhone and iPad photosA focused photo backup, paid once, no subscription. A PhotoSync alternative with nothing to install on your phonePlug in and back up, with no app on the phone. An iCloud Photos alternative without the subscriptionYour photos on your own Mac, paid once.