Free Software to Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC

When it comes to choosing a suitable transfer software, there are three key factors should be taken into consideration: transfer speed, photo quality, and storage space. A fast transfer speed can significantly reduce the waiting time; More photos quality choices enable you to transfer photos without losing quality; Unlimited free storage brings you great convenience for transferring large photos.В

It isВ hard to find one that can meet all requirements, but you can choose the one that most matches your needs. If you’re looking for such a tool, here are some bestВ free software worth a try!

How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC via EaseUS MobiMover

EaseUS MobiMoverВ is the first utility we recommend.В With this light iPhone data transfer tool, you can easily get all or part of photos moved to a PC with several clicks. The best part of this tool is that it has no restrictions on the number of photos you can transfer and has no internet requirement. This undoubtedly makes the transfer process incredibly easy and convenient.В

Beyond that, it has many other outstanding features:

• Easy to use
• Good transfer speed
• Unlimited storageВ (This depends on your computer’s storage space)
• No quality loss
• No internet required

Besides, if you’re struggling to copy photos from iPhone to iPhone, it is also a good option. Now,В you can free download it on your computer and start to transfer photos.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to PC running Windows 7 or later. Run EaseUS MobiMover, choose «Phone to PC» and click the «Next» button on the screen. This mode allows you to transfer data from iPhone to PC in one click.В

Step 2. MobiMover supports transferring audio, videos, pictures, books, contacts, messages, etc. from iPhone to PC. Here, choose «Pictures» only. MobiMover will save the files on your desktop by default. You can customize the path as you need.В

Step 3.В Now, click the «Transfer» button to start transferring photos from your iPhone to PC.В The transfer time depends on the file size. Wait patiently

How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC for Free via File Explorer

File Explorer, a file manager application for PCs, also does an excellent job transferringВ photos and videos between mobile phones and computers. It doesn’t require an internet connection and has no restrictions on the number of photos you can transfer.

The only drawback of this way is that if you want to transfer photos selectively, you have to spend much more time selecting the items since all photos and videos are all stored in the folder in an unorganized way.

To transfer photos from iPhone to PC via File Explorer:

Step 1.В Connect your iPhone to your PC via a USB cable.

Step 2. Open File Explorer on your computer. If you’re using Windows 8 or Windows 10, you can open it by pressing Windows key + E.

Step 3. Click on the «This PC» in the sidebar. Then you will see your iPhone under «Devices and drives.» If you’re using Windows 7, then your iPhone is under «Computer.»

Step 4. Double click your iPhone’s name and then click on «Internal Storage» then DICM.

Step 5. Find the folder that holds the photos you’d like to import and drag (copy) them to the folder you want to house them.

How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC with the Windows 10 Photos App

The Photos app isВ a free photo viewer and editor included with Windows 10. With it, you can free to view and manageВ photos on your computer or an external device. Only a USB is needed for this method.В

To transfer iPhone pictures to PC with Windows 10 Photos app:

Step 1. Open Photos on your PC from the Start Menu, desktop, or taskbar. Meanwhile, connect your iPhone to your PC.

Step 2. Click «Import» in the upper-right corner.

Step 3. Click «From a USB device.»

Step 4. Choose the photos you’d like to import.В

Step 5. Click «Continue.»

How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC via iCloud Wirelessly

iCloud for Windows is anotherВ application that worth a try. Before making use of this application, several things should be noted:

• Make sure you’ve installed the iCloud application on your computer
• Make sure both your iPhone and computer have connected to a stable internet
• Make sure your iCloud has enough storage

To transfer photos from iPhone to PC via iCloud:В

Step 1. First of all, you’ll need to enable iCloud Photo Library on your iPhone.

• Go to your Settings.
• Tap [your name].
• Tap «Photos.»
• Enable «iCloud Photo Library.»

Step 2. Then you can download photos from iCloud to your PC.

• Open the iCloud Control Panel on your computer.
• Click «Options» next to Photos.
• Tick the box next toВ В «iCloud Photo Library» and «Download new photos and videos to my PC.»
• Go to your computer to check the photos and videos from your iPhone.

If you didn’t install the iCloud Control Panel on your computer, you could go to the iCloud website to get the job done as well.

Step 1. Go to iCloud.com on your computer and sign in with your Apple ID and password.

Step 2. Select «Photos» to view all photos stored in your iCloud.

Step 3. Choose and download the items to your PC.

How to Transfer iPhone PhotosВ to PC via iTunes

iTunes can also help you make a copy of your photos to the computer. But the images you backed with iTunes are not viewable unless restoring them to your iPhone or iPad, which will erase your current data on the iPhone.В

Step 1. Plug your iPhone into the computer with a USB cable, then launch iTunes.

Step 2. Find the device icon on the menu and click the «Photos» tab under the Settings section.

Step 3. From the right side of iTunes, tick the «Sync Photos.»

Step 4. Select «all photos and album» or specific files and click «Apply.»

Step 5. Wait for the syncing process to complete, and then click «Done.»В

The Bottom Line

We hope you have successfully transferred photos from iPhone to PC with the five software we offered in this post. If you have any questions about this topic, then you can contact us to help you out. During the process of transferring, you may meet data loss. If that unfortunately happens, don’t forget to find the lost photos back.В

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EaseUS MobiMover allows you to easily transfer all data from your iPhone to your PC. The app is available for both Windows and Macs so irrespective of which platform you use, you are covered.

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EaseUS MobiMover is a program that allows you to share files between your iOS device and your PC in an easy manner. This is very useful, since both operative systems are not compatible.

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Top 10 Software to Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC (Video Guide)

Don’t you guys ever feel like there are so many photos stored in your iPhone that you don’t need in your daily life but are important as they recall your memories. Yes, this is where you need software for transferring Photos from iPhone to Computer. You can store and even backup those photos in your computer which will help you to free the large amount of space. Many apps and software has made our job of transferring photos so easy and convenient. Here, I will show you best app and software to transfer photos from iPhone to PC (iPhone 12 is now supported!).

Top 5 Free Software to Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC

There are so many free software that helps to transfer photos and even manage it. Some free software might have a specific time period for its usage after that you might have to buy or else it automatically terminates. So, I will also be showing you fee app for transferring photos from iPhone to computer.

1. Sync Photos from iPhone to PC Using iTunes

pic: sync photos to pc with itunes

iTunes is the first tool that comes to everyone’s mind for transferring photos from iPhone to PC. It is a free app that is very useful for every apple user. You just need to connect your iPhone with iTunes using USB cable, then click the «device icon» on the top bar > click «Photos» on the left side > Tick the box of «Sync Photos», you can choose the albums you want to transfer.

• It will overwrite the current photos on your computer.
• If you use iCloud photos to share photos, then you won’t be able to sync photos through iTunes.

2. Download Photos from iPhone to Computer Using iCloud

pic: iCloud photo library

iCloud is a service provided by Apple which helps you to sync photos from iPhone to computer. Just download the iCloud on your computer and also enable iCloud on your iPhone (Go to Settings > your name > iCloud > Photos > turn on iCloud Photo Library).

All your photos will be saved directly from your iPhone to computer if you are connected over Wi-Fi. If you are not connected to Wi-Fi then the photos will be sync to computer the next time when it is connected to Wi-Fi.

There is only 5G free storage space on iCloud

3. Upload Photos from iPhone to Computer Using CopyTrans Photo

pic: copytrans photo

CopyTrans Photo is a free and one of the popular software which helps to transfer photos from iPhone to PC, which offers two-way transfer. Simply drag and drop the photos from iPhone interface to the PC.

• Supports all the iPhone from iPhone 4, iPhone 4s to iPhone 11.
• Supports file format like JPG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TGA and PCX.
• You can back-up all the photos at once or even individually.

It is available for only Window computer, not support Mac version.

4. Transfer Pictures from iPhone to PC By Simple Transfer

pic: simple transfer

Simple Transfer is free photo transferring app that works perfectly fine. It is simple and easy to use without any complex interface or function. It transfer photos from iPhone to PC wirelessly, just connect directly to your local WiFi network.

• This app has passcode protection features which helps you to lock the app.
• Compatible with windows, mac as well as linux.
• Export photos as JPEG or HEIC

• It’s not completely free, only first 50 photos can be transferred for free.
• Unable to transfer files to any external server.

5. Send Photos from iPhone to Computer By Photo Transfer App

pic: photo transfer app

Photo Transfer App is next free app that allows you to transfer photos from iPhone to computer. It transfer photos wirelessly. Simply drag & drop photos from your iPhone app to any folder on your PC.

• No cables needed, just connect to your local Wi-Fi network.
• Transfer photos in full resolution without quality loss also transfer photo file in RAW formats from iPhone to computer.
• Preserves photo metadata in all transfer direction (EXIF information, location etc).

• Some public Wi-Fi networks may not required for this application to work.
• Only support Windows XP or later
• Have to install the «Photo Transfer App» on your iPhone or iPad

Top 5 Paid Software to Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC

There are several paid software to transfer photos from iPhone 12/11/XS/X to PC. If you want to access many number of functions with different benefit then it is better to go for paid software. Paid software includes all the necessary function that makes the work easy, fast with convenience. Here are top 5 paid software to move photos from iPhone to PC.

1. Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC without iTunes (Strongly Recommend Tenorshare iCareFone)

Free iCareFone is a full-featured iOS manager tool, which enables you export photos from iPhone and PC in one click. Free trial users can export 10 photos. Apart from transferring photos, this software has other interesting and useful features. For example,

• Backup data including Whatsapp for free.
• Selectively restore data on your iPhone/iPad
• Transfer photos and other files without limitation
• Transfer Whatsapp between iPhone and Android.
• Fix various iOS problems.
• Support both Windows Version as well as Mac version.
• Compatible with all the iPhone models and iOS version including iOS 4 and iPhone 12 Pro (Max), iPhone 12 mini.

pic: tenorshare iCareFone

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2. Save Photos from iPhone to PC by iMazing

iMazing is also one of the popular app for transferring photos from iPhone to computer. It also doesn’t require iTunes or iCloud to transfer photos like iCareFone. We can easily access photos via Wi-fi or USB from PC. It shows all the photos including hidden photos with the specific folder like Selfie, Favorite etc. You can save the photos and even backup them. It supports iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, iPhone 8 as well as iPhone X.

3. How to Import Photos from iPhoen to Computer by Wondershare TunesGo

TunesGo is one of the software that helps in moving photos from iPhone to PC. It doesn’t requires iTunes for iOS related features. It supports iOS 11 including the previous iOS 13.4 and others. It can delete multiple photos at once. It previews photos in their original resolution as well as sort the photos with customized filters. It also help to back up the photos and import the photos to your computer easily.

4. Download Photos from iPhone to Laptop by Xilisoft iPhone Transfer

pic: xilisoft iphone transfer

Xilisoft iPhone Transfer is a simple iPhone manager tool to transfer photos from iPhone to computer. It supports all the iPhone models like iPhone 11. You can also use this software to back up the photos, music and other files to your computer. Though it is cheap, it has no other excellent features, such as repairing iPhone or transfer Whatsapp between iPhone and Android.

5. Transfer iPhone Photos to PC with AnyTrans

AnyTrans is also of the popular and good photo transferring software available in the market. This software easily exports photos from iPhone to PC by categories whether it be Selfie, Live Photos or album. It also backup the photos easily and even help to converts them from HEIC to JPG without loss in quality. It is compatible with the latest iOS 14 also supports the older iPhone models like iPhone 5, iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and so on.

Summary

So, these are 10 best software to transfer photos from iPhone to PC where free app as well as paid software is listed. All the software are good but among them the most popular and the best software in the market is Tenorshare iCareFone . I recommend using this software as it offers everything that the users wants from the software and also it is value for money. Let me know if you have any query.

Updated on 2020-10-23 / Update for iOS File Transfer