How to download photos from iPhone to PC?

Quite often people are looking for an effective solution to transfer photos from iPhone to PC. Luckily, we have an app that offers 2 quick and efficient ways to transfer photos from iPhone to computer in just a few clicks without iTunes.

Follow the guide below to learn how to download photos from iPhone to computer, and more:

• keep the original quality of the photos & videos;
• preserve date the shot was taken, location, and filters;
• transfer both HEIC and JPEG photos.

The method also works with iPad and iPod devices that support photos.

How to download photos from iPhone to computer | Guide

Before you choose how you want to transfer photos from iPhone to PC, you need to have CopyTrans Photo – a tool that will ensure the iPhone photo transfer:

Download CopyTrans Photo

1. Install the program. If you need help installing CopyTrans Photo, please refer to the installation guide.

2. Run CopyTrans Photo and connect your iPhone. iPhone or iPad photos are displayed on the left hand side of the main program window. The photos on your computer appear on the right:

Now that you are all set, select one of the options:

• I want to download all photos from iPhone to computer
• I want to trasfer specific iPhone photos to computer

Backup all iPhone photos to computer

1. To download all iPhone photos and albums at once, click on the “Full Backup” button at the top-left.

2. From the newly-appeared window, select the PC backup location where the iPhone photos will be transferred and click OK.

3. Wait until the photos are transferred and the backup is completed.

4. The iPhone photos are now transferred to the computer folder of your choice!

How to transfer iPhone photos to PC | YouTube tutorial

Transfer certain photos from iPhone to computer

1. Alternatively, you can select the Camera Roll photos you want to transfer. You can also choose the iPhone photo album on the left pane and select the photos you wish to transfer from iPhone to PC.

TIP: To select multiple photos, press and hold the CTRL key and click on each photo. To select all photos from a particular iPhone album press and hold CTRL + A.


2. Select a PC folder from the pane on the far right side of the main program window where you want to import photos from iPhone.

3. Now drag and drop the selected photos from the left to the PC pane on the right to transfer them to computer.

4. Finally, click on the “Apply changes” button that will download photos from iPhone.

5. The photos are now transferred from iPhone to computer. It’s that easy 🙂

For users on iOS 11 and iOS 12

Apple introduced a new default photo format in iOS 11. If you are using any of the recent iPhone models starting from iPhone 7, you will most likely have some of your photos transferred in HEIC format.

To view your HEIC pictures on Windows, use CopyTrans HEIC for Windows – a simple tool that allows you to open and view HEIC files using the native Windows Photo Viewer and Windows Explorer.