Transferring iPhone photos and videos to your Mac can salvage precious infinite on your mobile device. Plus, it's easier to edit and retouch when you've got a larger screen with a college resolution, not to mention that native Mac tools allow you to convert, resize, and organize your images in no time. In this article, we'll cover the 4 quickest ways to transfer your images over.

The best ways to transfer photos from an iPhone to a Mac

Because iPhone and Mac are parts of the Apple ecosystem, there are multiple means to connect them and move content around. Some involve using a USB cablevision, others work wirelessly. These methods have proven the handiest in our experience:

  1. Sync photos to your Mac using Finder (macOS Catalina or afterward)
  2. Move photos and other content with AnyTrans
  3. Import pictures to the Photos app
  4. Upload photos using ImageCapture
  5. AirDrop photos from iPhone to a Mac
  6. Transfer photos using iCloud

Let'southward talk nigh all these in more detail.

Earlier y'all transfer your iPhone pictures to the Mac

Although Macs have more storage than iPhones, that storage is non infinite, and then you might want to avoid dumping thousands of unneeded pics onto your Mac. We're talking blurry party selfies, multiple shots of the aforementioned sunset, taken simply seconds apart, long-forgotten screenshots of long-forgotten conversations — those tin add up to a few gigabytes.

So before you get-go the transfer, browse your iPhone pics with Gemini Photos: Gallery Cleaner. This app will find all the clutter you've accumulated over the years, such as similar shots and blurry photos, and help you delete them in no time.

At present that yous've washed that, here are our top means to transfer photos and videos.

How to import photos from an iPhone to a Mac with a USB cablevision

The most common ways to transfer pictures from your iPhone to your Mac involve connecting your devices with a USB cablevision. But even then, you have options depending on which awarding you want to use. Below you'll read about four different apps that will help you sync your photos.

Motion photos from iPhone to Mac using Finder

Starting with macOS Catalina (10.xv) or later, you can sync your iPhone with a Mac using Finder. Follow these steps to sync photos from your iPhone to your Mac:

  1. Connect your iPhone to your Mac with a USB cable.
  2. On the Mac, open a new Finder window.
  3. In the sidebar, under your Devices, click on your iPhone.
  4. At the top of the window, click Photos.
  5. Check the "Sync Photos" box.
  6. Choose the app or folder that yous desire to sync from.
  7. Cull to sync all photos and albums or simply selected albums.
  8. Click Apply.

How to transfer photos from iPhone to computer with AnyTrans

iCloud and Photos are obvious choices for image transferring, but they're non without flaws. If you want to transfer all content from your iPhone without having to wait forever, and back information technology upwardly at the same time, a tertiary-party utility like AnyTrans for iOS makes much more sense.

A combination of a backup tool and media downloader, AnyTrans helps you migrate content. Here's how you use it to move photos and everything else from your iPhone:

  1. Launch AnyTrans and ensure both your devices are connected to the same network.
  2. Connect iPhone to your Mac's USB port.
  3. Allow AnyTrans access to your photograph library.
  4. Go to Device Managing director > Export iPhone content to figurer.

Your content will travel instantly. What's more, it will sync to iCloud — then there's no need to worry your photos don't have a fill-in.

Import photos from an iPhone to a Mac using Photos

I of the quickest methods is to plug the Lightning-to-USB cable you use to charge the iPhone into i of your Mac's USB ports. When an iPhone is continued, the macOS Photos app automatically opens and suggests importing your photos. Hither's the import process, step by step.

  1. Connect your iPhone to the Mac using a Lightning-to-USB cablevision
  2. If needed, unlock your iPhone and confirm it trusts the device
  3. The Photos app should load and show you the images from your iPhone in the primary window. If that doesn't happen, select your iPhone from the left-hand menu in the Photos app. Now you'll come across all of the images and videos stored in your iPhone'south Camera Roll.
  4. Click Import All New Items in the meridian right-hand corner, or go through the photos, select the ones you lot want to import, and click Import Selected

Once the import is consummate, y'all can ask Photos to automatically delete the pics on your iPhone, giving you space to starting time again and take fifty-fifty more pictures.

Upload photos from iPhone to Mac using Image Capture

Another method for transferring your pictures from iPhone to Mac is with the Prototype Capture app, which comes by default with macOS. Follow these steps to import pics from your iPhone:

  1. Connect your iPhone to your Mac with a USB cable.
  2. On your Mac, open Image Capture.
  3. In the sidebar, select your iPhone nether the Devices category.
  4. At the lesser of the window, click the Import To bill of fare to cull where to save your pictures.
  5. Select the pictures you desire to import and click the Import button or click Import All.

How to transfer photos from an iPhone to a Mac wirelessly

If you don't have a USB cable nearby, don't worry. You can withal send pics from your phone wirelessly. And even if you have a cablevision close, you might want to endeavor 1 of these methods to relieve yous the hassle of plugging your iPhone into your computer.

Send photos from iPhone to Mac using AirDrop

If you demand to move merely a few of your images over to your Mac, the quickest way to do that is by using AirDrop.

Start by switching AirDrop on your iPhone.

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Tap General
  3. Scroll to AirDrop
  4. Ready this to Anybody to send information via AirDrop to any device

Now switch it on on your Mac:

  1. Open Finder
  2. Click Go in the bill of fare bar and select AirDrop
  3. A Finder window will open, with the AirDrop icon at the bottom. It looks like an old-fashioned fix of blue radio waves
  4. Beneath this icon is a dropdown. Click on it and select Everyone.

Give both devices a few moments to find i some other.

Now, here's how you transfer photos from your iPhone to your Mac with AirDrop:

  1. Open Photos on your iPhone
  2. Select the pics yous want to transfer
  3. Tap the sharing button in the bottom left-hand corner
  4. Expect till AirDrop finds your Mac and tap on it
  5. On your Mac you'll see a pop-up window asking you to accept the photos. Click Take.

Depending on your Mac'south settings, y'all may exist asked where you want to save the photos. Once y'all're done transferring, you can switch off AirDrop on your Mac and iPhone.

Sync photos from an iPhone to a Mac using iCloud

Another style to move photos from an iPhone to a Mac is with iCloud. iCloud Photo Library, a.k.a. iCloud Photos, can do all the heavy lifting. However, if you've got over 5GB of photos and videos, y'all'll need to upgrade your storage plan, paying anything from $0.99 per month for 50GB to $9.99 for 2TB of cloud storage.

To set up upwardly iCloud Photo Library on your iPhone, follow these steps:

  1. Become to Settings

  2. Tap on your name at the superlative

  3. Go to iCloud
  4. Underneath the iCloud storage indicator, you lot'll encounter a list of Apps Using iCloud
  5. Tap on Photos
  6. Switch on iCloud Photos

At present, to set it up on your Mac:

  1. Launch the Photos app
  2. Go to the Photos menu in the carte du jour bar
  3. Click on Preferences
  4. Side by side, click on iCloud
  5. Cheque the box side by side to iCloud Photograph Library (iCloud Photos in macOS Mojave)

Provided you've followed both series of steps and both your devices are using the same Apple ID, your photos and videos will automatically sync between iPhone and Mac.

Remember: while y'all take iCloud Photo Library on, whatever changes y'all make to photos on one device volition automatically sync to the other. So if you want to delete them on your iPhone and keep them on your Mac, switch off the sync after you've transferred everything.

Whichever method y'all utilise, Apple makes it like shooting fish in a barrel to transfer photos and videos from an iPhone to a Mac. But brand sure you motility the pics you lot really need, otherwise you lot're just shuffling clutter around.