How to transfer photos from iphone to computer wirelessly

Do you need to copy some photos from your iPhone or iPad to your computer? One option is to get out your sync cable, but that's a hassle -- and not always practical if you're looking to copy photos to a computer other than your own.

Maybe, for example, your sister wants all the photos you just snapped of your nephew's birthday party. Or you need to share some iPhone screenshots in a blog post. Email is one option, of course, but a limited and clunky one.

Until Google discontinued it, Bump offered a very easy way to transfer photos to a PC, no cable required. Before that, I used old favorite WiFi Photo -- but it hasn't been updated in years and no longer works properly.

How to transfer photos from iphone to computer wirelessly
Janos Barkai

Thankfully, there's a similar solution, and it's free and easy (once you know how). Here's the process:

Step one: Download and install WiFi Photo Transfer.

Step two: Run the app, and agree to let it access your photos. (That's a one-time approval you won't need to repeat.) Make sure your iDevice is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the computer you're going to use.

Step three: Note the Web address shown in the app. (It'll be something like http://192:168.0.1:15555 though you can leave out the portion before the numbers.) Open a browser on your PC or Mac, then type in that address.

Step four: In the browser, click Camera Roll. (You may also see other available libraries stored on your iDevice, which you can access for file-copying as well.)

Step five: To copy just one photo, click the one you want, then choose one of the available download options on the next screen: full size, large, medium, or small.

How to transfer photos from iphone to computer wirelessly
Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET

Step six: To copy multiple photos, click the blue Download in Zip button. Don't worry, nothing will download yet; you can now specify a range of photos or click the checkbox next to each one you want. Once you've made your picks, click Download Selected Pictures. That'll copy everything to your default download folder -- all neatly zipped, of course.

How to transfer photos from iphone to computer wirelessly
Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET

And that's it. Once you've done this a couple times, it boils down to a few simple steps: run the app, open your browser, and choose your pics. Like everything good in life, it's fast, easy, wireless, and free!

Easily access your photo libraries via wifi from any computer with a web browser!

Just start the app and enter the displayed address into the address bar of your browser. Works with any computer that has a modern browser (like desktop or portable computers, iPads, or even an other iPhone) and is on the same wifi network as your phone, iPod or iPad.

- You can select and transfer multiple photos at once
- EXIF metadata is retained in mass-download mode (not in one-by-one mode)
- Optional password protection for the web interface
- Can also be used to download videos
- Transfer in full resolution or scaled down
- No extra software required

It's simple yet useful. And it's free.

What’s New

Oct 16, 2019

Version 2.9.4

hopefully the last of the iOS 13 related bugfixes: reencoding pictures to JPEG did not work for some people, this update fixes that.

Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5

1.7K Ratings

Excellent but need to convert HEIC to JPEG for my use

This works great for pulling original photos from my IPhone SE 2020 with a few limitations.

Batch extract is limited to 200 photos so need to work in multiple batches for large libraries.

Photos extract in true ORIGINAL format which is HEIC. If using Windows or more critically Adobe Lightroom on Windows you will need to convert those files to jpg. I used iMazing HEIC converter for an efficient batch conversion (all metadata maintained). If transferring by USB cable to PC the photos convert to jpg on import (iTunes?).

Wish I had known about this long ago

I have an iPhone and an iPad. Air drop works great but when I want to use my computer I struggled for months trying to download videos. Since I have discovered this I now use my computer more for editing videos. Best app available for moving photos and videos to a computer and even an old guy like me can easily do it.

Bed app compared to others

I have happily using the app for the past few months and it’s solid. I even had friends install it. It’s simple, reliable and free... I think I’m dreaming, someone pinch me!
Also iOS 13 update made the app unusable, but I’m glad this app is made by developers that solved the issue as soon as they could. I have used several other file transferring apps, none come close.

App Privacy

The developer, Voxeloid Kft., has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

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Voxeloid Kft.

Size

12 MB

Category

Photo & Video

Compatibility iPhone Requires iOS 9.0 or later. iPad Requires iPadOS 9.0 or later. iPod touch Requires iOS 9.0 or later. Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Age Rating

4+

Copyright

© 2010 Janos Barkai

Price

Free

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