Camera to Files

Name: Camera to Files
Rating: 3.7 (3 reviews)
Author: Chad Pickard

Files, iCloud Drive & OneDrive

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

3 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Photo & Video
Developer

Chad Pickard
Language

EN
English
Size

15
MB

iPhone

Take photos, videos, and scans straight to the Files app, a flash drive, or an SD card. No Photos clutter, no sorting later. Stop saving everything to Photos. Shot2File saves directly to Files, iCloud Drive, and OneDrive. Choose a folder once, then capture photos, videos, and scans that land exactly where you want them — fast, clean, and organized. Built for a faster workflow: - Save directly to Files, iCloud Drive, or OneDrive - Smart Naming with 21 tokens — date, time, place, device, EXIF, sequence, and more - Optional Auto-Sort into Year / Month / Day folders - Photo, Video, and Scan in one simple camera - Quick Reveal in Files and easy sharing - Volume buttons as shutter (optional) Pro camera control Tap to focus and meter. Long-press to lock AE/AF and drag the reticle handle to bias exposure exactly where you want it. Lens chips are labeled (Ultra-Wide, Wide, Tele) so you always know which one is active. Self-timer (3s / 10s) and expanded grids — rule of thirds, square, golden spiral, and diagonals — for cleaner framing. Powerful scanning Create multi-page PDFs with color, grayscale, or black-and-white modes, plus DPI and margin controls. Pro unlocks on-device OCR with multi-language detection so the text inside scanned pages is searchable in Files, Preview, and Spotlight. Better capture control Choose photo format (JPEG/HEIC) and quality. Record video with stabilization. Pro unlocks up to 4K/60 video with full stabilization control. Smart Naming Build any filename pattern with tokens for date, time, weekday, place (reverse-geocoded city), device model, image dimensions, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, GPS, sequence numbers, and more. Live preview while you type. Bulk Rename (Pro) Rename existing photos, videos, and PDFs in any folder using your current template — with one-tap undo. OneDrive that just works Upload to OneDrive Personal or Business. If your network drops mid-upload, Shot2File queues the file and finishes it the moment connectivity returns. Made for frequent use Pin favorite folders for one-tap saving. Free includes 1 Favorite. Pro unlocks unlimited Favorites. Use Siri or the Action Button to launch straight into the camera or scanner — no menus, no app picker. Spotlight indexes each capture action, so you can search "take a photo" and shoot. Try Pro Get a 15-minute Pro preview. Additional Favorites require permanent Pro.

Ratings & Reviews

3.7

out of 5

3 Ratings

Room for improvement
May 3
vmk-jz
With camera controls on the screen, it uses what your camera actually sees (top and bottom) instead of scaling. Instead of scaling the view so you see the whole image. Also. When you hide controls and take pics, there's no confirmation when you pres shutter. So the ux is not there yet. Not worth pro feature. Thinking of vibe coding something myself

Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback, really helpful. You’re right on both. The camera view should match the actual photo, and there should be some kind of confirmation when you hit the shutter. Both are going in the next update. Hope you’ll give it another shot when it’s out.
Room for improvement
May 3
vmk-jz

With camera controls on the screen, it uses what your camera actually sees (top and bottom) instead of scaling. Instead of scaling the view so you see the whole image. Also. When you hide controls and take pics, there's no confirmation when you pres shutter. So the ux is not there yet. Not worth pro feature. Thinking of vibe coding something myself
Developer Response May 5
Thanks for the feedback, really helpful. You’re right on both. The camera view should match the actual photo, and there should be some kind of confirmation when you hit the shutter. Both are going in the next update. Hope you’ll give it another shot when it’s out.
Needs a size fix for smaller phones
May 31
mikey186
I know many apps these days have a newer bigger iPhones, but I have a iPhone SE 3rd and, and for some reason, because of the UI size, the capture button was cut off halfway before the bottom of the screen. I was thankfully able to use the setting to use volume button as a workaround.

Developer Response
You're right, sorry about this. The new layout in 1.1.1 doesn'tfit smaller screens like the SE 3rd gen, so the shutter buttongets cut off. Working on a fix now. Really glad the volume buttonoption got you through in the meantime.
Needs a size fix for smaller phones
May 31
mikey186

I know many apps these days have a newer bigger iPhones, but I have a iPhone SE 3rd and, and for some reason, because of the UI size, the capture button was cut off halfway before the bottom of the screen. I was thankfully able to use the setting to use volume button as a workaround.
Developer Response Jun 8
You're right, sorry about this. The new layout in 1.1.1 doesn'tfit smaller screens like the SE 3rd gen, so the shutter buttongets cut off. Working on a fix now. Really glad the volume buttonoption got you through in the meantime.

- Burst mode: in Photo mode, hold the shutter or a volume button to fire a rapid burst, then let go to stop. There's an on-screen counter, and a switch in Settings to turn it off. - Better fit on smaller phones: the top camera controls no longer get cut off on compact screens like the iPhone SE. - Faster with thumb drives and SD cards: quicker loading, and photos now save instantly and copy to your drive in the background instead of making you wait. - Fixed a "low memory" message that could briefly pause the preview right after launch. Thanks to everyone sending detailed feedback. Keep it coming.

Version 1.3.0 Jul 11

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Seller: Chad Pickard
Size: 15 MB
Category: Photo & Video
Compatibility: Requires iOS 18.5 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 18.5 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 15.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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