Photos Takeout for iCloud, Mac
Export. Backup. Save. Archive.
Only for Mac
Free · In-App Purchases
Mac
Back up / export Mac and iCloud Photos, organized by years or albums. Full resolution, complete metadata. Trusted by thousands of professional photographers & organizers.
Photos Takeout is the essential Mac app for anyone seeking reliable backups of the Apple Photos library, maintaining complete control and organization. Photos Takeout provides an intuitive, powerful solution to effortlessly download your Mac and iCloud Photos library into neatly organized, accessible folders, preserving all metadata and image formats.
** Photos Takeout is easy to use, and the User Guide clearly explains all its functions. But ANY problem, please email us for prompt, 100% human-powered help **
Key Features:
* Customizable Exports: Export photos and videos by year, album, or date, creating a familiar and intuitive folder structure.
* Preserves Quality & Metadata: Maintain original image resolution, vital EXIF/IPTC metadata, titles, descriptions, keywords, and locations.
* Direct from iCloud: Fetches full-resolution images from iCloud when "Optimize Mac storage" is enabled. No "1000 photos at a time" limitation.
* Incremental Exports: Keep your exported folders up-to-date by exporting only new or modified files. Super-fast, saves time and storage.
* Comprehensive Format Support: Handles all photo & video formats, including Live Photos (exported as JPG + MOV).
* Maintains Organization: Preserve your custom arrangements within albums and mirror complex folder-album hierarchies.
* Broad Compatibility: Compatible with all macOS / Photos versions from High Sierra to Tahoe. For both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.
Why Photos Takeout?
Photos Takeout has been in the Mac App Store for six years. It is designed for robustness (can export multi-terabyte libraries: local as well as iCloud based), reliability (Most users are professional), and security/privacy (All processing on your Mac; no data to external servers; no personal data/photos collected). It has been updated and enhanced throughout its life and works on every macOS version since High Sierra.
Unlike the basic export function of the native Photos app, which lumps all files into a single, jumbled up folder, Photos Takeout ensures your memories are exported perfectly.
* True Offline Backup: iCloud is a syncing service, not a backup. Photos Takeout creates a real backup of your entire library in an organized format.
* Reduce iCloud Storage Costs: Easily offload photos and videos from iCloud while retaining a fully accessible copy on your Mac or external drive.
* Seamless Migration: Extract your image assets for migration to other photo management programs without losing organization, edits, or metadata.
* Effortless Management: Update your backups with incremental exports - amazingly fast and convenient.
Photos Takeout simplifies complex tasks, empowering you to manage even multi-terabyte libraries with just a few clicks. Download the free version today to experience the fastest, most reliable way to secure and organize your digital memories.
Visit our website for a detailed user guide and personalized support: www.photostakeout.com
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Information
- Seller
- App Initio Limited
- Size
- 27.1 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 10.13 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 10.13 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Classification
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- 1 Month $14.99
- One-Time $79.99
- Copyright
- © 2025 App Initio Limited