PhotoSSD
External SSD Photo Library
$2.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Open Apple Photos libraries from an external SSD on your iPhone or iPad—no cloud upload, account, or copy to device storage required.
View the Apple Photos library you created on your Mac directly from an external SSD on iPhone or iPad.
PhotoSSD is a dedicated viewer for Apple Photos libraries (.photoslibrary) stored on a compatible external SSD.
Connect your SSD, select a library, and start browsing. There is no need to copy a large photo collection to your device or upload it to iCloud.
KEY FEATURES
• Browse Apple Photos libraries (.photoslibrary) created on Mac
• View photos in a fast thumbnail grid
• Explore memories by year and month
• Filter the types of photos shown
• Adjust the number of grid columns
• Open photos at full size
• Select a library directly from external storage
SAVE DEVICE SPACE
Keep your library on the external SSD and browse it there. Your photo collection does not need to occupy your iPhone or iPad storage.
PRIVACY FIRST
No account is required. Photos are processed on your device and are not uploaded to an external server.
Keep your memories on your SSD and close at hand. With PhotoSSD, your Mac Photos library can travel with you.
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Information
- Seller
- YOSHIAKI FUKUSHIMA
- Size
- 12.6 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 7 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 PhotoSSD
