MyCloud Photos for Mac
The Mac app backs up your iCloud Photos library to drives you own and serves it to your paired iPhone.
Download MyCloud Photos 1.0 (build 3)
.dmg · 31.0 MB · macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon and Intel
Signed and notarized
Signed with Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so macOS opens it without warnings.
Install
- Open the downloaded disk image.
- Drag MyCloud Photos to the Applications folder, then open it from Applications.
- Allow access to your Photos library when asked, choose a drive or folder to back up to, and choose Pair iPhone.
Then add your iPhone
Get MyCloud Photos Library for iPhone from the App Store (in App Review now) and scan the pairing code. One purchase in the iPhone app covers both; the Mac app is a free preview of up to 1,000 items until then.
SHA-256: 9a0b4fd04d81a5ec78ec89567b5de6c40bd0de63014d47e9e75c00bd7d11a3d3