Photos Takeout 4+

Photos Takeout exports your Mac and iCloud Photos libraries into folders organized by year, album, or date. It preserves image resolution, metadata, and organization. Exports all or selected folders to Mac, external drive, or any cloud storage service with a few clicks. There's no easier, faster or reliable way to get a full backup of your Photos library.

Photos Takeout supports all macOS and Apple Photos versions from High Sierra to Sequoia.

KEY FEATURES

- Customizable Exports: Export photos by year, album, or dates in a familiar folder structure.
- Maintains Organization (folder - albums structure) and metadata (EXIF, IPTC).
- Automatically fetches full resolution versions from iCloud if Mac has optimized versions.
- Preserves Formats: Supports all photo & video formats (Exports Live Photos as JPG + MOV).
- Incremental Exports: Keeps archived folders up-to-date by exporting only new or modified files.
- Shared Albums and Favorites: Downloads these and other auto-created albums.
- Compatibility: Works with all versions from High Sierra to Sequoia, on both Intel and Silicon Macs.

EXPORT OPTIONS

- Export Year into Year or Year (Month) folder hierarchy.
- Export Albums into Albums (flat) or Folder (Albums) hierarchy.
- Export original unmodified or latest edited versions.
- Export only photos, only videos, or both
- Preserve custom arrangements within albums.
- Export referenced and iCloud-based photos.

USE CASES

- Get a real offline backup (iCloud is NOT a backup).
- Reduce iCloud storage costs by offloading photos.
- Migrate to other photo management programs.
- Share albums with non-Mac users.
- Create digital or printed yearbooks.

WHY USE PHOTOS TAKEOUT?

The Mac Photos app stores your photos and videos in an opaque database structure over which you have no control. You can't find your photos in Finder. Can't make an accessible, organized backup. Can't migrate to another photo management program without losing organization and edits. With Photos Takeout, you can do all this and more.

The native Photos app's export function is quite basic. You can't export folders by Year or Year (Month), and if you try to export your entire library you'll end up with one humongous folder. Photos Takeout allows for easy, organized, and metadata-preserving exports, making it ideal for backups, migrations, and sharing.

Remember, iCloud is a syncing service, not a backup. And Time Machine backups will only have row-resolution thumbnails if you use Optimize Mac Storage. Photos Takeout is the best way to make a full backup in an accessible format, and keep it up to date with Photos Takeout's exclusive Incremental Exports feature.

PRICING

- Free Version: Exports one photo per folder to demonstrate functionality.
- Paid Options: 1-Month Plan: For one-off exports / One-Time Purchase: For frequent or professional users.

Both paid options provide full access to all features, and handle Photos libraries of all sizes (Even multi-terabyte ones).

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SUPPORT

For help or support, the app includes a detailed User Guide. You can also contact us for personalized support - we don't do canned responses.

Visit our website www.photostakeout.com and download the app's free version to go through the User Guide