Make your photos and videos available on all of your devices with iCloud Photos. Or store them locally only on your Mac or PC.

iCloud Photos keeps your photos and videos safe, up to date and available automatically on all of your Apple devices, on iCloud.com and even on your PC. iCloud Photos always uploads and stores your original, full-resolution photos. You can keep full-resolution originals on each of your devices, or save space with device-optimised versions instead. Either way, you can download your originals whenever you need them. Any organisational changes or edits you make are always kept up to date across all of your devices.

The photos and videos that you keep in iCloud Photos use your iCloud storage. Before you turn on iCloud Photos, make sure you have enough space in iCloud to store your entire collection. You can see how much space you need and then upgrade your storage plan if necessary.

You can use the Photos app to import photos from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your Mac.

1. Connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your Mac with a USB cable.
2. Open the Photos app.
3. The Photos app shows an Import screen with all of the photos and videos that are on your connected device. If the Import screen doesn't appear automatically, click the device's name in the Photos sidebar.
4. If asked, unlock your iOS device using your passcode. If you see a prompt on your iOS device asking you to Trust This Computer, tap Trust to continue.
5. Either select the photos you want to import and click Import Selected, or click Import All New Photos.
   
6. Wait for the process to finish, then disconnect your device from your Mac.

Find out what to do if you can't import photos from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your computer.