About PhotoSync – transfer photos
PhotoSync – the best solution to wirelessly transfer, backup & share photos / videos to computer, NAS, other phones and popular cloud / photo services. ** Cross-platform solution with native apps for mobile devices,...
PhotoSync – the best solution to wirelessly transfer, backup & share photos / videos to computer, NAS, other phones and popular cloud / photo services.
** Cross-platform solution with native apps for mobile devices, Windows & Mac. Also works on Linux
** Reliable and secure software – operating 12 years in the market and continuously updated
** No limitations – transfer and backup an unlimited number of photos & videos. Full resolution transfer with HEIC and RAW support; all metadata (EXIF, GPS) is preserved
** Flexible: Automatically organise files into folders by recording date, media type, album name and metadata on target device. Customisable file names
** Be totally independent of the cloud and iTunes
** Managed App Configuration over MDM or using a settings file (config.photosync-app.com)
—— MAIN FEATURES ——
Transfer to / from computer
• Directly transfer / backup photos & videos from iPhone / iPad to Windows PC or Mac. Photos & videos are transferred directly over the local Wi-Fi network. No Internet or cloud are required.
• Send photos & videos from Windows PC or Mac over Wi-Fi to iPhone / iPad. Received photos & videos are imported directly into the Camera Roll or an album you defined.
Transfer between phones and tablets
• Directly transfer photos & videos between devices over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or Personal Hotspot. No computer, Internet or cloud are required.
Transfer to / from NAS, cloud and photo services
• Backup photos & videos to NAS devices, home cloud and wireless portable hard drives over FTP, SMB, WebDAV and SFTP. PhotoSync works flawlessly with: Synology, QNAP, Buffalo NAS, ownCloud, NextCloud, WD MyCloud, TrueNAS, OpenMediaVault…
• Backup photos & videos to / from USB drives, iCloud Drive and local storage via the Files app (iOS13).
• Upload photos & videos to popular cloud and photo services like Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Photos, Flickr, OneDrive, SmugMug, Box, Zenfolio, pCloud…
• Transfer photos & videos directly between devices, services and NAS (e.g. OneDrive to SMB).
Visit photosync-app.com for a complete feature list.
LIMITATIONS
The free version of PhotoSync lets you fully test its transfer functionality. Photos & videos are, however, transferred in low quality. RAW and HEIC photos are converted to JPEG. You can remove these limitations by upgrading to PhotoSync Pro, a one-time purchase, inside the app.
—— PREMIUM FEATURES ——
Exclusive features for Premium users:
Autotransfer
Automatically transfer new photos & videos in the background to computer, NAS or supported cloud services, whenever you arrive at pre-selected locations or charge your device.
PhotoSync Camera
Take a photo with the built-in PhotoSync Camera and transfer it immediately to supported targets. Photo booth support over AirPlay & HDMI.
Advanced Siri Support & Workflows
Build powerful workflows using the Siri Actions “Transfer from Clipboard” & “Transfer new photos/videos” – possibilities are endless!
Client-Side Encryption – Protect Your Photos & Videos
Encrypt photos & videos before transfer to ensure safe storage on NAS and file-based cloud services.
Camera Support (Wi-Fi & USB)
Download from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Olympus & Lumix cameras and cameras connected over WiFi or USB. (Wireless) tethering & photo booth support over Airplay & HDMI.
Additional Premium Services & Features
Support for Amazon S3, Backblaze & Wasabi cloud services, SanDisk iXpand USB Flash Drive, Toshiba FlashAir & Transcend Wi-Fi SD cards.
Visit premium.photosync-app.com for a complete feature list.
Premium features require an additional purchase (one-time purchase or subscription with free trial).
LEGAL
Duration and price of each subscription is displayed in the PhotoSync app at time of purchase. Payment is charged to the iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription and auto-renewal can be managed or turned off in the iTunes account settings.
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Dec 1, 2023
Version 4.8.2
- New: For services with mulitple configurations (e.g. SMB, FTP, S3) the order of the configurations can now be changed
- New: When uploading to S3 & Wasabi PhotoSync now sets the "X-Amz-Meta-Mtime" header to the recording date of the photo & video. This header can also be interpreted by many 3rd party applications.
When enabling the new option "Query Recording date" PhotoSync will use this information to enable sorting by recording date when browsing photos & videos on S3 & Wasabi. Note: Enabling this option may slow down performance as it requires an additional query for each photo/video.
- New: When uploading to Backblaze, PhotoSync now sets the "X-Bz-Info-src_last_modified_millis" to the recording date of the photo & videos. This information is now also used when browsing Backblaze in PhotoSync, allowing sorting by recording date.
- Fixed: Issues with encrypted video uploads to S3, Wasabi and Backblaze. We recommend re-uploading these videos to an encrypted S3, Wasabi or Backblaze destination.
- Fixed: Wrong extension for XMP sidecar files, when "Keep original names" was enabled in "Expert Settings"
- Fixed: Videos were not recorded for more than 12 seconds in some cases when using the PhotoSync camera
- Fixed: PhotoSync now ignores when a USB or Wi-Fi camera disconnects (or goes to sleep) while a transfer is in progress
- Fixed: Transfers to SMB could result in error 22 in rare cases (e.g. when the target volume is exFAT formatted and mounted with fuse)
- Improved thumbnail loading performance for S3 based services
New in Version 4.8
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- New: Client-Side Encryption (Premium)
Encrypt photos & videos before transfer and store them encrypted on NAS and file-based cloud services. Browse and view encrypted photos & videos directly in PhotoSync.
Rclone and OpenSSL are supported, enabling easy workflow integration and seamless decryption on PC and Mac.
- New: Improved metadata support
Embedding metadata is now supported without re-encoding for most file types. PhotoSync can now also embed modified recording dates and tag photos / videos based on user album name, Moments / location name or media type.
- New: XMP support
XMP sidecar files containing all metadata information can now be transferred. This feature is optimal for integration into professional workflows. Configurable options: XMP files are always transferred; only for photos with edited metadata; only for RAW files with edited metadata; or never.
- New: "Display" option to detect modified / edited photos & videos as new: If you edit a photo or video after it has been transferred, PhotoSync will detect the photos / videos as new and the edited version will be re-transferred. This setting can be enabled under "Display Options" (iOS 16 and later).
- New: The PhotoSync Camera can now embed copyright info
- New: Added an option "Set transfer time/date only once" for sub-directory creation. This way only one sub-directory is created for every transfer session.
- New: Added a new custom format %SP for custom sub-directory creation based on media type (Live Photo, Screenshots...)
- New: Added new custom formats %MOT and %MOL to add the Moments title and Moments location into the file name or sub-directory name
- New: Added an option "Assign Live Photo MOV to photo folder" for sub-directory creation. When enabling this option both files of a Live Photo are stored in the photos folder, when the %2P or %3P format is used.
- New: Added option "Upload in Chunks" for WebDAV connections. This option is helpful e.g. for WebDAV servers proxied by CloudFare
- New: Added host key checks for SFTP connection
- New: Added an option to convert ProRes Videos to H264 or HEVC
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of PhotoSync – transfer photos since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-23 11:46:55.
The latest version is 4.8.2 and it was updated on 2024-04-19 19:14:51. See below the changes in each version.
PhotoSync – transfer photos version 4.8.2
Updated At: 2023-12-01
Changes: Dec 1, 2023
Version 4.8.2
- New: For services with mulitple configurations (e.g. SMB, FTP, S3) the order of the configurations can now be changed
- New: When uploading to S3 & Wasabi PhotoSync now sets the "X-Amz-Meta-Mtime" header to the recording date of the photo & video. This header can also be interpreted by many 3rd party applications.
When enabling the new option "Query Recording date" PhotoSync will use this information to enable sorting by recording date when browsing photos & videos on S3 & Wasabi. Note: Enabling this option may slow down performance as it requires an additional query for each photo/video.
- New: When uploading to Backblaze, PhotoSync now sets the "X-Bz-Info-src_last_modified_millis" to the recording date of the photo & videos. This information is now also used when browsing Backblaze in PhotoSync, allowing sorting by recording date.
- Fixed: Issues with encrypted video uploads to S3, Wasabi and Backblaze. We recommend re-uploading these videos to an encrypted S3, Wasabi or Backblaze destination.
- Fixed: Wrong extension for XMP sidecar files, when "Keep original names" was enabled in "Expert Settings"
- Fixed: Videos were not recorded for more than 12 seconds in some cases when using the PhotoSync camera
- Fixed: PhotoSync now ignores when a USB or Wi-Fi camera disconnects (or goes to sleep) while a transfer is in progress
- Fixed: Transfers to SMB could result in error 22 in rare cases (e.g. when the target volume is exFAT formatted and mounted with fuse)
- Improved thumbnail loading performance for S3 based services
New in Version 4.8
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- New: Client-Side Encryption (Premium)
Encrypt photos & videos before transfer and store them encrypted on NAS and file-based cloud services. Browse and view encrypted photos & videos directly in PhotoSync.
Rclone and OpenSSL are supported, enabling easy workflow integration and seamless decryption on PC and Mac.
- New: Improved metadata support
Embedding metadata is now supported without re-encoding for most file types. PhotoSync can now also embed modified recording dates and tag photos / videos based on user album name, Moments / location name or media type.
- New: XMP support
XMP sidecar files containing all metadata information can now be transferred. This feature is optimal for integration into professional workflows. Configurable options: XMP files are always transferred; only for photos with edited metadata; only for RAW files with edited metadata; or never.
- New: "Display" option to detect modified / edited photos & videos as new: If you edit a photo or video after it has been transferred, PhotoSync will detect the photos / videos as new and the edited version will be re-transferred. This setting can be enabled under "Display Options" (iOS 16 and later).
- New: PhotoSync can now retain the whole album / folder structure when transferring between iOS devices. To enable this feature enable "Keep Album Structure (iOS only)" under Configure-> Phone/Tablet. Preserving the favorite status and location info is supported when transferring between iOS devices.
- New: The PhotoSync Camera can now embed copyright info
- New: Added an option "Set transfer time/date only once" for sub-directory creation. This way only one sub-directory is created for every transfer session.
- New: Added a new custom format %SP for custom sub-directory creation based on media type (Live Photo, Screenshots...)
- New: Added new custom formats %MOT and %MOL to add the Moments title and Moments location into the file name or sub-directory name
- New: Added an option "Assign Live Photo MOV to photo folder" for sub-directory creation. When enabling this option both files of a Live Photo are stored in the photos folder, when the %2P or %3P format is used.
- New: Added option "Upload in Chunks" for WebDAV connections. This option is helpful e.g. for WebDAV servers proxied by CloudFare
- New: Added host key checks for SFTP connection
- New: Added an option to convert ProRes Videos to H264 or HEVC
PhotoSync – transfer photos version 4.8.1
Updated At: 2023-11-14
Changes: Nov 14, 2023
Version 4.8.1
- Added: Additional MDM configuration options
- Fixed: Issues when transferring to other mobile devices
- Fixed: It was not possible to enter IPv6 addresses for SMB connections
- Fixed: When transferring to iOS devices, the receive counter was inaccurate in some cases
- Fixed: A rare crash that could occur when configuring the encryption Salt for Rclone
New in Version 4.8
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- New: Client-Side Encryption (Premium)
Encrypt photos & videos before transfer and store them encrypted on NAS and file-based cloud services. Browse and view encrypted photos & videos directly in PhotoSync.
Rclone and OpenSSL are supported, enabling easy workflow integration and seamless decryption on PC and Mac.
- New: Improved metadata support
Embedding metadata is now supported without re-encoding for most file types. PhotoSync can now also embed modified recording dates and tag photos / videos based on user album name, Moments / location name or media type.
- New: XMP support
XMP sidecar files containing all metadata information can now be transferred. This feature is optimal for integration into professional workflows. Configurable options: XMP files are always transferred; only for photos with edited metadata; only for RAW files with edited metadata; or never.
- New: "Display" option to detect modified / edited photos & videos as new: If you edit a photo or video after it has been transferred, PhotoSync will detect the photos / videos as new and the edited version will be re-transferred. This setting can be enabled under "Display Options" (iOS 16 and later).
- New: PhotoSync can now retain the whole album / folder structure when transferring between iOS devices. To enable this feature enable "Keep Album Structure (iOS only)" under Configure-> Phone/Tablet. Preserving the favorite status and location info is supported when transferring between iOS devices.
- New: The PhotoSync Camera can now embed copyright info
- New: Added an option "Set transfer time/date only once" for sub-directory creation. This way only one sub-directory is created for every transfer session.
- New: Added a new custom format %SP for custom sub-directory creation based on media type (Live Photo, Screenshots...)
- New: Added new custom formats %MOT and %MOL to add the Moments title and Moments location into the file name or sub-directory name
- New: Added an option "Assign Live Photo MOV to photo folder" for sub-directory creation. When enabling this option both files of a Live Photo are stored in the photos folder, when the %2P or %3P format is used.
- New: Added option "Upload in Chunks" for WebDAV connections. This option is helpful e.g. for WebDAV servers proxied by CloudFare
- New: Added host key checks for SFTP connection
- New: Added an option to convert ProRes Videos to H264 or HEVC
- New: Option to set the "Modification" date on supported WebDAV servers in seconds or milliseconds
- New: Changed video container format to Quicktime for rendered Slo-mo videos
- New: Added an option to disable the Photobooth feature (HDMI & AirPlay) for the PhotoSync Camera
- New: HEIC-> JPEG conversion is now supported when transferring between targets
- New: The preferences for video resizing are now also applied for the Sharing Extension, In-App Camera and Cross-Transfers
- Improved: SMB transfer performance of small photos / videos
- Improved: Detection of new photos & videos on iOS 17
PhotoSync – transfer photos version 4.8
Updated At: 2023-11-08
Changes: Nov 8, 2023
Version 4.8
- New: Client-Side Encryption (Premium)
Encrypt photos & videos before transfer and store them encrypted on NAS and file-based cloud services. Browse and view encrypted photos & videos directly in PhotoSync.
Rclone and OpenSSL are supported, enabling easy workflow integration and seamless decryption on PC and Mac.
- New: Improved metadata support
Embedding metadata is now supported without re-encoding for most file types. PhotoSync can now also embed modified recording dates and tag photos / videos based on user album name, Moments / location name or media type.
- New: XMP support
XMP sidecar files containing all metadata information can now be transferred. This feature is optimal for integration into professional workflows. Configurable options: XMP files are always transferred; only for photos with edited metadata; only for RAW files with edited metadata; or never.
- New: "Display" option to detect modified / edited photos & videos as new: If you edit a photo or video after it has been transferred, PhotoSync will detect the photos / videos as new and the edited version will be re-transferred. This setting can be enabled under "Display Options" (iOS 16 and later).
- New: PhotoSync can now retain the whole album / folder structure when transferring between iOS devices. To enable this feature enable "Keep Album Structure (iOS only)" under Configure-> Phone/Tablet. Preserving the favorite status and location info is supported when transferring between iOS devices.
- New: The PhotoSync Camera can now embed copyright info
- New: Added an option "Set transfer time/date only once" for sub-directory creation. This way only one sub-directory is created for every transfer session.
- New: Added a new custom format %SP for custom sub-directory creation based on media type (Live Photo, Screenshots...)
- New: Added new custom formats %MOT and %MOL to add the Moments title and Moments location into the file name or sub-directory name
- New: Added an option "Assign Live Photo MOV to photo folder" for sub-directory creation. When enabling this option both files of a Live Photo are stored in the photos folder, when the %2P or %3P format is used.
- New: Added option "Upload in Chunks" for WebDAV connections. This option is helpful e.g. for WebDAV servers proxied by CloudFare
- New: Added host key checks for SFTP connection
- New: Added an option to convert ProRes Videos to H264 or HEVC
- New: Option to set the "Modification" date on supported WebDAV servers in seconds or milliseconds
- New: Changed video container format to Quicktime for rendered Slo-mo videos
- New: Added an option to disable the Photobooth feature (HDMI & AirPlay) for the PhotoSync Camera
- New: HEIC-> JPEG conversion is now supported when transferring between targets
- New: The preferences for video resizing are now also applied for the Sharing Extension, In-App Camera and Cross-Transfers
- Improved: SMB transfer performance of small photos / videos
- Improved: Detection of new photos & videos on iOS 17
- Fixed: When the "Live effect" for a "Live Photo" was deactivated, an additional MOV / JPEG file was transferred
- Fixed: The caption of photos could not be read in some cases
- Fixed: In some cases the rendered version of a Slo-mo video was not transferred
- Fixed: Some screenshots were transferred as JPEG instead of PNG on iOS 16
- Fixed: AAE files sometimes had a non-matching file name
- Fixed: Added some additional error handling when assets have no data
- Fixed: For S3 uploads the mime type is now set correctly
- Fixed: Uploads to SmugMug were no longer working due to changes by SmugMug
- Fixed: A crash issue when transferring to the Files App target
- Fixed: Transfers to SmugMug, when "Select before transfer" is enabled
- Fixed: Improved FTP transfers from cameras
- Fixed: An issue that resulted in incorrect selections after deleting photo(s) (Moments view)
- Fixed: Several crash issues (thumbnail generation, missing mime types, transfers to Files App, Quick Transfer)
PhotoSync – transfer photos version 4.7.1
Updated At: 2022-09-21
Changes: Sep 21, 2022
Version 4.7.1
- New: PhotoSync can now transfer both the original HEVC file and the converted H264 file of a video. You can configure this in the settings of the transfer target.
- Fixed: PhotoSync could not read the user assigned device name on iOS 16 (instead the common name iPhone was used). This functionality has been restored. For this to work in the PhotoSync Sharing Extensions, the PhotoSync App has to be started at least one time.
- Fixed: PhotoSync now uses multipart uploads to Amazon S3 and Wasabi which enables uploads for videos larger than 5GB.
- Fixed: PhotoSync will not ask for HEIC-> JPEG conversion, when the user has already made a choice in settings.
- Fixed: Some rare crash issues when logging in to TeraCLOUD.
PhotoSync – transfer photos version 4.7
Updated At: 2022-08-02
Changes: Aug 2, 2022 Version 4.7
- New: PhotoSync can now backup photos & videos to TeraCLOUD. You can also view / download photos & videos stored on TeraCLOUD.
- New: PhotoSync can now embed the Photos app caption into the metadata of photo / video files before transfer. This feature can be activated in the settings of the transfer target.
- New: Option to embed the Favorite flag as IPTC 5-star rating or Quicktime / XMP metadata. This feature can be activated in the settings of the transfer target.
- New: Added custom file name format for portrait photos (%POR).
- New: The Photos app caption can now be used as part of a custom file name format (%TITLE).
- New: The watch folder for FlashAir transfers (Shoot & Transfer) can now be specified. The default is /DCIM.
- Improved handling of temporary files for Live Photos and converted photos / videos.
- Fixed: For RAW+JPEG pairs the HEIC-> JPEG conversion settings were ignored.
- Fixed: When doing Shoot & Transfer from cameras or FlashAir cards the custom settings for subdirectory creation were not used in some cases.
- Fixed: High Dynamic Range and Cinematic Videos were not detected as videos in some cases.
PhotoSync – transfer photos version 4.6.8
Updated At: 2022-03-30
Changes: Mar 30, 2022 Version 4.6.8
- Fixed: A crash issue occuring during transfer between two targets
- Fixed: The sync button did not work in some very rare cases
- Fixed: Disabling "Use filenames as descriptions" will now work for in all scenarios (Google Photos)
PhotoSync – transfer photos version 4.6.7
Updated At: 2022-03-26
Changes: Mar 26, 2022 Version 4.6.7
- Fixed: Crash issue when using the PhotoSync camera and viewing just recorded photos
- Fixed: Slashes are not removed for SMB album/folder names anymore
- Fixed: Improved handling of cancelled SMB transfers
- Fixed: The option "Filename as description" (Google Photos) was not working
PhotoSync – transfer photos version 4.6.5
Updated At: 2022-02-22
Changes: Feb 22, 2022 Version 4.6.5
- New: PhotoSync now loads photo thumbnails for photos up to 15MB for NAS and cloud services. The file size limit can be increased in the Wi-Fi / Cellular settings of the transfer target. Embedded video thumbnails are also loaded.
- New: Streaming video playback is now supported for many remote services (NAS services, many cloud services, iXpand Drives, USB drives).
- New: Added option for SMB, FTP, iXpand and Files App targets to disable writing to a temporary file. Also, the prefix character for the temporary file can be changed. It defaults now to '.' instead of '__'.
- New: When the Location Data (GPS) option is set to ‘Edited’ or ‘Remove’, PhotoSync will now re-encode the photo / video but only when necessary.
- New: When transferring from the iOS Photos App (using the Sharing extension) HEIC photos can now be transferred if available.
- New: Added custom format ‘weekday name (abbreviated and full name)’ for subdirectory creation and custom file names.
- New: Client Certificate authentication is now supported for WebDAV connections.
- New: Added option to set the FTP TLS mode for FTPS connections to ‘Explicit’ or ‘Implicit’.
- New: Added option for Lumix Cameras to stream videos instead of downloading them first. Photo previews for Lumix cameras are more performant as PhotoSync downloads a preview version of the photo instead of the full size photo.
- New: Added switch for S3 targets to disable SSL certificate checks, when a custom API URL is entered (useful for self-hosted Minio instances).
- New: Added support for upgrading RSA-Security for SFTP transfers.
- Fixed: In some cases the location data was not updated / removed for Slow-Motion Videos, when the Location Data (GPS) option was set to ‘Edited’ or ‘Removed’.
- Fixed: The video part of a Live Photo was transferred, even if the Live Photo effect was removed in the Photos App.
- Fixed: The import of ed22519 keys did not work using the Files App or Clipboard.
- Fixed: When many photos / videos were skipped (e.g. WhatsApp images, screenshots) in a row, PhotoSync could crash.
- Fixed: The content type for uploads to Backblaze is now determined by Backblaze servers instead of being set explicitly.
- Fixed: Some random occurring issues when writing to external USB drives.
- Fixed: The custom formats %MODEL and %MAKE did not work correctly for Slow-Motion Videos and the video part of Live Photos.
- Fixed: When transferring to SMB, non-permitted characters in file names / album names are now replaced by _.
- Fixed: When transferring to iXpand drives, non-permitted characters on FAT and exFAT file systems are now replaced by _.
- Fixed: Some EXIF variables for custom subdirectory creation were not interpreted correctly when transferring to iXpand drives, iCloud / USB, Dropbox and SugarSync.
- Fixed: TIFF files were transferred as JPEG in some cases.
- Fixed: Some visual issues on iOS 15.
- Fixed: Issues when loading categories in SmugMug caused by a SmugMug API change.
- Fixed: Issues with Dropbox login / authentication.
PhotoSync – transfer photos version 4.6.1
Updated At: 2021-09-21
Changes: Sep 21, 2021 Version 4.6.1
- Fixed: Issues with Siri Shortcuts on iOS 15 leading to repeating permission dialogs
- Fixed: The PhotoSync Camera did not save Live Photos, when JPEG+RAW was selected as photo format
PhotoSync – transfer photos version 4.5.2
Updated At: 2021-04-23
Changes: Apr 23, 2021 Version 4.5.2
This update fixes an issue when transferring to Fritz!Box SMB servers and macOS SMB servers.
