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Drive Photos

iPhone · iPad

In development

Your photo library. On your own drive.

Export locally stored photos and videos to an external drive, then browse them in a familiar photo library. Find a memory by the day you took it—or the day you saved it.

TestFlight not available yet

This app is still in development. Its download link will appear here when a public release is available.

What it does

  • One Photos folder with ordinary photo and video files
  • Separate Date Taken and Date Added views
  • Albums, favorites, search, and manual people tags
  • File verification, resumable exports, and available Live Photo components

Before you try it

iPhone or iPad with iOS / iPadOS 26 or later, and a compatible connected drive.

This is an early build. Physical iPhone-to-drive testing is still in progress. Exporting does not delete photos or automatically free space, and Apple’s People labels are not imported.

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