Albums Backup
Hey HN, I built a tiny offline tool to help back up iPhone/iPad photos and videos to PC or Mac via USB. No iCloud, no accounts, no cloud storage — just straight device-to-device transfer. Originally made it for someone close to me who had tens of thousands of photos but didn't want to deal with subscriptions or cloud storage. Thought it might be useful for others too, so putting it out there. It keeps Live Photos, 4K videos, RAW files, and transfers quickly without compression. Works on both Windows and macOS. Site (simple landing page):…
Albums Backup launched on August 15, 2025 with 7 votes, #3,174 of 8,530 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
What it does
One click. Back up 10,000+ iPhone photos & videos to PC — fast, lossless, and hassle-free. Keeps album structure, supports incremental & resume transfers, preserves Live Photos & iCloud originals. Works on Windows & Mac, perfect for huge libraries.
Quickly back up iPhone and iPad photos and videos directly to PC or Mac via USB. 100% offline, secure, no cloud needed. Save Live Photos, 4K videos, GIFs at full quality.
Transfer everything, from Live Photos to 4K videos, in just minutes. No iCloud. No compression. This app is available only on the App Store for iOS devices. Effortless photo backups with full quality, cross-platform access, and total privacy. Effortless photo backups with full quality, cross-platform access, and total privacy. Effortless photo backups with full quality, cross-platform access, and total privacy. USB transfer speeds up to 330MB/s — 1000+ photos in under a minute. USB transfer speeds up to 330MB/s — 1000+ photos in under a minute. USB transfer speeds up to 330MB/s — 1000+ photos in under a minute. One-tap to back up selected albums, no manual picking needed. One-tap to back up…from albumsbackup.framer.website
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hey HN, I built a tiny offline tool to help back up iPhone/iPad photos and videos to PC or Mac via USB. No iCloud, no accounts, no cloud storage — just straight device-to-device transfer. Originally made it for someone close to me who had tens of thousands of photos but didn't want to deal with subscriptions or…
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