Photos for macOS

Photos in macOS High Sierra helps you keep your growing library organized and accessible. Powerful and intuitive editing tools help you perfect your images. Memories displays the best images from your photo library in beautiful collections with even more categories. And with iCloud Photo Library, you can keep a lifetime’s worth of photos and videos stored in iCloud and up to date on your Mac, iOS devices, Apple TV, and even your PC.

iCloud Photo Library. One convenient home for all your photos and videos.

iCloud Photo Library gives you access to your entire Mac photo and video library from all your devices. If you shoot a snapshot, slo-mo, or selfie on your iPhone, it’s automatically added to iCloud Photo Library as well — so it appears on your Mac, your iOS devices, Apple TV, iCloud.com, and your PC. Even the photos and videos imported from your DSLR, GoPro, or drone to your Mac appear on all your iCloud Photo Library–enabled devices. And since your collection is organized the same way across your Apple devices, navigating your library always feels familiar.

Learn more about iCloud Photo Library

Make an edit here, see it there. When you make changes on your Mac like editing a photo, marking a Favorite, or adding to an album, they’re kept up to date on your iPhone, your iPad, and iCloud.com. And vice versa — any changes made on your iOS devices are automatically reflected on your Mac.

Fill your library, not your device. iCloud Photo Library can help you make the most of the space on your Mac. When you choose “Optimize Mac Storage,” all your full‑resolution photos and videos are stored in iCloud in their original formats, with storage-saving versions kept on your Mac as space is needed. You can also optimize storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, so you can access more photos and videos than ever before. You get 5GB of free storage in iCloud — and as your library grows, you have the option to choose a plan for up to 2TB.

The moment you’re looking for, always at hand.

The Photos app uses Moments, Collections, and Years views to organize your photos and videos by when and where they were taken. With People, you get powerful face recognition capabilities that group photos by person. Places lets you see all your photos on a beautiful world map. You can even search for photos by what’s in them, like strawberries, sunsets, and surfboards.

Quickly find what you’re looking for with the always‑on sidebar. You can go right to your favorites, or view your library organized by people or places. There are albums that automatically collect your videos, selfies, panoramas, and other media types. You’ll find all the albums you create in My Albums. Moving your content around is as simple as dragging and dropping, with a handy new selection counter that shows you how many items you’ve selected. And you can filter by criteria like favorites, edited, videos, and keywords.
The Moments view groups photos and videos taken around the same time and place, like an afternoon hike. Collections are made up of distinct Moments taken at the same place, such as on a trip. And Years lets you view your entire library in a beautiful mosaic of all the photos and videos you’ve taken each year.
It’s easy to find just the photo you’re looking for with Search in Photos. You can search for photos based on who’s in them or what’s in them, like strawberries or sunsets. And if you’re looking for photos you imported a couple of months ago, you can look back at each batch in chronological order with an expanded import history.
You’ve spent years capturing moments worth remembering. Photos can automatically turn them into unforgettable experiences called Memories — shareable collections of your best photos — based on people, places, holidays, pets, kids, favorite activities, weddings, anniversaries, nights out on the town, and more.
With iCloud Photo Sharing, you can get an overview of the photos and videos you’ve shared with friends and family, and the ones they’ve shared with you. And it’s easier than ever to see Likes and Comments that have been posted.
Download third-party project extensions from the Mac App Store to create print and digital projects like books, cards, calendars, photo albums, websites, and more.

Perfect your best shots with powerful editing tools.

Create standout photos with a comprehensive set of powerful but easy-to-use editing tools. Choose Enhance to improve your photo with just a click. Use a filter to instantly give it a new look. Or use Smart Sliders to quickly edit like a pro even if you’re a beginner. With Markup, you can add text, shapes, sketches, or a signature to your images. You can turn Live Photos into fun, short video loops to share. And you can make edits to photos using apps like Photoshop and Pixelmator, and your changes will automatically be saved back to your Photos library.

Bring even more life to your Live Photos. When you edit a Live Photo, the new Loop effect can turn it into a continuous looping video that you can experience again and again. Try Bounce to play the action forward and backward. Or choose Long Exposure for a beautiful DSLR‑like effect to blur water or extend light trails. You can also trim, mute, and select a key photo for each Live Photo.

Add filters for striking effects.

With just a click, you can apply one of nine updated photo filters inspired by classic photography styles to your photos.

Share your favorite photos in more places than ever.

Use the Share menu to easily share photos via iCloud Photo Sharing and AirDrop. Or send photos to your favorite photo sharing destinations, such as Facebook and Twitter. You can also customize the menu and share directly to other compatible sites that offer sharing extensions.

Turn your pictures into projects.

Making amazing projects and special gifts for loved ones is easier than ever with Photos. Create everything from gorgeous framed gallery prints to stunning websites with easy-to-use built-in tools and third-party project extensions.

Apple Print Products. Simple tools and Apple-designed themes help you create beautiful photo books, cards, calendars, and prints that your friends and family will always cherish.

Learn more about Apple Print Products

Third-Party Projects. Photos makes it easy to work with services like Shutterfly, WhiteWall, iFolor, Wix.com, Mpix, and Mimeo, so you can create impressive websites, collages, photo albums, wall decor, and more.

Download third-party extensions from the Mac App Store