Get iPhone pics without iPhoto?

qtrim · Dec 20, 2011, 01:03 PM

Is there a way on Mac/Lion to get my pictures off my iPhone without using iPhoto? In Windows, you can just drag and drop them where you like. I wan that same functionality with my Mac.

Sirolway · Dec 20, 2011, 01:05 PM

Image Capture will probably do it - it's on all Macs. Or buy Aperture for the laughably low fee on the App Store - great app

salacious · Dec 20, 2011, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by qtrim

Is there a way on Mac/Lion to get my pictures off my iPhone without using iPhoto? In Windows, you can just drag and drop them where you like. I wan that same functionality with my Mac.

image capture, its already on the laptop, i started a thread about custom videos, and image capture lets you take anything off from your phone.

Intell · Dec 20, 2011, 01:05 PM

Use Image Capture. Its an app in the Applications folder.

Sirolway · Dec 20, 2011, 01:06 PM

Pow! How fast are the replies on this forum! lol

Seriously - I love the little apps that come with the Mac - Preview, Image Capture, etc - they're fantastically good

MacDawg · Dec 20, 2011, 01:15 PM

I use an app called PhotoSync and it has worked well

qtrim · Dec 20, 2011, 01:17 PM

You guys are awesome. I'm only two week into owning a Mac and I couldn't figure that out. I dont care for iPhoto at all. I dont like something else managing several versions of my photos.

iArch · Dec 20, 2011, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by qtrim

You guys are awesome. I'm only two week into owning a Mac and I couldn't figure that out. I dont care for iPhoto at all. I dont like something else managing several versions of my photos.

You're far from alone. Head on down to the Mac Apps forum and search for ways to avoid using iPhoto. Briefly, I use Google's Picasa to manage pics on my Mac. It preserves your folder/file structure and easily manages snagging pics from your iPhone.

Small White Car · Dec 20, 2011, 03:07 PM

I'm always amused when I see people who don't like their computer to do computations for them. That's kind of, you know, the point of owning one.

But hey...I'm not here to convince you otherwise, you can do whatever you like. All I know is that if I couldn't have Aperture or Light Room I'd probably shoot myself.

iArch · Dec 20, 2011, 03:12 PM

Thanks for sharing. Amusement is healthy.

dickdaney · Dec 20, 2011, 06:58 PM

I just bought a MacBook recently. Why all the disdain for iPhoto? It works fine to me.

Dec 20, 2011, 01:03 PM	#1
qtrim macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2011	Get iPhone pics without iPhoto? Is there a way on Mac/Lion to get my pictures off my iPhone without using iPhoto? In Windows, you can just drag and drop them where you like. I wan that same functionality with my Mac. __________________ iPhone4, 4S, iPad2 and iPad
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Intell macrumors P6 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Inside	Use Image Capture. Its an app in the Applications folder. __________________ Last edited by Intell; Yesterday at 3:16 AM.
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qtrim Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2011	You guys are awesome. I'm only two week into owning a Mac and I couldn't figure that out. I dont care for iPhoto at all. I dont like something else managing several versions of my photos. __________________ iPhone4, 4S, iPad2 and iPad
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iArch macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: All Over	Thanks for sharing. Amusement is healthy. __________________ Cheers, Arch
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Dec 20, 2011, 01:05 PM	#2
Sirolway macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2009	Image Capture will probably do it - it's on all Macs. Or buy Aperture for the laughably low fee on the App Store - great app
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Dec 20, 2011, 01:06 PM	#5
Sirolway macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2009	Pow! How fast are the replies on this forum! lol Seriously - I love the little apps that come with the Mac - Preview, Image Capture, etc - they're fantastically good
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Dec 20, 2011, 01:15 PM	#6
MacDawg macrumors P6 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: "Between the Hedges"	I use an app called PhotoSync and it has worked well
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Dec 20, 2011, 03:07 PM	#9
Small White Car macrumors G3 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington DC	I'm always amused when I see people who don't like their computer to do computations for them. That's kind of, you know, the point of owning one. But hey...I'm not here to convince you otherwise, you can do whatever you like. All I know is that if I couldn't have Aperture or Light Room I'd probably shoot myself.
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Dec 20, 2011, 06:58 PM	#11
dickdaney macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2009	I just bought a MacBook recently. Why all the disdain for iPhoto? It works fine to me.
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