The cloud compresses your memories
Google Photos and similar recompress photos and transcode videos. RAW, HEIC and ProRes files lose quality — or get rejected.
Phone storage full? Move all your photos & videos to your PC in one click.
Transfer 1600+ photos & videos (20GB+) — or even more — losslessly over your local Wi-Fi. Nothing is uploaded to the cloud. Nothing needs to be installed on your PC. Your photos stay yours.
Your photos never touch our servers No account No cloud No upload No tracking
Why another transfer tool?
USB is slow and fragile at scale
MTP chokes on 100,000 files: disconnects, frozen transfers, lost order. It was never built for bulk migration.
Other transfer apps want you to install their client
Desktop apps, drivers, accounts. PhotosMove's PC side is just a browser tab.
Quick Share isn't built for whole-library migrations
Quick Share is great for sending a few files. PhotosMove is built for moving your entire photo library — every album, every folder, in one verified download.
How it works
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Start the app on your phone
One tap starts a local server. No account, no setup.
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Open the connect page in any browser
Same Wi-Fi, enter the 4-digit PIN from your phone.
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Download one ZIP — your entire library at once
A single streaming ZIP, then a SHA-256 check runs locally in your browser.
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Verify it byte-for-byte
PhotosMove computes a SHA-256 checksum locally in your browser and compares it with the transfer manifest — green means every file arrived byte-perfect.
Features
🔒 Byte-perfect
JPG/HEIC/RAW/DNG/MP4/MOV/Live Photo, EXIF, GPS, timestamps intact. No recompression, no transcoding.
🖱️ One click
One tap on the phone, one click in the browser. No driver, no client app, no account on the PC side.
📁 Folder structure kept
Files land in the same DCIM/Pictures layout as on the phone.
🚀 1600+ photos & videos in one go
Single streaming ZIP, ZIP64 for files over 4GB (DJI/GoPro footage).
✅ Built-in integrity check
SHA-256 verification after download — runs locally in the browser.
🏠 100% local
The transfer never leaves your Wi-Fi. No cloud, no telemetry, no servers.
🔓 Open source (GPL-3.0)
Don't trust us — verify it yourself. GPL-3.0, fully auditable on GitHub.
Compared to alternatives
| PhotosMove | USB / MTP | Quick Share | Immich | Google Photos | Syncthing | PhotoSync | Photo Transfer App | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | one-click migration | manual copy | send a few files | self-hosted gallery | cloud gallery | general sync | transfer app | transfer app (free: 5/batch) |
| PC side | browser (no install) | cable | install app (Win only) | deploy server | cloud account | install client | install app | browser or desktop app |
| Byte-perfect original | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ compresses | ✅ | ⚠️ optional | ✅ |
| Keeps folder structure | ✅ | ⚠️ fragile at scale | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Stays local (no cloud) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ optional cloud (PRO) |
| Bulk 100GB+ one download | ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ❌ | ⚠️ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Open source | ✅ | — | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
FAQ
Is PhotosMove a cloud service?
No. All transfer happens on your local Wi-Fi. No cloud, no account.
Is this a backup or sync tool?
It's a one-click migration tool today — get your photos & videos from phone to computer, lossless. Incremental sync is on the roadmap. It is not a continuous cloud backup.
Does it compress or re-encode my photos/videos?
No. Files are transferred byte-for-byte; EXIF/GPS/format are preserved.
Can I transfer 100GB+ in one go?
Yes — streaming ZIP + ZIP64, validated on large libraries.
iOS support?
Not yet — Android only for now.
What do I need on my computer?
Any modern browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari) on Windows, macOS or Linux. Nothing to install.
Is it really free?
Yes — free and open source (GPL-3.0). No ads, no data collection.
How is this different from Quick Share?
Quick Share is built for sending a few files between nearby devices. PhotosMove is built for migrating an entire photo library — folder structure, one verified ZIP download, and a SHA-256 integrity check.
How is this different from Photo Transfer App?
Photo Transfer App is a solid tool for sending a few photos between devices, but its free version limits each batch to 5 items and shows ads. PhotosMove is built for migrating your entire library — unlimited items, no ads, open source (GPL-3.0), with folder structure, and a checksum-verified ZIP download.