iCloud Photos Downloader
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
1warn against
Jan 11, 2026first mention
Sep 17, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“there are some solutions to export photos from the Apple technology stack using open source software”
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“Yes, yes, and yes.”
“OP app and or https://photosbackup.app/ , seems like they might enhance my setup”
Caveats and dissent
“iCloud-photos-downloader is unmaintained and starting to crack due to Apple API changes”
Threads where it came up
Also written as icloud-photos-downloader. Data: icloud-photos-downloader.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 5
“there are some solutions to export photos from the Apple technology stack using open source software”
“I have successfully used this”
“iCloud-photos-downloader is unmaintained and starting to crack due to Apple API changes”
“Yes, yes, and yes.”
“OP app and or https://photosbackup.app/ , seems like they might enhance my setup”