If you are an iPhone user with a Mac computer and need to save photos and videos from your iPhone's camera roll to your computer, many people often default to using Apple's free Image Capture application.
How does Image Capture work?
You plug in your iPhone or iPad to your computer.
Open Image Capture.
Select your device and all your camera photos will populate.
You can select either 'Import All' or shift click to select only specific images you want to import to your computer.
For saving a few photos, Image Capture can be helpful and accomplish the task of copying a minimal amount of pictures to your computer. However, if you have a large amount of iPhone camera roll photos to save, Image Capture can sometimes be a bit cumbersome and buggy. We often have iPhone users write to us expressing their frustration with Image Capture. Here's one example:
Video Image Capture App allows you to extract any image frame from your recorded videos easily. Use recorded videos to extract the image frames with Video Image Capture App. With its simple & easy to use interface, the process will be seamless. All image extracted with Video Image Capture App will be in full resolution as per the recorded video. Connect your scanner to your computer, then turn on your scanner. In the Image Capture app on your Mac, select your scanner in the Devices or Shared list. If you don’t see your scanner in the list, see Set up a scanner. Scan your images. If you have a scanner with an automatic document feeder or flatbed scanner, see Scan images or documents.
'For a long time I have used the stock Mac application Image Capture to drag photos from my phone to my computer or external hard drives. That program is now very buggy and doesn't always transfer the photos and pictures without giving errors. Is there any work around or a Decipher Tools program that can help?'
Possible reasons why Image Capture sometimes crashes when importing photos?
Corrupt image or video in camera roll.
Corrupt .plist file in a library on your computer.
You are trying to import a very large amount of photos or videos all at once.
Image Capture errors and how to fix them
Unable to import photos Error 9912 - This error message can sometimes be caused by a faulty cable or USB connection between the phone and your computer. If you get this error, definitely try a different cable to see if that fixes the issue and error!
Image capture error 9956 - This specific error message often happens for macOS Mojave and macOS Catalina users due to the new security and privacy requirements that Apple has implemented. As a result, when you try to save photos or videos, the program will error out and fail. To fix this Image Capture error, you simply need grant Image Capture the ability to have 'Full Disk Access' which you can do via System Preferences in the Security & Privacy option.
- Image capture error 9934 - If you are getting this error message it is usually because the folder or directory to which you are trying to import photos doesn't have the appropriate settings and permissions. By default, Image Capture will usually always try and save photos and videos to the Pictures folder on your Mac, however if you are trying to save photos elsewhere to another folder, make sure that the specific directory has permissions so you can write to the folder. This will usually fix this Image Capture error and solve the problem!
Alternative options to Image Capture for saving iPhone photos to a Mac computer.
Decipher Backup Browser is a desktop application that will let any iPhone or iPad user view and save all the photos and videos in their iTunes backup.
The free trial of Decipher Backup Browser will enable you to browse photos and videos in the backup so you can immediately see if there are any images you want to save to computer. Also, unlike Image Capture, Decipher Backup Browser works on both Mac and Windows machines in case you are a dual Mac / PC user.
Meanwhile, for Mac users who want a reliable program that is an alternative to Image Capture and can save large amounts of camera photos and videos to computer without any errors, Decipher Backup Browser is a great option!
Steps to save photos from iPhone to computer
Back up an iPhone on your computer.
Launch Decipher Backup Browser.
Choose a backup that has iPhone photos you want to save.
Select photos or choose 'Save All' to export iPhone photos to your PC or Mac.
Here's an example of Decipher Backup Browser's easy-to-use interface where you select a backup and then can export iPhone camera roll photos to your computer.
Flexibility to save all photos or only export specific pictures
For users that want to save large amounts of iPhone photos from the camera roll to any computer, you can either choose the 'Save All' option to import all your photos to your Mac or you can select only specific photos you want should you not need to transfer all your camera roll images.
Pro tip: There is also the option of selecting 'All Photos / Videos in Backup' to see every single image contained in your iTunes backup!
Whether you are a professional photographer or just someone who likes to take lots of photos with your iPhone, it's important to have reliable software to effectively manage importing your photos from iPhone to your computer or external hard drive.
If you use a Mac and have ever experienced issues with Image Capture, we recommend downloading the free trial of Decipher Backup Browser to see if the software is helpful for your personal needs when capturing and saving iPhone camera roll pictures and videos.
If you have any questions feel free to get in touch with us via our support page and one of our staff from either our San Francisco or Phoenix offices will email you back!
We often think of making screenshots as the first option when trying to teach others how to do something new on computers, share our screen with them, preserve things seen on screen and more. In many cases, capturing image on screen can be quite efficient to you and the guys you’re helping with. In this article, we will explore into the free image capture tools for Win/Mac users to easily create their screenshots.
I. Best Image Capture Software for Windows
Due to the rapid developments of programs based on Windows platform, there’re thousands of applications concerning screenshots in the software world. However, very few of them are worth taking up a place on your PC if you’re looking for the ability of essential capture, built-in image editor, file uploader and more options. Read our reviews of the best ones after the jump.
Free Screenshot Online (Windows)
This tool seems to be new for users, but it has a perfect integration of all the functions to assist you in image capture and even more than that. Basically, it makes screenshot capture quick easy by simply making a few clicks. And it gives you the options to include the cursor in snapshot or to have delay in capture. Different from paid program like Snagit which presents abundant options, this tool concentrates on presenting one-stop solution from capturing image to editing and sharing it.
Below are the main features:
- Capable of snapping the whole screen or customized spot on screen easily
- Detect live windows automatically and generate screenshots instantly
- Empower users to edit on a snapshot right after capturing it
- Offer free web space available for uploading screenshots after editing
- Customizable shortcuts for activating the image capture immediately
This tool also has a pro version which has various useful functions, such as taking automatic screenshot, recording screen and capturing scrolling windows. You can now enjoy all those functions by downloading it on your PC.
Where it falls short
There’s nothing that’s really perfect in the world and so is for software. The early version of Free Online Screenshot does not support scrolling window which usually appears when browsing webpages. Also, though you can edit the snapshot right after capturing it, it’s not available to drag the objects added to it. Luckily, such limits will be overcome and we could expect more optimized functions in later versions.
Snipping Tools (Windows)
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This tool comes ready to use on Windows 7, Vista, 8 and even XP. Despite PC, it’s also available on the devices based on Windows 8 platform, for instance, Surface tablet, etc. Due to the convenience that you don’t need to install any third-party software, we have included it into the list. This free image capture software seems to be too simple for veteran users, but it does fulfill your needs on making screenshots. To access this tool, you just need to go to “Desktop” – “Start” – “All Programs” – “Accessories” – “Snipping Tool” (For Windows 8 user, please go to Start screen and search for “Snipping Tool”). Have a quick glance at the key features of it:
- Simple interface with capture options available on the top menu
- Immediately paste the image to editing board after capture
- Provide handy editing options like highlights, lines, etc
- Allow users to share the image through email by using Outlook
Where it falls short
Apple Image Capture Download Free
As said, this tool seems to be too simple that you are not supposed to find comprehensive editing nor sharing options. For details, it does not allow adding text to the screenshot which is the most obvious drawback for it’s usually needed in annotation. Also, it only supports delivering image via Email while the social options like Facebook are not available. There’s also a slight demerit – the program does not remind you when a screenshot is done and you will be taken to the editing board without any hints.
II. Best Image Capture Freeware for Mac
There’re much fewer snapshot applications on Mac as compared with Windows. However, the average performance of such tools is relatively better than those on Windows, too. Before revealing the stuffs we found as the best, you could check the tips of using keyboard combination to create screenshots.
Command + Shift + 4: Turn your mouse cursor into a cross-hair which lets you drag a region on screen to create the snapshot. Also in this mode, you can hover your mouse over an active window and click to capture it.
Command + Shift + 3: Simply capture the entire screen with a notification of camera shutter sound.
GrabUp (Mac)
Apple Image Capture Download Windows
This tool provides a smooth way to create and share screenshots on your Mac platform. This image capture tool works as uploading your image to internet as soon as it has been captured. You will receive link to every image uploaded this way. To start using it, just search for the official site via Google and get the free version to your computer. After activating the program, you’re able to press “Cmd + Up + 4” to capture image and then press “Cmd + V” to save the screenshot. When you’re not using this program, you could hind it to the task bar.
You may double click on the minimized icon to view all the images crated within this tool, but since it’s a little bit too automatic, you will find each one is set with a name which is unchangeable. GrabUp also shows up your pictures on the web which links for delivering to social accounts or other channels. However, it seems like publishing images to web is the only way to preserve them.
Where it falls short
Apple Image Capture Download
This program is nice for users who create screenshots for sharing because it can automatically upload every of your image to web. But it’s also a significant drawback that you cannot even save them to local directory. Also, we sometimes create screenshots for personal use only but there’s no option to disable the uploader. Moreover, it seems to be a harsh to change the name of snapshot or annotate on it. All these limits have narrowed the usage of this free image capture software.