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iCloud¹ requires an Apple ID, an active Internet connection, and up to date software. If you meet the recommended system requirements below, you can take advantage of the latest iCloud features and get the best overall experience. To see the minimum requirements for each feature, you can review the minimum requirements at the bottom of this page.

iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

You can easily use Photos for OS X and iCloud Photo Library with multiple mac computers. You need to paired Photos for OS X with iCloud Photo Library's 'Optimize Storage' feature. When you open 'Photos' app for the first time on your Mac, the library should import automatically. ICloud Photo Library was introduced with iOS 8, but with the launch of the Photos for OS X app, it's now available on the Mac. In a nutshell, iCloud Photo Library is Apple's newest photo service. May 21, 2015  I have a library of 3.5k photos and iCloud handled them pretty well. They were all on my iPhone 5, uploaded to iCloud, no issues. Sometimes it would time out and not upload new photos, and then in those cases I just used to reboot the phone and it would upload after a while. My Mac then showed the photos too after they were all uploaded.

Feb 24, 2015  Here's a very quick demo of the new Photos app for OS X, specifically iCloud Photo Library. The 7400 photos & 1000 videos aren't on this Mac. Watch them download on. May 26, 2016  How to Download Photos from iCloud to Mac OS X or Windows PC. Have a picture or several photos stored in iCloud and you want the raw file downloaded locally on any Mac, Windows PC, or other device? Here’s how you can do that: Open a web browser and go to iCloud.com and login with your Apple ID as usual. Dec 27, 2015  Added: After you delete the Photos Library from your Mac you can only access the photos in iCloud using the web interface and the Photos.app on the www.icloud.com page. You cannot access iCloud Photo Library using Photos on your Mac, unless you make a photos library on an external drive your System Photos Library.

• iOS 13 or iPadOS
• iWork for iOS (Pages 2.5 or later, Numbers 2.5 or later, Keynote 2.5 or later)²

Mac

• macOS Catalina
• Safari 9.1 or later, Firefox 45 or later, Google Chrome 54 or later, or Opera
• iWork for Mac (Pages 5.5 or later, Numbers 3.5 or later, Keynote 6.5 or later)²

Watch

PC

• Microsoft Windows 10*
• iTunes 12.7
• Outlook 2010 - Outlook 2016³
• Firefox 45 or later, Google Chrome 54 or later (desktop mode only), Microsoft Edge, or Opera

*Windows 10 May 2019 Update or later is recommended for iCloud for Windows 10.

Apple TV

Minimum system requirements by feature

To use iCloud, you need at least iOS 5 on iPhone 3GS, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPad, or iPad mini; or at least OS X Lion 10.7.5 on a Mac.

Backup and Restore

Backup and Restore is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

• iOS 5

Bookmarks

Bookmarks is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, and PC.

• iOS 11
• macOS Sierra 10.12 and Safari 11
• Windows 7 with iCloud for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 22, Google Chrome 28 in desktop mode only, or Opera

Calendar, Contacts, Mail

Calendar, Contacts, and Mail are available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, and PC.

• iOS 5
• OS X Lion 10.7.5
• Windows 7 with iCloud for Windows 7 and Outlook 2010 - Outlook 2016 ³ or an up-to-date web browser

FaceTime

FaceTime is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and Mac.

• iOS 6
• OS X Mavericks 10.9

Family Sharing

Family Sharing⁴ is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, PC, and Apple TV.

• iOS 8
• OS X Yosemite and iTunes 12
• iCloud for Windows 4.1 and iTunes 12
• tvOS 7.0

Files app

The Files app is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

• iOS 11

Find Friends

Find Friends is available on Apple Watch.

• watchOS 3 - watchOS 5

Find My

Find My is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and Mac.

• iOS 13 or iPadOS
• macOS Catalina

Find my [device]

Find my [device] is available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.

• iOS 5
• iOS 6 (for Lost Mode)
• iOS 7 (for Activation Lock)
• OS X Lion 10.7.5

Find my iPhone and Find my Friends apps

Find my iPhone and Find my Friends are available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and web browsers.

• iOS 8 - iOS 12
• On macOS: Safari 7, Firefox 27, Google Chrome 35, Opera
• On Windows: Internet Explorer 11, Firefox 27, Google Chrome 35, Edge, Opera

Find People

Find People is available on Apple Watch.

• watchOS 6

iCloud Drive

iCloud Drive is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, and PC.

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• iOS 8
• OS X Yosemite
• Windows 7 with iCloud for Windows 4.1

iCloud Drive folder sharing

iCloud Drive folder sharing is available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.

• iOS 13.4 or iPadOS 13.4
• OS X Catalina 10.15.4

iCloud Photos

Mac Photos Library Location

iCloud Photos is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, and PC.

• iOS 8.3
• OS X Yosemite 10.10.3

iCloud Tabs

iCloud Tabs is available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.

• iOS 11
• macOS Sierra 10.12 and Safari 11

iMessage

iMessage is available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.

• iOS 6
• OS X Mavericks 10.9

iTunes Match

iTunes Match is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, PC, or Apple TV.

• iOS 5.0.1
• On macOS: iTunes 10.5.1
• On Windows: iTunes 10.5.1
• tvOS 4.4

iWork for iCloud

iWork for iCloud is available in web browsers on macOS and Windows.

• OS X Mavericks 10.9 and supported browsers
• Windows 7 and supported browsers

Keychain

Keychain⁵ is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

• iOS 8.4.1
• OS X Yosemite 10.10.5

Mail Drop (send attachments)

Mail Drop is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, or PC.

• iOS 9.2
• OS X Yosemite (for Mail app)
• iCloud.com/mail from an up-to-date web browser (Safari 7.2 to upload packages, such as iWork files)
• An email account that supports IMAP
• Windows 7

Messages in iCloud

Messages in iCloud is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac with two-factor authentication and Keychain enabled.

• iOS 11.4
• macOS High Sierra 10.13.5

My Photo Stream

My Photo Stream⁶ is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, PC, and Apple TV.

• iOS 5.1
• OS X Lion 10.7.5 with Photos 1.0 or iPhoto '11 9.2.2 or Aperture 3.2.3
• Windows 7 with iCloud for Windows
• tvOS 5.0

Notes (upgraded features)

Notes is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

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• iOS 9
• OS X El Capitan 10.11

Reading List

Reading List is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

• iOS 11
• macOS Sierra 10.12
• Safari 11

Reminders (upgraded features)

Reminders is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

• iOS 13 or iPadOS
• macOS Catalina

Screen Time

Screen Time is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

• iOS 12
• macOS Catalina with iPhoto '11 9.5 or Aperture 3.5, or Photos 1.0
• Windows 7 with iCloud for Windows
• tvOS 5.3

Shared Albums

Shared Albums is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, PC, and Apple TV.

• iOS 7
• OS X Mavericks 10.9

Shared Notes

Shared Notes is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

• iOS 9
• OS X El Capitan

Shared Notes Folders

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Shared Notes Folders is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

• iOS 13 or iPadOS
• macOS Catalina

Sharing Suggestions

Sharing Suggestions is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

• iOS 12

Siri Shortcuts

Siri Shortcuts is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

• iOS 12

Two-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, and PC.

• iOS 9
• OS X El Capitan
• iCloud for Windows 5

Two-step verification

Two-step verification⁷ is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

• iOS 7
• OS X Mavericks 10.9

Voice Memos

Voice Memos is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

• iOS 12
• macOS Mojave

If you use a Managed Apple ID, iCloud for Windows isn’t supported.

Some Android devices can use iCloud.com, but the site works best when using supported browsers on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Windows.

Some features aren't available in all countries and regions. Access to some services is limited to 10 devices.

1. Learn how iCloud operates in China mainland.
   
2. You can get iWork for iOS and iWork for Mac from the App Store if they didn't come with your iOS device or Mac.
3. Outlook 2010 Personal Edition isn't supported.
4. To share iCloud storage with your family, you need iOS 11 or later, or macOS High Sierra or later. You can participate in a shared iCloud storage plan using iOS 8 or later, or OS X Yosemite or later.
5. If you have two-factor authentication and you use iCloud Keychain, you need iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan or later.
6. In some cases, My Photo Stream isn't available for new accounts. Learn how to use iCloud Photos to store your photos and videos in iCloud.
7. If you don’t meet the minimum system requirements, your data is still protected by two-step verification.

If you want your Mac's photos to wirelessly sync to all your other iOS devices and computers, you want to set up iCloud Photo Library: Apple's photo sync service lets you back up your images on all your devices, as well as access them — online or offline — on said devices. If you're willing to pay for the extra iCloud storage space, you can store an incredible amount of photos and videos, all accessible at the touch of a button or multi-touch screen.

Here's how to set it up on your Mac and get everything configured to your liking!

How to set up iCloud Photo Library on your Mac

1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
2. Select the Photos menu in the upper left corner of your screen.
3. Go to Preferences.

4. Click on the iCloud tab.

   Source: iMore

5. Check 'iCloud Photos.' This will begin uploading any and all images you have stored in the Photos app to iCloud.

   Source: iMore

How to optimize your photo and video storage

If you routinely shoot 4K video or high-quality images on your iPhone, iPad, or DSLR, you may run out of storage space fast. (I have a 1TB iMac, but also have almost a terabyte of 4K video stored in iCloud — it gets unwieldy, fast!) This is especially true if you have a Mac laptop with limited hard drive space: It's nice to look at your iPhone's gorgeous Portrait mode photos, but not necessarily always practical to store all of them locally.

Thankfully, Apple offers an Optimize Storage option, which lets you store full-resolution photos and videos of only your most recently shot and accessed imagery; all older photos and videos are available to download via iCloud and are stored as low-resolution previews on your device to save space. You can switch between optimizing your Mac's photos storage or storing your full library locally: Here's how!

Note: If you plan on using Optimize Storage, we suggest having at least one device that stores your entire library locally (usually a Mac with a large local or external hard drive), so you have multiple backups of your photographs and video.

1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
2. Click Photos in the App menu in the upper left corner of your screen.

3. Select Preferences from the drop-down menu.

   Source: iMore

4. Click the iCloud tab.

5. Click Optimize Mac Storage.

   Source: iMore

Full-resolution versions of your photos and videos will be uploaded to iCloud.

How to share photos with iCloud Photo Library

Apple's photo service doesn't just provide online backups and sync for your images and video: The company also offers a free sharing service that allows you to send shared albums to friends and family (or create a publicly-shared website). Here's how to turn it on for your Mac.

Questions?

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Updated January 2020: Updated for macOS Catalina. Serenity Caldwell worked on a previous version of this post

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