You can transfer WhatsApp photos to a PC in six ways: use FoneTool or iCloud Drive on iPhone, File Explorer or Google Photos on Android, or use WhatsApp Web or email on either platform. Choose FoneTool or USB for many photos; use WhatsApp Web or email for a few images.
The best method depends on your phone and how many photos you need. For many iPhone photos, save the images to Photos and transfer them with FoneTool; for many Android photos, copy the WhatsApp Images folder with File Explorer. For a wireless transfer, use iCloud Drive or Google Photos. For only a few pictures, download them from WhatsApp Web or export the chat with media by email. Copy or back up the files before deleting them from your phone.
| Method | Best for | Phone | USB needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FoneTool | Many saved iPhone photos | iPhon |
Yes |
| iCloud Drive | Wireless iPhone transfer | iPhon | No |
| File Explorer | Many Android photos | Android | Yes |
| Google Photos | Wireless Android transfer | Android | No |
| WhatsApp Web | A few photos | iPhone or Android | No |
| One chat with media | iPhone or Android | No |
Here are two ways that can help you transfer WhatsApp photos from iPhone to PC.
Use this method when you want to transfer many WhatsApp photos from an iPhone to a Windows PC. First save WhatsApp images to Photos app. Then use FoneTool’s iPhone to PC feature to preview and transfer the selected photos to a folder on the PC
Step 1. Save WhatsApp images to Photos app
You can tap and hold the image you need > Choose Save button to save individual image.
To save all images you received, you can go to Settings of WhatsApp > Tap Chats > Turn on Save to Camera Roll. In this way, WhatsApp will automatically save all pictures when phone is connected to Internet.
Step 2. Transfer photos from WhatsApp to PC
Once the pictures are saved in the Photos app, you can follow the steps below to transfer WhatsApp images to PC.
You can copy photos from the iPhone’s DCIM folders in File Explorer, but WhatsApp images may be spread across several folders.
Access WhatsApp files from PC to iPhone easily with FoneTool. FoneTool displays supported photo albums and lets you preview and select photos before transferring them to a Windows PC. After saving the WhatsApp images to Photos, follow these steps:
1. On the home screen, choose Phone Transfer and go to iPhone to PC.
2. Select your WhatsApp pictures and click OK.
3. Click Start Transfer and choose a storage path.
Download FoneTool, connect your iPhone to the PC, and transfer the selected WhatsApp photos to your chosen folder..
To preserve chats as well as photos, open WhatsApp Manager in FoneTool and choose Backup WhatsApp. This creates a WhatsApp backup on the PC instead of exporting only selected images.
You can also take advantage of iCloud Drive to wirelessly transfer WhatsApp photos from iPhone to PC. First upload WhatsApp photos to iCloud Drive and then download them from iCloud.com.
Step 1. Upload WhatsApp photos to iCloud Drive
Go to Photos app > Select the pictures saved from WhatsApp > Tap the Share button > Choose Save to Files > Choose iCloud Drive as the destination.
Step 2. Download WhatsApp photos on computer
Open a browser and go to iCloud.com > Log into your account > Choose iCloud Drive > Click the Download button to download WhatsApp photos.
When you see your WhatsApp photos, then you can try one of these two methods to transfer WhatsApp photos from Android to PC.
Before you start, make sure WhatsApp has downloaded the photos to your Android device. In WhatsApp, open Settings > Storage and data > Media auto-download to review photo downloads. If WhatsApp photos not showing in gallery, open Settings > Chats and turn on Media visibility. Menu names can vary by WhatsApp and Android version.
When you see your WhatsApp photos, then you can try one of these two methods to transfer WhatsApp photos from Android to PC.
With File Explorer, you can go to the Images folder of WhatsApp and copy pictures to computer.
1. Connect your phone to computer > Tap the USB charging this device notification and choose Transfer files option.
2. Go to This PC > Double-click to open your phone.
3. Open Internal storage > Android > media > com.whatsapp > WhatsApp > Media > WhatsApp Images. On some older installations, the folder may be under Internal storage > WhatsApp > Media > WhatsApp Images.
4. Copy the WhatsApp Images folder to transfer all photos, or open the folder and select only the pictures you need.
If you have installed Google Photos on phone, then you can rely on it to transfer WhatsApp photos to PC.
Step 1. Backup WhatsApp photos to Google Photos
In Google Photos, open Collections or your device folders, select WhatsApp Images, and turn on backup for that folder, or select the needed photos and tap Back up now.
Step 2. Dowload WhatsApp photos on computer
Open the Google Photos website in a browser > Sign in to your account > Find and select the photos you need > Click Download to save them to the PC.
If you just want to transfer several images, then you can choose to download them from WhatsApp Web, an extension provided by WhatsApp to help you send and receive WhatsApp on computer.
Open WhatsApp Web in a current desktop browser, link it to your phone, and download the pictures you need.
1. Open the browser and go to web.whatsapp.com website.
2. On your phone, open WhatsApp > Settings on iPhone, or the three-dot menu on Android > Linked devices > Link a device. Scan the QR code shown on the PC.
3. Go to that chat that contains the images you need > Select the picture > Click the Download button to save it to your PC.
Use email when the photos belong to one chat and the exported file fits your email provider’s attachment limit. WhatsApp’s Export chat option includes the conversation and, when you choose Attach Media, its media files; it is not a photo-only export.
On Android phone:
1. Open WhatsApp > Go to the chat where you want to export pictures.
2. Tap the three-dots icon > Choose Export chat > Select Attach Media.
3. Choose email app > enter your address and send it to yourself.
4. Check the mail on PC > Download photos you need.
On iPhone:
1. Open WhatsApp > Tap the chat including the pictures you need.
2. Tap the name of the chat > Choose Export Chat > Select Attach Media.
3. Choose Mail > Enter the email address and tap the Send button.
4. Go to your PC to check your email and download photos.
Save the images to your iPhone's Photos app first – you can turn on "Save to Camera Roll" in WhatsApp settings to do this automatically. Then connect your iPhone to the PC and use FoneTool's iPhone to PC transfer, which lets you preview and select the WhatsApp photos before copying them to a local folder.
Yes – you can use Google Photos to back up your WhatsApp Images folder and then download them from the Google Photos website on your PC. Alternatively, WhatsApp Web works too, but that's better for just a few pictures since you have to download each image individually.
Connect your Android phone via USB, select "Transfer files" mode, then navigate to Internal storage > Android > media > com.whatsapp > WhatsApp > Media > WhatsApp Images – you'll find all your photo folders there. You can copy the entire folder or pick only specific pictures to transfer.
You can export a chat with media attached, but email services have file size limits, so this only works for one conversation and not for massive photo collections. The photos are compressed in the exported ZIP file, so for full resolution, it's better to use USB or cloud backup methods.
First check that the images are actually downloaded to your device – go to WhatsApp Settings > Storage and data > Media auto-download and make sure it's enabled. Also, turn on "Media visibility" in Settings > Chats so the photos appear in the folder you're browsing.
To transfer many WhatsApp photos to a PC, use FoneTool after saving iPhone images to Photos, or copy the WhatsApp Images folder from Android with File Explorer. For a wireless transfer, choose iCloud Drive or Google Photos. WhatsApp Web is the simplest option for a few images, while email is best for exporting one chat with its media. Confirm the copied files open on the PC before removing them from your phone.