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title: Install iCloud Photo Downloader on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of iCloud Photo Downloader for Linux - A command-line
  tool to download photos from iCloud
url: https://snapcraft.io/icloudpd
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# iCloud Photo Downloader (icloudpd)

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* [Jon Seager (jnsgruk)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/jnsgruk "View all snaps from Jon Seager (jnsgruk)")
* [Photo and Video](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=photo-and-video)
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 1.32.3

Install latest/stable of iCloud Photo Downloader

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install icloudpd
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* icloudpd

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 17 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 17 August 2026 - latest/candidate

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### Websites

* [github.com/icloud-photos-downloader/icloud\_photos\_downloader](https://github.com/icloud-photos-downloader/icloud_photos_downloader "https://github.com/icloud-photos-downloader/icloud_photos_downloader")

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### Contact

* [github.com/jnsgruk/icloudpd-snap/issues](https://github.com/jnsgruk/icloudpd-snap/issues "https://github.com/jnsgruk/icloudpd-snap/issues")

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### Source code

* [github.com/jnsgruk/icloudpd-snap](https://github.com/jnsgruk/icloudpd-snap "https://github.com/jnsgruk/icloudpd-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/jnsgruk/icloudpd-snap/issues](https://github.com/jnsgruk/icloudpd-snap/issues "https://github.com/jnsgruk/icloudpd-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/icloudpd#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/icloudpd#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/icloudpd#tab-security)

#### A command-line tool to download photos from iCloud

A command-line tool to download photos from iCloud

* Three modes of operation:
  + Copy - download new photos from iCloud (default mode)
  + Sync - download new photos from iCloud and delete local files that were removed in iCloud (--auto-delete option)
  + Move - download new photos from iCloud and delete photos in iCloud (--keep-icloud-recent-days option)
* Support for Live Photos (image and video as separate files) and RAW images (including RAW+JPEG)
* Automatic de-duplication of photos with the same name
* One time download and an option to monitor for iCloud changes continuously (--watch-with-interval option)
* Optimizations for incremental runs (--until-found and --recent options)
* Photo metadata (EXIF) updates (--set-exif-datetime option)
* ...and many more (use --help option to get full list)

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## Install iCloud Photo Downloader on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/icloudpd/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/icloudpd/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/icloudpd/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/icloudpd/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/icloudpd/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/icloudpd/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/icloudpd/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/icloudpd/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/icloudpd/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/icloudpd/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/icloudpd/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/icloudpd/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/icloudpd/raspbian)