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Use Photos on iCloud.com on your computer
With Photos on iCloud.com, you can access photos and videos stored in iCloud Photos from anywhere.
Note: To view shared albums or photos stored in My Photo Stream, use the Photos app on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or Apple TV, or the iCloud for Windows app on your PC.
What can you do in Photos on iCloud.com on your computer?
View photos and videos: view photos and videos stored on any device with iCloud Photos turned on.
Manage photos and videos: you can organise photos and videos in albums and delete and recover photos and videos. The changes you make appear on any device with iCloud Photos turned on.
Upload and download: upload photos from your device to iCloud Photos. Download photos and videos from iCloud.com to your device. See Upload and download photos using iCloud.com.
Share with friends: share photos and videos using your iCloud email or an iCloud Link. See Share photos and videos on iCloud.com.
If you are using iCloud.com on your iPhone or iPad, see Use Photos on iCloud.com on your iPhone or Use Photos on iCloud.com on your iPad.
Get started
To use Photos on iCloud.com, go to icloud.com/photos and sign in using your Apple ID. Make sure you use a web browser recommended in the Apple Support article System requirements for iCloud.
If you are using another feature on iCloud.com, you can switch to Photos by clicking the feature’s name in the top left-hand corner of the iCloud.com window.
If you do not see Photos on iCloud.com on your computer, your account is limited to iCloud web-only features. To use Photos and other features on iCloud.com, set up iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or Windows computer.