Import from Google Photos, iCloud & More.
Migrate your entire photo library from cloud services. Pluto Photos reads Google Photos Takeout metadata, preserving dates, GPS coordinates, and descriptions.
Leaving a cloud photo service shouldn't mean losing your metadata. Pluto Photos' Cloud Import feature reads the sidecar files from Google Photos Takeout and iCloud exports to preserve every detail.
Supported Sources
- Google Photos Takeout — Full metadata preservation from JSON sidecar files
- iCloud Photos Export — Date and location metadata
- Immich Export — Compatible with Immich server exports
- Any folder — Import from any folder structure
What Gets Preserved
When importing from Google Photos Takeout:
| Metadata | Preserved? |
|---|
| Date and time | ✓ |
| GPS coordinates | ✓ |
| Album names | ✓ (as tags) |
| Descriptions/captions | ✓ |
| Favorites | ✓ (as star ratings) |
| People tags | ✓ |
| Edited versions | ✓ (both) |
Smart Import Process
- Point Pluto Photos at your Takeout/export folder
- The importer reads JSON metadata files alongside each photo
- Correct dates and GPS are written to the library database
- Album structure is converted to tags for flexible organization
- Duplicate detection prevents re-importing photos you already have
Handling Google's Quirks
Google Photos Takeout has several known issues that Pluto Photos handles automatically:
- JSON files with mismatched names
- Timestamps in Unix epoch format
- GPS coordinates in decimal degrees
- Edited photo variants with "(1)" suffixes
- Albums spread across multiple zip files
Ready to Switch?
Export your cloud library, point Pluto Photos at the folder, and let the importer do the rest. Your years of photos will be organized, dated, and geotagged — all stored locally on your machine.
Download Pluto Photos for Windows, macOS or Linux at plutophotos.com