Sync your favorite photos to Google

Love Apple Photos but need your best shots in Google Photos too? Snaparoo bridges the gap — automatically, in the background, without changing your workflow.

Keep using Apple Photos the way you already do. Snaparoo watches your favorites and automatically syncs them to a Google Photos album, a Google Drive folder, or both.

Google Photos, Drive, or both

Sync favorites to a Google Photos album, a Google Drive folder, or both at the same time.

One-way sync

Nothing in Google can touch your Apple Photos library. Your originals are always safe.

Favorites only

Just the photos you've hand-picked, not your entire camera roll. You stay in control.

Real-time

New favorites sync within moments. Unfavorite and Snaparoo removes them from Google too.

Menu bar app

Lives in your menu bar. No Dock icon, no clutter, no windows to manage.

Private by design

No data collection, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. Syncs directly from your Mac to Google.

Why not just use Google Photos backup?

Google's built-in sync copies your entire library and syncs changes in both directions. Delete or edit something in Google Photos and it can affect your Apple Photos library.

Snaparoo is different — one-way only, favorites only. Share a Google Photos album with family, use a Drive folder as a staging area, or both. Your Apple Photos library is never touched.

How it works

Favorite a photo

Use Apple Photos the way you always have. Tap the heart on any photo.

Snaparoo syncs it

Snaparoo detects the new favorite and uploads it to your Google Photos album and/or Google Drive folder.

Unfavorite to remove

Change your mind? Unfavorite the photo and Snaparoo removes it from Google too.

Frequently asked questions

Does Snaparoo modify my Apple Photos library? +

No. Snaparoo has read-only access to Apple Photos. It reads your favorites to know what to sync, but it never modifies, deletes, or writes anything to your library.

What Google permissions does Snaparoo need? +

Snaparoo requests the minimum scopes needed: it can read, create, and edit only its own album and files in Google Photos and Google Drive. It cannot see or touch any of your other Google data.

Can I sync to both Google Photos and Google Drive? +

Yes. You can sync to a Google Photos album, a Google Drive folder, or both at the same time. Configure it however works best for you.

What happens when I unfavorite a photo? +

Snaparoo detects the change and removes the photo from your Google Photos album and/or Google Drive folder. Your favorites list is always in sync.

Does Snaparoo collect any data? +

No. There is no analytics, no telemetry, and no third-party SDKs. All sync happens directly between your Mac and Google's APIs. See our privacy policy for full details.

Ready to try Snaparoo?

Your favorites, synced to Google. No fuss.