Welcome to the world of CopyTrans Viewer, where your photos and videos come to life! Whether you are a professional photographer, a travel enthusiast, or simply someone who loves capturing and reliving memories, CopyTrans Viewer is your perfect companion.

CopyTrans Viewer is a free photo viewer for Windows that is installed along with CopyTrans Studio. It supports a large amount of image and video formats, including those that aren’t supported by Windows by default, like HEIC. And the cherry on top — you can view Live Photos in motion!


How to install and set up CopyTrans Viewer

You can skip this part if you have already installed CopyTrans Studio on your Windows PC.

CopyTrans Viewer is integrated in CopyTrans Studio. Click the button below to start the download:

 Download CopyTrans Studio

Check this page to see detailed installation steps for CopyTrans Studio.

Follow the installation process. Your PC will automatically restart when you click Finish.

Install CopyTrans Studio v.1.053
CopyTrans Viewer in Windows Explorer

After the PC restart, you will see the CopyTrans Viewer icon on the thumbnails of your Live Photos.


View photos and videos on Windows with CopyTrans Viewer

We wanted to give iPhone users an easy way to view Apple tricky formats on Windows without limitations.

You can open your photos in CopyTrans Viewer in different ways.

  1. Click on CopyTrans Viewer icon on your desktop to launch the app.
    2. double click to open CopyTrans Viewer on your desktop
    • You can either drag and drop the file to the black zone
    • or click on the yellow button to select a file
      • CopyTrans Viewer main screen
  2. Another way is to double-click on your HEIC or MOV files — they are now opened in CopyTrans Viewer by default.
  3. If your photos are not in HEIC, right-click on the photos, then select Open with > CopyTrans Viewer.
    4. Open file with CopyTrans Viewer

You can browse your photos and videos using side arrows.

Use buttons at the bottom to:

  • Zoom a photo
  • Rotate an image
  • Delete a picture
  • See image details
  • Open the file location
Main functions in CopyTrans Viewer

How to view Live Photos on PC?

What is Live Photo? Apple introduced an innovative feature that captures a photo with sound and movement. When you take a Live Photo, your device records 1.5 seconds before and after you press the shutter button, transforming a traditional photo into a mini-video.

So, how do Live Photos work? When you view a Live Photo on your iPhone, it appears as a standard still image. The magic unfolds with a simple touch or press. As your finger touches the photo, it starts to move.

The only inconvenience is that Live Photos are not compatible with Windows. You can’t view them on your PC. CopyTrans Viewer is the solution!

When you transfer Live Photos to your Windows PC, they turn into 2 files having the same name: a HEIC (or JPEG) photo + a MOV video. This is how Windows preserves the Live feature. It’s not possible to transfer only the photo or the video.

Live photos on PC
  1. Double-click on the HEIC or MOV to open the Live Photo with CopyTrans Viewer.
  2. Hover your mouse over the photo, and it will start moving.
    3. View Live Photos in CopyTrans Viewer