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Install amazon-photos with Homebrew Cask
Photo storage and sharing service. Version 11.3.0,36 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Photo storage and sharing service
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Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
history
Project history and usage
Amazon Photos is Amazon's cloud photo backup, organization, viewing, and sharing service, delivered on macOS through the Amazon Photos desktop application.
Project history
Amazon introduced Prime Photos in November 2014 as an Amazon Cloud Drive benefit offering Prime members unlimited storage for full-resolution photographs. The product later adopted the Amazon Photos identity and expanded around automatic backup, albums, sharing, search, and memory-discovery features.
Adoption history
Amazon launched Prime Photos for US Prime members with support for iOS, Android, Fire devices, Mac, Windows, game consoles, and selected smart TVs. Amazon Photos subsequently became a cross-device Prime benefit integrated with products including Fire TV, Echo Show, and Alexa.
How it is used
On a Mac, users sign in with an Amazon account, select folders in the desktop application's Backup tab, and configure backup recurrence and included file types. Photos can then be accessed and shared through Amazon Photos on supported devices and the web.
Why package nerds care
The desktop package is the Mac client for a consumer cloud service rather than a standalone local photo manager. For package users, its main value is installing a background-capable desktop backup and synchronization client without manually obtaining Amazon's installer.
Timeline
- 2014: Amazon introduced Prime Photos as an unlimited photo-storage benefit for US Prime members.
- 2016: Prime Photos expanded to Amazon Prime members in Japan.
- 2026: Amazon announced a redesigned mobile experience centered on memories and natural-language search.
Related projects
- Amazon Prime, which includes the service's unlimited full-resolution photo storage benefit.
- Amazon Cloud Drive, the original storage platform associated with Prime Photos.
- Fire TV, Echo Show, and Alexa, which provide additional ways to display or retrieve an Amazon Photos library.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for amazon-photos. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-10-23
manager version11.3.0,36
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Photos/b?node=13234696011
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Photos/b?node=13234696011none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:amazon-photos |
|---|---|
| Version | 11.3.0,36 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/amazon-photos |
| Homepage | https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Photos/b?node=13234696011 |
| Upstream docs | https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Photos/b?node=13234696011 |
| Source archive | https://d29x207vrinatv.cloudfront.net/mac/AmazonPhotosApp.zip |
| SHA-256 | no_check |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | amazon-photos |
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| Artifacts | |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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