iMazing is
mobile device management software that allows users to transfer files and
data between
iOS devices (
iPhone,
iPad and
iPod Touch) and
macOS or
Windows computers, in addition to many other features beyond the scope of what Apple's own tools enable.
History
Developed by DigiDNA, iMazing was initially released in 2008 as DiskAid, enabling users to transfer data and files from the
iPhone or
iPod Touch to
Mac or
Windows computers.[1][2] DiskAid was renamed iMazing in 2014.[3][4] Version 2.0 was released on September 13, 2016.[5]
In August 2021, version 2.14 of iMazing added a spyware detection feature. The feature is based on
Amnesty International’s Mobile Verification Toolkit to detect
Pegasus Spyware following the publication of
Pegasus Project.[6]
Description
With iMazing, an
iPhone or
iPad can be used similarly to an external hard drive.[4][7] It performs tasks that
iTunes doesn’t offer,[1] including incremental backups of
iOS devices, browsing and exporting text and voicemail messages, managing apps, encryption, and migrating data from an old phone to a new one.[8][9][10]
The menu bar app iMazing Mini enables automatic, wireless and encrypted backups of iPhones.[11][12] The iMazing HEIC Converter is a free desktop app for Mac and PC that lets users convert photos from
HEIC format to
JPG or
PNG.[13]