Best Photo Recovery Software in 2026
Updated
46ranked
0free plans on this page
$8.33/molowest paid tier
12 Oct 2026last checked
0 of 13 with known pricing have a free tier;0 apps show full bars: free, open, on most devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | ForemostMac · Linux | One bar | 2 of 6 | 5.4 | |||
| 27 | RecoveritWindows · Mac | One bar | 2 of 6 | $8.33/mo | 5.4 | ||
| 28 | AnyRecoverWindows · Mac · Android · iPhone | Two bars | No | 4 of 6 | 5.3 | ||
| 29 | O&O AppBusterWindows | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 30 | Hetman Photo RecoveryWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | 3 of 6 | 5.1 | |||
| 31 | Magic Photo RecoveryWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | 3 of 6 | 5.1 | |||
| 32 | R-StudioWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | No | 3 of 6 | $49.99/mo | 5.1 | |
| 33 | Recovery ExplorerWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | No | 3 of 6 | 5.1 | ||
| 34 | UFS ExplorerWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | No | 3 of 6 | $69.95/mo | 5.1 | |
| 35 | Data RescueWindows · Mac | One bar | No | 2 of 6 | $33.25/mo | 5.0 | |
| 36 | Jihosoft Photo RecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | No | 2 of 6 | 5.0 | ||
| 37 | Raise Data RecoveryWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | No | 3 of 6 | $34.95/mo | 5.0 | |
| 38 | SecureRecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | No | 2 of 6 | 5.0 | ||
| 39 | SFWare Photo RecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | No | 2 of 6 | $49.97/mo | 5.0 | |
| 40 | CardRecoveryWindows | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | 4.9 | ||
| 41 | CardRescueMac | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | 4.9 | ||
| 42 | FonePaw Data RecoveryWindows | One bar | 1 of 6 | 4.9 | |||
| 43 | O&O DiskRecoveryWindows | One bar | 1 of 6 | 4.9 | |||
| 44 | Recover My FilesWindows | One bar | 1 of 6 | 4.9 | |||
| 45 | Yodot Photo RecoveryWindows | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | 4.9 | ||
| 46 | GetDataBack ProWindows | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $79/mo | 4.8 |
Compare all 21 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Recovery sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Foremost | 5.4 | Yes | ||||
| 27 | Recoverit | 5.4 | Yes | 99.95 one-time | |||
| 28 | AnyRecover | 5.3 | No | No | |||
| 29 | O&O AppBuster | 5.3 | No | ||||
| 30 | Hetman Photo Recovery | 5.1 | No | multi-platform | HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, SD and other memory cards, digital cameras, disk images | ||
| 31 | Magic Photo Recovery | 5.1 | No | ||||
| 32 | R-Studio | 5.1 | No | No | 49.99 one-time | ||
| 33 | Recovery Explorer | 5.1 | No | No | multi-platform | Internal and external hard drives; USB disks and flash drives; memory cards; digital cameras; RAID sets; NAS; disk images; virtual disks | |
| 34 | UFS Explorer | 5.1 | No | No | 69.95 one-time | ||
| 35 | Data Rescue | 5.0 | No | No | 79 one-time | ||
| 36 | Jihosoft Photo Recovery | 5.0 | No | No | 39.95 one-time | multi-platform | camera, camcorder, memory card, hard drive, USB drive, PC/laptop |
| 37 | Raise Data Recovery | 5.0 | No | No | 34.95 one-time | ||
| 38 | SecureRecovery | 5.0 | No | No | 39.95 one-time | multi-platform | HDD, SSD, flash media, partitions, binary image files |
| 39 | SFWare Photo Recovery | 5.0 | No | Yes | multi-platform | SD, microSD, SDHC, SDXC, CF, XD, MMC, memory sticks, internal and external hard drives, USB flash drives, iPods, cameras | |
| 40 | CardRecovery | 4.9 | No | No | 39.95 one-time | windows | SD, SDHC, SDXC, miniSD, microSD, CompactFlash, MicroDrive, Memory Stick, MMC, XQD, SmartMedia, xD Picture Card, mobile-phone memory cards, USB flash drives |
| 41 | CardRescue | 4.9 | No | No | 39.95 one-time | macos | SD, SDHC, SDXC, microSD, microSDHC, CompactFlash, xD Picture Card, Memory Stick, and other memory cards |
| 42 | FonePaw Data Recovery | 4.9 | No | ||||
| 43 | O&O DiskRecovery | 4.9 | No | ||||
| 44 | Recover My Files | 4.9 | Yes | ||||
| 45 | Yodot Photo Recovery | 4.9 | No | No | 69 one-time | windows | hard drives, CF cards, SD cards, XD cards, Memory Stick, MMC, Smart Media, USB drives, cameras, external storage |
| 46 | GetDataBack Pro | 4.8 | No | No | 79 one-time |
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