PhotoRec AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Photo Recovery Tools

The best Photo Recovery alternative to PhotoRec is Recuva, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to PhotoRec and loads of them are Photo Recovery Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Photo Recovery Tool alternatives to PhotoRec are Glary Utilities, Disk Drill, R-Studio and Autopsy Forensic Browser.

filter to find the best alternatives

PhotoRec alternatives are mainly Photo Recovery Tools, but if you're looking for File Recovery Tools or Hard Disk Recovery Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux and Android. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to PhotoRec.
More about PhotoRec
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
PhotoRec alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Recuva icon

    Recuva

     630 likes

    Free file-recovery tool for Windows that retrieves lost files from PCs, recycle bins, digital camera cards, and MP3 players. Featuring deep scans, secure overwrites, simplicity, and support for various file systems, it caters to both novice and advanced users.

    166 Recuva alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Recuva screenshot 1
     

    • Recuva is the most popular Windows alternative to PhotoRec.

    • Recuva is the most popular free alternative to PhotoRec.

    • Recuva is Freemium and ProprietaryPhotoRec is Free and Open Source
  2. Glary Utilities icon

    Glary Utilities

     405 likes

    Offers a suite of powerful tools to optimize your Windows PC performance with features like registry and disk cleaning, privacy protection, and internet speed optimization, designed for both novices and professionals, and available in 23 languages for global accessibility.

    229 Glary Utilities alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Glary Utilities screenshot 1
    Promotion 😀

    Get a 50% discount on Glary Utilities with AlternativeTo, use code GUP50

     
  4. Disk Drill icon

    Disk Drill

     209 likes

    Retrieve deleted files with advanced scanning on various drives and file types. The free trial recovers up to 500MB, with Recovery Vault for protection and disk backup in case of failure.

    158 Disk Drill alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Disk Drill for Windows
     

    • Disk Drill is the most popular Mac alternative to PhotoRec.

    • Disk Drill is Freemium and ProprietaryPhotoRec is Free and Open Source
  5. Ad
    Screenshot
    Hetman Photo Recovery icon
    Hetman Photo Recovery

    A photo recovery solution with unique characteristics and an attractive price! Its proprietary scanning and recovery algorithm enables Hetman Photo Recovery to outperform its competitors by a fair margin and recover what others c...

    http://hetmanrecovery.com
    Learn More
  6. R-Studio icon

    R-Studio

     68 likes

    Features cutting-edge recovery for FAT, NTFS, HFS, and EXT systems; works on local and network disks even if damaged, with flexible recovery settings for total control.

    139 R-Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    R-Studio screenshot 1
     

    • R-Studio is the most popular Linux alternative to PhotoRec.

    • R-Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to PhotoRec.

    • R-Studio is Paid and ProprietaryPhotoRec is Free and Open Source
  7. Autopsy Forensic Browser icon

    Autopsy Forensic Browser

     23 likes

    Autopsy® is a digital forensics platform and graphical interface to The Sleuth Kit® and other digital forensics tools. It can be used by law enforcement, military, and corporate examiners to investigate what happened on a computer.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Autopsy Forensic Browser screenshot 1
     

    • Autopsy Forensic Browser is the most popular Open Source alternative to PhotoRec.

    • Autopsy Forensic Browser is Free and Open SourcePhotoRec is also Free and Open Source
  8. GetDataBack icon

    GetDataBack

     52 likes

    GetDataBack, for FAT or NTFS drive and partitions, will recover your data if the hard drive's partition table, boot record, FAT/MFT or root directory are lost or damaged, data was lost due to a virus attack, the drive was formatted, fdisk has been run, a power failure has...

    137 GetDataBack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    GetDataBack screenshot 1
     
  10. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard icon

    EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard

     26 likes

    Recovers deleted, formatted, or corrupted files from hard drives, USB drives, SD cards, memory cards, or RAID arrays on Windows systems, offering deep and quick scan, file preview, selective restore, multiple file system support, and a user-friendly interface.

    139 EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Select a Location to Start
     

    • EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to PhotoRec.

    • EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is Paid and ProprietaryPhotoRec is Free and Open Source
  12. MiniTool Power Data Recovery icon

    MiniTool Power Data Recovery

     16 likes

    Handles various data loss scenarios, retrieving files from hard drives, SSDs, USBs, and more. Personal Deluxe includes lifetime license and media boot tools. Business editions support multiple PCs and Windows Server.

    149 MiniTool Power Data Recovery alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MiniTool Power Data Recovery screenshot 1
     
  13. DiskDigger icon

    DiskDigger

     15 likes

    DiskDigger is a program that undeletes and recovers lost files from your hard drive, memory cards, USB flash drives — you name it! Whether you accidentally deleted some documents or photos from your computer, reformatted your camera's memory card, or want to see what files...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    DiskDigger screenshot 1
     
  14. Stellar Photo Recovery icon

    Stellar Photo Recovery

     22 likes

    Stellar Photo Recovery software retrieves lost or deleted multimedia files from devices including cameras and memory cards. It supports formats like JPEG, MP4, WAV and can repair corrupt files. The tool supports SD card recovery from SanDisk and other major brands using a user-friendly three-step process.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Select the type of data that you want ot recover and click 'Next'
     
  15. ApowerRecover icon

    ApowerRecover

     6 likes

    ApowerRecover is a desktop program that can recover deleted data for your Windows and Mac computer, hard drives, memory cards, camcorders, digital camera, external disk, etc. It supports standard scan, deep scan and preview data.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    ApowerRecover screenshot 1
     
12 of 59 PhotoRec alternatives