5 Best iPhone Backup Viewers for iPhone 15/14/13/12

There are many toolkits for iPhone on market, like iPhone backup software, iPhone data recovery, iPhone transfer and more.

Among these iPhone toolkits, the iPhone backup viewer is very special kind of utility. It allows you to open iPhone backups and check the detailed data stored in the backups. That is important when you want to get back or restore certain files.

However, it is not that easy to open and view iPhone backup due to special encode method of iPhone backups.

In this post, we are going to share 5 best iPhone backup viewers. With them, you can view, extract, restore and recover files from iPhone backups at any time.

• Part 1. Best iPhone backup viewer: iPhone Data Recovery
• Part 2. Great iPhone backup viewer: AnyTrans
• Part 3. Great iPhone backup viewer: iBackup Extractor
• Part 4. Great iPhone backup explorer: PhoneRescue
• Part 5. Great iPhone backup viewer: iBackup viewer

Part 1. Best iPhone backup viewer: Apeaksoft iPhone Data Recovery

An excellent iPhone backup viewer should provide a variety of features. From this point, Apeaksoft iPhone Data Recovery is the best explorer for iPhone backups. Its key features include:

In a word, it is the best way to view iPhone backup on Windows 11/10/8/8.1/7/XP and macOS.

How to view iPhone backup with iPhone Data Recovery

Step 1. Connect iPhone to the best iPhone backup viewer

Download and install this powerful iPhone backup viewer on your computer. If you are using a MacBook, download the Mac version. Connect your iPhone to the computer using Lightning cable. Start the software to detect your iPhone.

Step 2. Scan iPhone backup

As you can see from above, this iPhone backup viewer enables you to view detailed information of each iOS data on iPhone, iTunes backup and iCloud backup. Here we take checking iTunes backup as an example to show you how to use this backup viewing tool.

Click on the second option, Recover from iTunes Backup File. You can see all iTunes backups are displayed in the interface. Choose the iTunes backup which carries the iPhone files you want to view. Click Start Scan to scan the iTunes backup.

Step 3. View iPhone backup on computer

After scanning, you can see all popular iOS data are listed in categories. You can click on specific data type to check the detailed information of this iPhone backup.

If you want to check iCloud backup, just pick the third option, "Recover from iCloud Backup File". Then you can log into your iCloud account to check specific iCloud backup files.

Besides a great iPhone backup viewer, this all-featured software also can work as a powerful iOS data recovery to help you recover lost/deleted iOS files with ease. Just free download it and give a try.

Part 2. Great iPhone backup viewer and explorer: AnyTrans

AnyTrans is not only an iPhone backup viewer, but also a file manager for iOS devices. Its main features include:

• 1. It has the capacity to back up iPhone to computer wirelessly.
• 2. You can view iPhone backups and iCloud backups on your computer at any time.
• 3. It could help you to extract certain files from iPhone backups for restore.
• 4. After connected, this program allows you to manage iPhone photos directly.
• 5. This iPhone backup viewer also permits you to transfer music and other media files between iPhone and computer or another iOS device.

Pros:

• The interface is well-designed.
• It has one version for Windows and another for Mac.

Cons:

It cannot view deleted files from iPhone or backups.

Part 3. Best iPhone backup viewer and explorer: iBackup Extractor

If you need a simple iPhone backup viewer, iBackup Extractor is a good choice. Its principal features include:

• 1. It has the ability to detect the available iTunes backup for your iPhone automatically.
• 2. You can select any iTunes backup and decode the backup file on your computer.
• 3. It allows you to view your contacts, calendars, photos, browsing history, call logs, notes, SMS, and bookmarks in the iTunes backup.
• 4. This iPhone backup explorer could help you to extract specific files from iTunes backup in one click.
• 5. More importantly, it could convert the files to proper formats for easy access on your computer.

Pros:

• The interface is intuitive and easy to navigate.
• It supports a wider range of iTunes backup versions.

Cons:

This iPhone toolkit lacks backup and more functions.

Part 4. Great iPhone backup viewer: PhoneRescue

PhoneRescue is another way to view iPhone backups on computer. Its basic features include:

• 1. It is able to detect iTunes or iCloud backup without linking iPhone to your computer.
• 2. This iPhone backup viewer could scan iTunes or iCloud backups based on your decision.
• 3. You can preview all data in the iPhone backup file for extracting or restoring.
• 4. It allows you to restore files from iPhone backup to iPhone apps or extract them to computer.
• 5. When extracting iPhone data to computer, the program will save the files in proper formats automatically.

Pros:

• It supports a wider range of data types in iPhone backup.
• This iPhone backup explorer could open encrypted iTunes backups.

Cons:

• There is no free trail or free version.

Part 5. Best iPhone backup viewer: iBackup Viewer

As its name said, iBackup Viewer is a dedicated iPhone backup viewer and extractor. Its features include:

• 1. It can discover iPhone backups on your computer once connect to your iPhone.
• 2. You can view a wider range of data types in iTunes backup, like contact, call history, photos, messages, calendar and more.
• 3. This iPhone backup viewer is able to detect the data in an app and display the files in proper formats.
• 4. You can extract files from any iTunes backup and save them in accessible formats on computer.
• 5. On Mac computer, this program is able to extract contacts to Apple Address Book automatically.

Pros:

• The free version has full features, except view encrypted iTunes backups.
• The simple interface is easy to use.

Cons:

This program is larger and running slower.

Conclusion

In this post, we have introduced multiple best iPhone backup viewers to help you open iPhone backups on your computer. All reviews are based on our lab testing and users' reports. You can read our reviews and choose your favorite iPhone backup explorer to open iPhone backups. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message below.