Easily Transfer Videos from PC to iPhone with/without iTunes

After downloading various videos or movies on your PC, you may want to transfer them to your iPhone for greater portability. But how to do that? iTunes is a great tool for this task. If you want to learn how to transfer videos from PC to iPhone with iTunes, please read on.

Part 1. How to transfer videos from PC to iPhone with iTunes

You might have purchased movies with iTunes but do you know that iTunes could also be used to send large video files to iPhone? You could have 2 ways to sync videos from PC to a computer or transfer videos from computer to any apps like VLC player on iPhone.

Way 1. Sync videos/folder to iPhone with iTunes

Step 1. Download iTunes on a Windows computer and locate the videos or folder on the computer.

Step 2. Click File in iTunes > select Add File to Library >select the videos on your computer > Connect iPhone to a computer with USB cable.

Step 3. Click the phone-shape icon to manage your iPhone and select Movies in the sidebar.

Step 4. Check Sync Movies, then select the movies you want and click Sync at the bottom.

※Tips: You can find those videos in the Videos app or Apple TV app. Every time you sync videos this way will erase the movies you synced last time so you’d better transfer videos from iPhone to PC before using iTunes.

Way 2. Transfer videos from the computer to any player on iPhone

If you have a player like VLC on iPhone, you can send large video files to iPhone in a shorter time. Here is how to transfer video files from PC to iPhone:

Step 1. Launch iTunes on a Windows computer and locate the videos or folder on the computer > Click the phone-shape icon to manage your iPhone and click File Sharing in the sidebar.

Step 2. Select VLC (you could also choose another player). Drag your movies from folder to the box or click Add to add videos to VLC.

※Tips: You could find those videos in VLC. If you want to save those videos from iPhone to another computer, you could enter File Sharing in the same way, select the movies, and click Save at the bottom.

Part 2. How to import video from PC to iPhone without iTunes

Now that you know how to transfer videos from PC to iPhone using iTunes, how to transfer videos from PC to iPhone without iTunes? Scroll down for more details!

Way 1. Transfer videos from PC to iPhone without iTunes

Feel iTunes works so slowly? You need the professional tool AOMEI FoneBackup. It is the fastest iPhone data transfer and iTunes alternative. Below is how to transfer videos PC to iPhone with AOMEI FoneBackup:

★ Safely Transfer: You could always use AOMEI FoneBackup without misgivings because it would do nothing with the videos already on your iPhone.
★ Widely Compatible: It supports the latest iPhone, iPad/Air, and also supports iOS.

Step 1. Download AOMEI FoneBackup and connect iPhone to PC with USB cable.

Step 2. Select Phone Transfer on the left pane. And move the cursor on the PC to iPhone. Then click Get Started.

Step 3. Click the + icon to add videos from computer.

Step 4. Check the files in the box and click Start Transfer.

Way 2. Send videos from PC to iPhone via Dropbox

Cloud drives like OneDrive, Google Drive, or Dropbox could help you easily share video via all kinds of platforms so you can transfer videos to your iPhone over the air. Here is a full guide on how to send videos from PC to iPhone:

Step 1. On your PC, download and install Dropbox > Get an account and sign into it.

Step 2. Select the videos on computer and then click Upload > On your iPhone, download Dropbox from App Store and then download videos to your iPhone.

※Tips: You need to install Dropbox on iPhone in App Store to receive the videos. Using Dropbox to transfer videos from computer to iPhone requires good Internet or it would take much time to upload or download videos.

Way 3. Transfer videos from PC to iPhone using iCloud

iCloud is a premium service for iPhone users to sync data on all iOS devices. You can upload your videos to iCloud and then you can download the videos to your iPhone or iPad. Steps to transfer videos using iCloud:

Step 1. On your computer, open your browser and go to icloud.com > Sign in to the Apple ID of your iPhone and then select Photos.

Step 2. Click the Upload Button in the upper-left corner > Select the videos you want to transfer from the computer.

Step 3. On your iPhone, open Settings > tap your profile > select iCloud. Switch on iCloud Photos to download videos to your iPhone.

Conclusion

Now you know how to transfer videos from PC to iPhone with iTunes.If you wish to quickly import large videos to your iPhone, AOMEI FoneBackup is the best video transfer for iPhone. With this iPhone transfer tool, you cannot selectively transfer videos from PC to iPhone but learn how to AirDrop videos from iPhone to iPhone. Try it out!