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24 alternatives to User-owned image sharing
User-owned image sharing is a platform for sharing and storing images with user ownership at its core. Launched in 2014, it allows people to upload, organize, and share photos while maintaining control over their… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. User-owned image sharing launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2016 · itsosticky.com · its alternatives →
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Google Photos▲664Automatic backup and unlimited storage for all your photos
2015 · workspaceupdates.googleblog.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · imgz.org · its alternatives →
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Free storage & automatic organization for all your memories
2016 · google.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I'm James, a 17-year old full-stack engineer from Canada with a strong passion for building software. During the day, I work for a California-based startup, and in the evenings, I enjoy working on side projects[1][2]. For the past 3 years, I've been building and iterating on a product I called Horizon Pics, which is a file hosting service, similar to mainstream services, like Imgur. Horizon allows you to quickly upload and store all types of files, from images and video, to PDFs and other documents. The biggest differentiating factor is that Horizon's incentives are much more aligned…
2024 · horizon.pics · its alternatives →
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Securely upload images and videos + Share links instantly
2025 · imagekit.io · its alternatives →
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A private way to share photos with friends
2015 · about.fb.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! My friend and I love taking pictures on our phones, and we were looking for a super simple way to share them with the world. Google Photos albums are nice, but the result isn't slick enough and lacks customization options (embed, custom domain). That's why we built myphotos.site - a micro SaaS that allows anyone to create a slick, minimal gallery website from Google Photos. Galleries can be iframe-embedded for those looking for full customization. One thing we haven't solved yet - many Google Photos users (myself included) do not have images pre-organized in albums, so the fact that…
2024 · myphotos.site · its alternatives →
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A self-hosted file sharing platform
2023 · pingvin-share.dev.eliasschneider.com · its alternatives →
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Capsure▲100Digital boards for organizing and sharing photos
2018 · capsureit.com · its alternatives →
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Pine▲74Back-to-basics photo sharing, no ads, no algorithms
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · imageswaps.tk · its alternatives →
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Invite friends to a secure, shared photo album
2018 · getkeepsafe.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · sharefair.co · its alternatives →
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minimal file sharing site - self hosted. Contribute to nikosch86/file-upload development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Camera Club▲70Every photo you take is automatically shared w/ your friends
2015 · cameraclubapp.com · its alternatives →
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image hosting that can be used in multiple ways
2022 · sharemyimage.com · its alternatives →
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