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Life & fun · August 24, 2023

Tool to publish Apple Photos online

Made a small tool to publish albums from Apple Photos online. The goal is to: 1) view photos in different ways: timeline, grid etc 2) allow people to bring their own domain 3) allow people to embed those photos in other places online Basically I'm trying to make apple photos web friendly. It works in a very simple way. Your photos are in your iCloud, but you share specific albums that you want to make public.

Tool to publish Apple Photos online launched on August 24, 2023 with 18 votes, #1,556 of 4,347 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

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This tool allows Apple Photos users to publish selected albums online with multiple viewing options including timelines and grids. Photos remain private in iCloud until the user chooses to share specific albums publicly. The tool supports custom domains and enables users to embed their photos on other websites, making Apple Photos accessible on the web for those who want to share galleries without moving their photos elsewhere.

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