Guides
Guides for sharing and finding event photos
Short, practical how-tos for getting everyone's photos into one place and helping each person find the shots they're actually in.
For photographers
Everything Picsta does for photographers
Branded delivery, proofing, originals, sub-events, the Mac and Windows uploader and selfie search for every guest.
Deliver a 5,000-photo wedding the same night
Upload, sort by sub-event, process, send one link. Guests find themselves, and find you.
How to use Picsta Uploader (Mac and Windows)
Install, connect and upload a whole wedding in the background, step by step with pictures.
Compare Picsta with other tools
Pixieset, Pic-Time, Kwikpic, FotoOwl, Google Photos and more, side by side.
Getting started
Best way to share event photos
Group chat vs cloud folder vs guest-upload apps vs a dedicated gallery — how to choose.
Share Diwali party photos
One group event for the whole party; everyone finds their own photos.
Upload photos (standard vs HD)
Add photos from a phone or camera and choose full-resolution HD downloads.
Share photos with a group
Create a gallery, send one link, and let everyone view and download — no app needed.
Sharing & privacy
Create a group photo event
Let everyone upload into one shared gallery, each with their own personalised copy.
Protect shared photos
Private photos, PIN-protected and expiring links, and sharing just a selection.
Delete your account or remove your selfie
Remove your face data or your whole account, or just stop sharing.
Find & organise
Find your photos with a selfie
Use Find Me to filter a big gallery down to just the photos you're in.
How face recognition works
How Picsta detects, groups and names the people in your photos.
Filter, search and sort photos
Slice a big event by person, favourites and search; sort and star your events.
Download photos from a shared gallery
Save photos at the full resolution the photographer uploaded.
Save a shared gallery to your account
Keep your own copy, even if the host deletes the original.
Make something with them
Start your gallery in minutes
Create a private event gallery, share it with a link, and let everyone find their own photos with a selfie. Free to start.