Guide
Download photos from a shared gallery
Someone shared an event, album or selection with you and you want to keep the photos. It's a tap per photo, at the full resolution the photographer uploaded. Picsta never adds a watermark of its own; a photographer may keep a link in proofing, with watermarked previews, until they are paid.
The essentials
- Open a photo and tap the Download (cloud-arrow) icon
- You get the full-resolution photo: HD photos at full quality
- No account needed, and Picsta adds no watermark of its own
- Use Find Me to filter to just your photos first
- Shared links download one photo at a time
Need a lot of photos quickly?
Shared galleries download one photo at a time. If you need a big batch, ask the host — from their dashboard they can bulk-download up to 500 at once, or re-share a smaller, focused selection with you.
Step by step
- 1
Open the gallery
Tap the link the host shared. You don't need an account to view or download.
- 2
Open a photo
Click any photo or video to open the full-size viewer.
- 3
Tap Download
Use the cloud-arrow Download icon at the top-right of the viewer. You get the full-resolution file, named after the original (video clips download as MP4). There's also a small download icon when you hover a photo in the grid.
- 4
Find just your photos first (optional)
Use Find Me to filter the gallery to the photos you're in, then download them one by one without scrolling the whole event.
Frequently asked questions
Can I download the whole gallery at once?
Shared links download one photo at a time — there isn't a download-everything button on a share. If you need a big batch fast, ask the host: from their dashboard they can bulk-download (up to 500 at a time) or re-share a smaller selection.
What resolution do I get?
Always the resolution the photographer uploaded. Photos uploaded in HD download at full resolution; standard photos download at an optimised size that still looks great. There's nothing extra to choose.
The download is blocked — why?
Usually the link has expired, the link is private-only and needs the host's 4-digit PIN, or the host turned downloads off for that share. Ask the host to extend the link, share the PIN, or re-share with downloads on.
Are downloads watermarked?
Picsta never adds one. A photographer can keep a link in proofing until they are paid: then the previews carry their logo and download at a reduced size. Once the link is marked delivered, you get the same image the gallery shows, at full quality.
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