jAlbum — Photo gallery website software
Create web-ready photo albums from your images and videos using a desktop workflow. Drag and drop files into the application, press Make, and upload galleries to your own website or to jAlbum storage.
Brand overview
jAlbum is a desktop application designed to build and publish photo and video galleries. The software focuses on local management and presentation of images, keeping metadata in open formats and allowing users to host galleries on any web hosting service. Albums generated by jAlbum do not rely on server-side scripting.
Product and lifestyle
Designed for photographers, families, organizations, and portfolio users, jAlbum supports a range of real-world workflows. Create client galleries, portfolio sites, slideshows, or family albums with map and original-file delivery. The platform includes optional storage plans as well as standalone licenses for users who host on their own domains.
Feature-focused section
Key product capabilities include a gallery maker that prepares web pages and media for publishing, an integrated image editor with batch processing for cropping, sharpening, auto-correct and watermarking, and an image organizer for folder, date and location grouping and tag management. An embedded uploader supports FTP and password-protected galleries. The software also supports an integrated shopping cart feature in specific skins for selling photos from galleries.
Technology and design
jAlbum uses a template system of skins to vary presentation and functionality, offering different styles and features across available skins. The desktop-first design enables offline work and efficient handling of large collections. The application supports modern image formats and image optimization workflows.
Why Choose jAlbum?
- Full control of image management and hosting choices — publish to your own domain or use jAlbum storage.
- Desktop workflow for offline editing, curation and batch image processing.
- AVIF support since v39 for next‑generation image compression and quality improvements.
- Image editor with batch processing for consistent adjustments and watermarking across many files.
- Uploader with FTP and options for password-protected client galleries.
- Flexible licensing: Free, Standard, and Pro license options and separate storage plans for users who need hosted space.
- Storage plans include accounts with 10 GB, 100 GB, and 300 GB of web space in available tiers.
- Shopping cart functionality available in selected skins: Tiger, Photoblogger, FotoPlayer, LightFlow, LightBoxes, ImageFlow, NoteBook.
- Free license galleries are limited to 24 objects; paid licenses remove that limit and offer unrestricted gallery size subject to local hardware.
- Multi-user license options and volume discounts for organizations and schools.
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Explore jAlbum by installing the desktop application to start assembling photo galleries locally. Choose a storage plan or a standalone license based on whether you prefer hosted web space or publishing to your own site. Review account and license options to match storage, gallery size and commercial needs.
