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Export

Use the Export dialog to save originals, full-size previews, resized JPEGs, or compatible videos to your device. You can choose several versions of the picture or video open in the fullscreen viewer.

Exporting Files

  1. Click a picture or video to open it in fullscreen mode.

  2. Open the viewer's menu and select Export.

    Fullscreen viewer menu with the Export action

  3. Expand a file group to see its options. Stacks can contain several originals, each with its own group.

  4. Select the versions you want to save, such as Original, Full-Size Preview, or a size under Resized JPEGs.

    Export dialog showing an original image and resized JPEG options

  5. Click Export 1 File or Export N Files. Allow multiple downloads if your browser asks.

  6. Wait for any video conversion to finish. If a file fails to download, click Retry next to it.

Keyboard Shortcut

In the fullscreen viewer, press Ctrl + Shift + E, or Command + Shift + E on macOS, to open Export.

Files are downloaded separately. Closing the dialog cancels pending exports; downloads already started in your browser continue.

File Types

File Type Available Versions
JPEG and PNG Original file and resized JPEGs.
RAW and other images, such as HEIC, AVIF, WebP, and TIFF Original file, an available full-size preview, and resized JPEGs.
Vector graphics Original file, an available full-size preview, usually PNG, and resized JPEGs.
PDF documents Original PDF, a full-size preview of the first page, and resized JPEGs of that page.
Videos Original video, available still previews and resized JPEGs, and a Compatible Video (MP4/H.264) when conversion is needed.
Animations Original animation, available still previews and resized JPEGs, and a compatible MP4 video.
Live Photos Original files, available still previews and resized JPEGs, and a Video Part. Separate image and video files have their own groups.
Insta360 INSV and LRV videos Original file and available still previews. A compatible video is offered if PhotoPrism has already converted it.

Preview choices depend on the previews PhotoPrism has already created. If No preview image available appears, you can still export the original. Previews stored as originals have their own file groups.

Audio, metadata files such as XMP, JSON, and YAML, and missing or unreadable files are not offered.

Settings

Enable Export

Administrators can turn Export on or off under Settings > General. It is enabled by default.

The separate Download switch and the file choices under Settings > Content > Download apply to the Download actions. Export uses its own switch and the versions you select in the dialog.

Static & Dynamic Previews

The settings under Settings > Advanced > Preview Images control the available JPEG sizes:

  • With Dynamic Previews off, sizes are limited to the Static Size Limit.
  • With Dynamic Previews on, larger sizes can be created when needed, up to the Dynamic Size Limit. This limit is always at least as high as the static limit.
  • Previews up to the static limit are created during indexing. Larger previews may take longer to download because they are created on demand.

Images keep their proportions and are never enlarged beyond their original size. Smaller pictures therefore offer fewer size choices.

These limits do not restrict original downloads or existing full-size previews. The latter also depend on your JPEG and PNG size limits.