Picflow
Picflow is a New Photo Gallery and Client Proofing Service.
Creativity Flows Here.
The modern image gallery and collaboration platform for creative professionals. Boost your workflow:
The company also claims to have one of the faster upload capabilities compared to its competition and says its speeds are never throttled, as well as promises top-tier security and privacy with custom links, password creation, and feedback tracking to quickly identify visitors. Picflow offers users both free and paid tier services with up to 1TB of storage that is upgradable in 250GB increments should users find the need for more space as their business grows.
While the list of new features and improvements has grown significantly from the product’s starting point, the team says it has no plans of slowing down development with a long list of features being developed based on a product roadmap that includes the addition of a Lightroom Plugin, Watermarks, adding the capability to sell prints and digitals through the galleries, and more.
FEATURES
1.Gallery Designer
Create Beautiful Client Galleries with Ease
Picflow comes with a variety of styling options, allowing you to display your work in the best light. All galleries are responsive so your images look crisp on all devices and screen sizes.
The cover is the first thing your clients will see. Choose between Small, Medium or Fullscreen sizes and control the overlay color as well as the focal point.
Gallery CoverAdd a cover image to your galleries with options to choose from different sizes and define an overlay color.
Layout OptionsFlexibly choose between a vertical, horizontal or grid layout. Each image section can have its own layout.
Image ControlsControl the appearance of your images by intuitively adjusting a slider to change image sizes and spacings.
Multiple SectionsDesign and split up your gallery into different image sections, add titles or embed media.
Responsive ImagesWe process all your uploads on the fly to make sure your work looks crisp on every device and screen size.
Embed MediaEasily embed videos, music or social posts from your favorite platforms to enrich your client galleries.
2. Reviews & Approvals
The Modern Workflow for Pro Photographers
Collect and track client reviews from anyone on any device. Boost your approval process with Picflow’s flexible review tools and activity updates.
Get the Final Selection. Quickly.
Every shoot is different. That’s why Picflow’s review tools can be enabled or disabled individually for each gallery.
3. Advanced Mode
Beautifully Functional
Switch to Advanced-Mode and unleash powerful tools like review filters, multi-selection, bulk editing, export tools and much more.
Final Selections quickly with Filters
From individual images to thousands shots. You can boil down to Multi-Select your results and organize your work in bulk.
Review Filters
Find images, selections and reviews quickly with the filter options.
Bulk Actions
Review and manage multiple images at once using filters or selections.
Selective Download
Download individual images, the full gallery or a selection based on filters.
Export Filenames
Copy/Paste filenames of Picflow Selections into your editing software.
25+ Shortcuts
Blast through images and reviews quickly with Keyboard Shortcuts.
PDF Export
Export the gallery as a PDF with options to show or hide reviews.
4. Full Feature Index
An exhaustive list of everything you can do with Picflow. Test all features yourself by starting a Free 14-Day Trial:
Reviews & Workflow
Favorites
Let visitors favorite images by clicking the star icon and manage their favorite list.
Comments
Allow visitors to write feedback on your images. You can reply to comments and send Emojis for a smooth messaging experience.
Image Annotations
Allow collaborators to draw their feedback and ideas directly on your images using simple annotation tools.
Approval LimitsSOON
Define how many images can be approved for the final selection. You can also allow clients to exceed that limit.
Approval Flags
Let visitors mark images as “Approved” or “Rejected” using flags.
Color Labels
Allow collaborators to add one of five different color labels to an image.
Custom Labels
Rename color labels and hide those you don’t need. You can also have different labels for each gallery.
RAW UploadNEW
Upload and transfer your RAW images with Picflow. We support all common file types (i.e. DNG, CR2, NEF, …).
Version HistoryNEW
Upload new image versions and keep track of revisions rather than having multiple versions as individual files in your galleries.
Copy Filenames
Quickly find images in your favourite editing software like Lightroom or C1 by copy/pasting filenames of your current Picflow selection.
Sorting
Sort the images in your gallery by capture time, filename and feedback type.
Selective Download
Besides downloading single images or the whole gallery, you can also selectively download by your active filter or multi-selection.
Track Activity
Track and stay on top of all activities in your gallery. See if someone viewed, downloaded or reviewed an image.
Notification Digest
Choose how often you want to get updates from Picflow. We’ll group all client activities to keep your inbox clean.
Email Notifications
With our email updates, you stay in the loop of everything that’s happening in your galleries. Of course, you can also turn it off.
Review Filter
Find reviewed images quickly in the Advanced Mode by choosing favourited, commented or every other review filter available.
Bulk Actions
Save valuable time with Bulk Actions: Multi-select, re-arrange and update the review status of multiple images at once.
PDF Export
Create an export as a PDF of the whole gallery or just a specific filtered view. In case you need to print it out – we’ve got you covered!
Password Protection
Add a password to your gallery for better protection. You can remove and change the password at any time.
Auto-ExpirationSOON
Share gallery links that expire after a specific time. The gallery is still accessible to you, and only the shared links will stop working.
Identify Visitors
Require visitors to identify themselves via name and email before accessing the gallery for improved activity tracking.
Project Folders
Keep your dashboard clean by creating folders. Use folders to organize and group similar shoots like portraits or weddings.
WatermarkingSOON
Protect all your images being misused by applying custom watermarks on them.
Image Search
Do you know which image you’re looking for? Find single images or a group of images by typing the filename into the search field.
View Density
Update the appearance of your dashboard by switching between different views.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Get work done faster with 25+ shortcuts that help you blast through all images and reviews.
Custom PresetsNEW
Create custom presets for different project types and easily apply them to a new gallery. You can also set default settings.
Pros
- 2 GB of space free. Forever!
- Cheaper per GB of space than competitors
- Fast uploader with unthrottled speeds for all plans
- Extremely customizable gallery designer
- Tons of client proofing options
Cons
- Max 4 galleries on the free plan regardless of whether you meet the 2 GB space limit
- No built-in print fulfillment (coming soon)
