A QR code for photos every guest can use — without an app
One code, one scan, and the pictures from everyone in the room collect in a single shared gallery — no app download, no guest account, and no chasing people for photos a week later.
What is a QR code for photos?
A QR code for photos is a code your guests scan with the phone camera. It opens an upload page directly in the browser — no app and no sign-up. Every picture uploaded collects automatically in one shared gallery that you can reach at any time, and nothing is posted to a public feed.
Why share pictures with a QR code?
Guests share pictures by QR code, not by app
The code opens an upload page in the phone browser. No download, no sign-up, no password to remember — which is usually what decides whether people contribute at all.
One QR code photo album, not five group chats
Photos, short videos, and voice messages from every guest collect in the same place, at their original resolution rather than compressed by a messaging app.
You decide what appears and how long it stays
Review uploads before they reach a live wall, set the retention period, and download the whole collection when the event is over.
Create a QR code and upload photos in three steps
- 01
Create the event
Choose a name and a look. Your private guest link and QR code are ready in about two minutes.
- 02
Print or display the code
Put the QR code on table cards, a welcome sign, name badges, or a screen — anywhere a phone camera can reach it.
- 03
Collect, moderate, download
Uploads appear in your album as they arrive. Approve what goes on screen, then download everything afterwards.
How this differs from Google Photos, Dropbox, and photo apps
You can collect pictures with Google Photos or Dropbox too — it is just awkward: accounts, shared folders, confused guests. A QR code turns all of that into a single scan.
| Google Photos / Dropbox | Photo apps | Gathmo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guest account | required | required | none |
| App download | — | required | none |
| Setup | fiddly | installation | scan and done |
| Data location | US cloud | varies | EU / GDPR |
With Gathmo your guests scan a code — that is the whole instruction. No account, no app, nothing to explain.
GDPR-compliant, servers in the EU
Your photos stay in Europe. Gathmo hosts on servers in the EU, does not mine your media for advertising, and deletes data on request. For a lot of couples and companies that is exactly the reason to pick something other than the big US clouds.
A QR code for photos fits every kind of event
Your guests get the whole album — and can download it.
- Photos, videos and voice messages, all on one page.
- Guests open the link and download whatever they want.
- Public, or behind a password — you decide.
Fra 49 USD. Betal én gang, per arrangement.
Ingen abonnement for arrangører. Gratis å starte, oppgrader bare når du trenger mer.
- 20 bilder, videoer og talemeldinger
- 5 GB lagring inkludert
- Ubegrenset antall gjester — ingen app nødvendig
- Album i 30 dager
- Video inntil 30 sek · tale 30 sek
- Gathmo-merking på delte medier
- Ingen nedlasting i originalkvalitet
- Ubegrenset med bilder, video og lyd
- 50 GB lagring inkludert
- Last ned alle originaler (ZIP)
- Ingen Gathmo-merking på mediene dine
- Album i 90 dager
- Video inntil 5 min · tale Ubegrenset
- Modereringsverktøy for arrangøren
- Alt i Essential
- 100 GB lagring inkludert
- Live fotovegg i lokalet
- Album i 6 måneder
- Video inntil 10 min · tale Ubegrenset
- Prioritert support
- Alt i Celebrate
- 250 GB lagring inkludert
- Direktesending for dem som ikke kan komme
- Talemeldingene skrives ut som tekst for deg
- Egen lenke — gathmo.com/c/ditt-navn
- Album i 1 år
- Video inntil 15 min · tale Ubegrenset
QR code for photos — frequently asked questions
Create an event, download the QR code or the printable sign, and put it where guests will see it. They scan it and upload — no app involved. Setup takes about two minutes.
You can create an event and test the whole guest flow on the free plan: 20 uploads, 30 days of retention, no card required. Larger events move to a paid plan — current inclusions are on the pricing page.
No. The phone camera recognises the code and opens the upload page in the browser. There is no download and no guest account.
Wherever guests already look: table cards, a welcome sign at the entrance, the back of the menu, name badges, or on a screen between slides. More placements mean more uploads.
Yes. The same code opens one upload page that accepts photos, short videos, and voice messages, and all of them land in the same album.
Only people with your private album link. Nothing is published to a public feed, and you set how long the media is kept before it is deleted.
Yes. It opens an ordinary web page, so it works in any modern phone browser instead of being tied to one device ecosystem.
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Print one QR code and stop chasing photos
Create a free event, print the code, and walk through the guest flow on your own phone before anyone arrives.