Version 6.8 for macOS

The iPhoto HTML web gallery export replacement Apple never shipped for Photos.

MakeWebGallery turns folders, Apple Photos selections, captions, colors, maps, and videos into ready-to-upload HTML galleries. It is the missing successor to iPhoto's beloved web export feature.

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MakeWebGallery layout tab with live preview

Apple gave us web export in iPhoto, then left it behind.

For years, iPhoto could make simple, durable HTML photo galleries. Then Apple sunset iPhoto, moved everyone to Photos, and never brought that feature forward. MakeWebGallery exists because those plain web galleries are still useful: family archives, club pages, school events, historical collections, client proofs, and any set of pictures that should live on a normal website instead of inside a social network.

The point is control. You choose the files, the page format, the colors, the captions, the thumbnail grid, the destination folder, and the FTP server. The output is ordinary HTML and image files that you can keep, move, inspect, edit, and host anywhere.
Files tab with output format controls and live preview
Choose a folder, choose an output format, and watch the live preview update while you work.

Everything needed to make a real web gallery.

MakeWebGallery is intentionally practical: it exports static files, supports classic HTML as well as modern CSS, and includes the details that matter when publishing a gallery for real people.

Three output styles

Strict HTML 3.2, iPhoto-style HTML, or CSS/JavaScript output for modern pages.

Live preview

Keep the preview pane open while changing columns, rows, captions, colors, and text.

Folder or FTP publishing

Generate locally, upload all files, or upload only changed HTML when images are already online.

Fixed thumbnail sizing

Set exact thumbnail size and column count, with the app preserving the spacing you intended.

Rich captions

Use titles, comments, creation dates, GPS location, image counts, and video duration.

Large-image pages

Add previous/next thumbnail navigation, map data, camera info, and optional EXIF tables.

Looking for the old iPhoto export workflow?

These focused pages answer the common search questions directly and link back to MakeWebGallery.

iPhoto web gallery export replacement

For people who miss iPhoto's static web gallery export.

Apple Photos HTML gallery export

For Photos users who want to publish selected images as HTML.

Mac static photo gallery maker

For anyone who wants plain HTML galleries hosted anywhere.

Designed for fast, visual setup.

The app keeps related settings together and leaves the live web-page preview visible whenever you want it.

Generated Emily cat gallery in Safari
Example output: a classic five-column HTML gallery generated by MakeWebGallery and published at lionslair.com.
Files tab
Pick the input folder, local destination, FTP publishing, and output format.
Layout tab
Control rows or pages, columns, fixed thumbnail size, page links, sorting, and vertical alignment.
Thumbnail captions tab
Place thumbnail titles above or below, and add comments, dates, locations, and counts.
Large image tab
Large-image pages can include map data, camera info, EXIF, and next/previous thumbnail navigation.
Text tab
Customize the page title, intro text, hint text, footer text, and gallery colors.
Server settings and session log
FTP settings include a session log so connection problems are visible and copyable.

Want to see real, live galleries built with these settings? See live examples →

Works from Apple Photos, too.

MakeWebGallery includes a macOS share extension. Select photos in Apple Photos, choose MakeWebGallery from the Share menu, and build a gallery without first exporting images into a Finder folder.

MakeWebGallery app in Finder
The app installs like a normal macOS app and includes the Photos sharing extension.

Useful when Photos replaced iPhoto, but not the web export workflow.

Apple Photos is good at storing libraries. MakeWebGallery is for getting a curated selection out of Photos and onto your own website. It keeps the old spirit of iPhoto web export while adding modern controls, live preview, FTP publishing, and richer metadata.

Recent releases also improve how the share extension receives converted image providers from Photos, so the extension UI appears after Photos finishes making the selected images available.

FAQ for iPhoto and Apple Photos users

Short answers for the exact questions people search when they discover Photos does not include iPhoto's web export.

How do I replace iPhoto web gallery export?

Use MakeWebGallery to choose pictures, set the grid, captions, colors, and page text, then generate static HTML files similar in spirit to iPhoto's old web gallery export.

Can Apple Photos export an HTML web gallery?

Not by itself. MakeWebGallery adds that missing workflow, including a Photos share extension for selected images.

How do I make a static photo gallery on a Mac?

Generate HTML and images with MakeWebGallery, then upload the folder to your website. The result is ordinary static web content.

Can I make an HTML gallery from Apple Photos?

Yes. Select images in Apple Photos, choose Share, then MakeWebGallery, and build the gallery from the extension window.

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Download MakeWebGallery 6.8

Make static web galleries from macOS folders or directly from Apple Photos. Keep the files. Host them anywhere.

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