The moments a photo can't hold
The toast, the first dance, the laughter afterwards. Guests upload video the same way they upload photos, and every clip plays in the gallery — no download, no format puzzle.
Free · no credit card · ready in 2 minutes
- No app — guests scan the code and upload
- Guests need no account
- Photos in original quality, not compressed
Why video needs different handling
A photo from a phone is the same everywhere. Video is not: iPhones produce different material from Android devices, frame rates vary, and the file is twenty times the size. Simply storing what arrives gives you clips that won't play on half the devices.
Photogala converts every uploaded video into formats browsers reliably understand and generates a still image alongside. What guests get is a clip that starts immediately, not a download that needs an app first.
For guests nothing about the routine changes: the same upload as for photos, the same gallery, the same moderation. The difference is what happens behind the scenes afterwards.
What video does in the gallery
From upload to the final download — treated like photos, solved differently underneath.
Upload like a photo
Guests pick the clip from their phone's library — no separate route, no explaining required.
Automatic conversion
Every clip is converted to web-ready formats so it plays on iPhone, Android and desktop alike.
Plays in the gallery
Tap and watch, right between the photos. No download, no third-party video site.
Preview stills
Every video gets a still image, so the gallery looks calm instead of like a wall of black tiles.
Part of the archive
When you download everything, the videos come along in their original quality.
Same moderation
Videos go through the same approval as photos, reports and recycle bin included.
From the phone to the gallery
Record
Guests film with what they have on them — their phone.
Upload
The same route as photos: scan, pick, send.
Convert
Playable versions and a preview still are produced in the background.
Watch
The clip appears in the gallery and plays for everyone.
Where video makes the difference
Weddings
Speeches, the vows and the first dance live on sound and movement — a photo captures half of it.
Corporate events
Addresses and award moments that get shared internally afterwards.
Birthdays
Songs, surprises and messages from people who couldn't make it.
Group trips
Short clips from the road say more than the tenth landscape shot.
Gallery video, chat groups and cloud folders
The difference shows when you press play and when you look for it again.
| Feature | Photogala | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Playability | Converted, plays on all common devices | The original file, which some devices won't open |
| Quality | The original is kept and included in the archive | Messengers compress heavily and permanently |
| Finding it | Among the photos from the same event | Scattered across chats and folders |
| Moderation | The same approval flow as photos | Everything is instantly visible to everyone |
| Preview | A still image for every clip | Black tiles or file names |
Playability
Converted, plays on all common devices
The original file, which some devices won't open
Quality
The original is kept and included in the archive
Messengers compress heavily and permanently
Finding it
Among the photos from the same event
Scattered across chats and folders
Moderation
The same approval flow as photos
Everything is instantly visible to everyone
Preview
A still image for every clip
Black tiles or file names
Where did the toast video end up?
Create your gallery and guests upload video the same way they upload photos. Every clip is converted and starts playing right there — included in your event.
Collect guest videos — freeStart free, no credit card
Get started with Photogala
Collect every photo and video from your event — pick the package that fits.
Buy now, use it whenever. Your storage period only starts with the 10th uploaded photo — not on the purchase date — and then runs continuously, so guests can add photos during every part of your event.
Videos is included in every plan — the free one too.
Upgrade anytime — you only pay the difference.
Full details for every plan below.
Plus
Collect every guest photo in one beautiful gallery.
- High Quality Uploads
- Seating plan for 75 guests
- Photo WallNEW
- Event Planning Tools (RSVP & Guest Replies, Guest List Manager, Digital Invitation …)
- Unlimited Albums
- Downloads (Single & Bulk)NEW
- Dark Mode
- Photo Liking
- Custom QR Codes
- QR Template DownloadsNEW
- +3 more features
- Live Upload (FTP / WebDAV)(from Premium)
- Smart Albums(from Premium)
- Sharing & Comments(from Premium)
- Photo Challenges (Full Suite)(from Premium)
- +10 more in higher tiers
Premium
The full experience — guests engage, you get the best photos.
- High Quality Uploads
- Live Upload (FTP / WebDAV)NEW
- Seating plan for 250 guests
- Photo Wall
- Event Planning Tools (RSVP & Guest Replies, Guest List Manager, Digital Invitation …)
- Social Features (Share, Comment, Like)NEW
- Unlimited Albums & Smart AlbumsNEW
- Photo Challenges (Full Suite)NEW
- Points & LeaderboardNEW
- Achievements & ImportNEW
- +18 more features
- AI Tools (Filter & Face Recognition)(from Deluxe)
- GPS Map View(from Deluxe)
- Real Rewards(from Deluxe)
- Photo Wall Logo(from Deluxe)
Deluxe
AI-powered, fully branded, completely hands-free.
- High Quality Uploads
- Live Upload (FTP / WebDAV)
- Seating plan for any number of guests
- Photo Wall (with Logo)NEW
- Event Planning Tools (RSVP & Guest Replies, Guest List Manager, Digital Invitation …)
- Social Features (Share, Comment, Like)
- Unlimited Albums & Smart Albums
- Photo Challenges (Full Suite)
- Points & Leaderboard
- Achievements & Real RewardsNEW
- +22 more features
Starter (free of charge)
Your moments, your stage, create your first digital photo gallery completely free of charge.
- High Quality Uploads
- Seating plan for 20 guests
- Event Planning Tools (RSVP & Guest Replies, Guest List Manager, Digital Invitation …)
- Unlimited Albums
- Dark Mode
- Photo Liking
- Custom QR Codes
- Photo Wall(from Plus)
- Downloads (Single & Bulk)(from Plus)
- QR Template Downloads(from Plus)
- Invitation QR Downloads(from Plus)
- +2 more in higher tiers
Uploader Definition: All guests who upload at least one photo or video count as uploaders. Unlimited guests can still view the gallery.
Fair Use Storage: Storage is sized for normal event usage. Reach out if you need unusually large galleries.
After expiry: After the storage period the gallery is closed to guests; as the organizer you keep 30 days of ZIP-download access, then it is deleted.
Video questions
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One tap and the photo fills the screen. Swipe on, zoom in, look — on a phone, on the TV at home or projected onto the wall at the party.
Learn more >Archive & Download
Bulk download your entire gallery as a ZIP archive. Original quality preserved, organized by album, uploader, or date. Your photos, your way.
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