PhotoStructure Installation

🎥 Do you have videos? #

Please follow these steps. It’ll only take a minute.

📖 See also: #

• Where should I install PhotoStructure?
• How much free disk space do I need?
• What is a “PhotoStructure library”?

📥 Where’s the download? #

You’ll receive instructions after you subscribe. This process allows us to notify our users when new versions or security patches are available.

🐞 Found a bug? Need help? #

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macOS installation #

1. Download and double-click PhotoStructure-Installer.dmg from photostructure.com:

   

2. Drag and drop the PhotoStructure icon onto the Applications folder.
3. Launch PhotoStructure from your Applications folder.

Windows installation #

1. Download and run PhotoStructure-Installer.exe.
2. You’ll see the following dialog:

   

3. After you click Yes, installation will proceed
4. PhotoStructure will automatically launch after installation
5. You may see a Windows Defender Firewall dialog. Click Allow access.
6. For more details, check out our troubleshooting guide.

Ubuntu Desktop installation #

64-bit Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 on Intel/AMD is supported. Other CPU architectures and linux distributions can use PhotoStructure for Servers.

PhotoStructure for Desktop is distributed as an auto-updating AppImage. AppImages are self-contained, executable applications.

1. Download PhotoStructure.AppImage into a directory where you’d like it to live, like ~/Desktop or ~/bin.

2. Set the file to be executable.

   If you’re comfortable in a terminal, run chmod +x PhotoStructure*.AppImage.

   Otherwise:

   1. Open the Files application,
   2. Navigate to the PhotoStructure.AppImage file,
   3. Right-click the icon and select Properties:

      

   4. Click the Permissions tab, and finally
   5. Check the Execute: checkbox and close the window.

3. Finally, launch the app, either directly from the terminal, or by double-clicking the icon.

If you’re having problems, there is an instructional video on the AppImage website, or contact us for help.

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Hi! I’m Matthew, the author of PhotoStructure. I’m a dad, amateur photographer, and author of open source, adtech, fintech, and edtech software since the turn of the millennium. He/him. I am building a self-hosted, safe, and fast new home for all your photos and videos.
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