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Flickr
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Can be set to auto-upload images
Flickr has an app on Windows, OSX, iOS and Android, called Flickr Uploadr (available for download in the tools section) that can automatically upload images to Flickr. It can even pull images from external drives and other cloud storage services such as iCloud.
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No offline view
While Google Photos and iCloud Photo Library allow you to select if you want to keep local copies of your photos, Flickr only allow you to view your photos online.
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Photos are backed up elsewhere
I mainly use Google Photos and keep separate local backup of all my photos, but also use the IOS app which transfers all new photos onto Flickr storage as well.
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There are limits on file sizes
Images can't be more than 200MB a piece and each video can't take up more than 1GB of space.
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Good search
Flickr is capable of searching images by a combination of content, color, shape, depth of field, style, pattern, size, license and other options.
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No support for lossless file formats
Photos can only be saved as .jpg, .gif (non-animated) and .png files.
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Built-in image recognition
Flickr will automatically attempt to figure out the contents of a picture and tag them appropriately. This will allow you to look for, for example, all images of flowers, bridges or butterflies.
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Shutterfly
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Used by a lot of sports teams for free photo gathering
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Hard to download photos
Downloads are limited to single photos, not full albums.
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No Lightroom integration
Shutterfly apparently has or had an API for uploading photos, but the only Lightroom plugin to do so is outdated and crashes while trying to upload.
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Poor site design
There are multiple "silos" in the site with different user interfaces for the same function, and with different bugs in each. For instance, trying to import from Flickr the support person had me navigate to the Flickr connection UI via Create Photo Book (which actually worked, but didn't give me an easy way for others to draw from my Flickr-hosted photos), because the "Connect to Flickr" function in the main upload screen was broken. Albums in "My Photos" have drastically different capabilities compared to albums in "Shared Sites". This leads to confusion and completely unhelpful support/help documentation.
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Worka
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Very flexible
Worka has so many options to choose from that you won't have to sacrifice to get what you want.
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No custom domain
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Easy to use
There is no need to have any knowledge of coding to use Worka. With just a few clicks, you can choose a theme and customize the portfolio however you want.
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Templates with original designs
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Good price-quality ratio
At 8$ a month as the only price plan, you get to use the full experience of Worka. It also has an unlimited trial plan that will allow you to be confident that you want the tool before paying.
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Pixpa
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Unlimited storage and bandwidth
Pixpa offers unlimited storage and bandwidth for your photographs on all the plans.
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The web builder currently supports desktop only
Pixpa websites are responsive and work well on all mobile devices. The website builder though is optimized to work on desktops.
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Beautiful themes for professional photographers
Pixpa has more than 20 pre-built multipurpose themes for creative pros.
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Third-party account required for commerce
Unlike many other solution, there's no built-in commerce solution.
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Allows password-protected galleries
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Inconvenient website building
No drag and drop or WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor is available for building the website. All properties have to be set and saved in the backend before it's possible to view the result that in and of itself has to be viewed in a separate browser window. Getting a site just right takes a lot of back and forth between refreshing the preview window and editing details in the backend.
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Integrated blogging
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Expensive
Pricing starts at $10 per month for the Starter Package up to $20 per month for the Plus Package. Yearly billing offers a discount of 20%.
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DIY pagebuilder for creating custom pages
Pixpa offers drag-and-drop functionality for creating custom pages. There are more than 300 pre-built, ready to use content blocks for building a custom webpage on a site.
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12 gallery layouts
Choose from multiple gallery layouts to showcase your work the way you want.
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Responsive websites for mobile
Works on all mobile devices.
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No coding required
Drag-and-drop interface makes it easy to build a professional website.
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Cost-effective
All plans allow unlimited images and bandwidth.
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Fast and secure
All websites are hosted on secure and scalable cloud infrastructure ensuring up-time and fast delivery.
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Easy WYSIWYG editor
The PageBuilder offered by Pixpa is very easy to use and has custom content blocks which can be incorporated in any custom page you build for your website . The Drag and Drop functionality is helps here as well.
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Client proofing
Pixpa allows you to create private galleries for clients. It gets pretty easy for clients to select images and give feedback. The service allows easy workflows.
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Brilliant SEO capabilities
Supports automatic sitemap.xml generation, automatic robots.txt generation, meta data for each page or sub-page on website, SEO friendly URLs, optimized images with proper alt tags and description.
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MyRoll Gallery
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Aims to surface the most important images
Aims to surface the most important images. It's unlikely for any app to know which of the photos are most important to the user.
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Aims to surface the most important images
The app analyzes all images that are stored in the app looking to determine which are the most important to you. It then puts those images in collections called Moments that are then prominently displayed within the app.
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Asks for permission to access the calendar
The behavioural engine pulls information from the calendar to figure out which images are important to you.
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MEGA
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Cross platform
Linux, Windows and Mac.
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Slow syncs
Servers are slow, and the new app is terrible.
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Client-side encryption
All files uploaded to Mega are first encrypted on the users side. To access files a decryption key must be supplied. For ease of use, the decryption key can be appended to the URL you share.
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50GB free
50 GB trial for new accounts after registering for a month, then 15 GB. There's also three upgrade plans, starting at 500GB and $110/yr. 15GB may not seem much, but Dropbox only offers 2GB for the free plan. This is better than Google Drive because Google Drive storage is shared with all the Google services you are using.
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Functional web interface
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Easy to use
Just drag and drop files in the browser window, then create a link for sharing. You will need an account to create a link. To streamline the process for new users you can start uploading as soon as you access the website and create an account while it's uploading.
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Respects personal privacy
They will never look through your files unless they ask for permission.
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Open source client
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Windows; Android; iOS; Mac OS X; Chrome OS; Linux
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Offline access:
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iCloud
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Synchronisation and backup services
iCloud syncs a users settings and files across a range of Apple hardware making for a simple solution to backup and sync data across ones Apple devices.
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Apple devices only
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Documents in the Cloud
Integrates different office tools such as Keynote or Pages for writing and presentations, etc with iCloud.
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Certain file restrictions
Does not allow uploading certain file types.
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Platforms:
OSX; iOS
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Lightroom
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Excellent asset management capabilities
Lightroom allows, for example, organizing images based on folders, color labels, flags, rating, keywords, GPS location, it can automatically create smart albums (albums that automatically update based on set rules) and it can be set to automatically backup, rename based on set rules, apply default processing, add keywords to images on import. It offers that functionality in an intuitive way and allows extensively customizing layout, behavior and workflow of managing assets to better suit your needs.
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No layer-based image editing capabilities
There are no layers removing any ability to blend images, create composits, overlay text, etc.
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HDR support
Can merge multiple shots into one in order to expand dynamic range.
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Hot folder option could be better
It can take a couple of seconds for Lightroom to check the folder for incoming images and that can noticeably slow down the workflow. Additionally, only the last image is imported as active.
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Facial recognition helps find and tag people
Lightroom has built-in facial recognition support that can be used to find the same person in any collection of photographs.
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There's a learning curve
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A good number of cameras have built-in lens profiles for lens distortion correction
Lightroom has over 900 lens profiles from all kinds of manufacturers, including major lens brands like Canon, Nikon, Leica, Pentax, Ricoh, etc. You can see the full list of supported lenses here. Lens profiles will in most cases speed up the process of correcting lens distortion down to 1-2 clicks.
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Telemetry
Adobe is interested in what you do with "their" software. Just install wireshark and see the story unfold. Don't have that or too difficult? Just take a bank note, scan it. See if you can get it on your screen...
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Intuitive interface that's streamlined for a photographer's workflow
At a high level the interface is organized into broad groups of tools called workflow modules. Modules like "Library" for asset management and "Develop" for manipulating the photos. Each module displays only those tools that are needed for that task. This allows you to separate concerns between tasks and reduces interface clutter. When you're, for example, developing the image, you're not bothered by interface tools relating to exporting it. Within each module tools are grouped in a logical manner. Develop module, for example, will group tools relating to basic image adjustment, lens correction, and effects. And there are a plethora of keyboard shortcuts that improve the workflow speed even further. At all times you can easily navigate between images you're working via arrow keys, quickly compare images before and after making edits with \, or see side by side comparisons with y.
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Expensive and subscription
As with other software offerings, Adobes portfolio keeps giving. For the customer/ user however, this means that you never own your software, but you rent it. Until the point your landlord throws you out.
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Supports tethered capture
You can connect your camera directly to Lightroom and have Lightroom display images as soon as they are captured.
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Proprietary
As all Adobe software it is proprietary, closed source.
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Windows OSX
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Dropbox
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Easy to use
You can use Dropbox via website, by installing a desktop client that creates a folder that you simply drag and drop files into, or with their mobile app. Everything synchronizes across all devices used and cloud storage. And Dropbox offers easy methods of sharing whatever is within it.
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Too little free space
There is just too little of free space available comparing to the competition.
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Cross-platform desktop and mobile
Dropbox is available on iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows, OS X and Linux. By having a client for so many OS's pretty much anyone is covered no matter what kind of device or OS they are using.
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Not secure
They don't apply end-to-end encryption, files are visible to admins, governments, etc..
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Allows sharing a folder
Using a desktop client: right click on the folder you want to share and select Dropbox > Share This Folder, then enter the e-mail addressees of people you want to share the folder with.
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No privacy
Extensive collecting and distribution of user data to commercial third parties.
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Smart updates to big files
If a small portion of the file is changed it sends/receives only the differences (not the whole file), which is fast and bandwidth-efficient.
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Consumes a lot of CPU resources when syncing many files
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Allows sharing a single file via link
Whether using desktop client or web interface, simply right click on the file you want to share and select Dropbox > Share link, then send the link to the people you want to share the file with. The recipient does not require a Dropbox account.
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All-or-nothing (non-selective) upload
Uploading generated contents (cache, compiled code, etc.) is prone to conflicts, wastes bandwidth and free space.
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Up to 18GB of free storage space
Dropbox personal accounts start out free, with 2GB of space, but users can get extra space by recommending the site to friends, or taking part in events like "Dropquest", where users can win extra space by solving puzzles.
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Low bandwidth
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Linux support
Dropbox offers native Linux support, integrates with Nautilus file manager.
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Dropbox keeps deleting features, chasing customers away
For instance, all photo albums got deleted. It used to be very easy to share a couple og photos, now it's PAINFUL and must be done file by file.
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Reliable
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Nocive development model
Takes a lot of decisions that usually damage community, from deleting features to making impossible to use with other filesystems than ext4 because they decided without a plausible reason (they said it was about xattrs, but all modern linux filesystems supports xattrs, so it's bs.)(they remove this later, but it's too late).
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Desktop client has no file size limit
As long as you have enough storage available, you can upload files of any size using Dropbox desktop client.
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Problems when synching between Linux and Windows devices (unconfirmed)
This summer I lost thousands of files due to this problem on older projects which subsequently needed revising and had to be rebuilt as tons of the source was gone.
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Folders can be downloaded compressed to save bandwidth
To save bandwidth and download speed you can choose to compress a folder into a zip archive for download.
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Restricted only to 3 devices for FREE accounts
Recently dropbox decreased the number of linked devices to 3, so you can't have more than 3 linked devices. This is problematic if you use Dropbox to sync between your computers.
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Adjustable bandwidth use
To not slow down the network or save traffic you can limit the upload and download speeds of Dropbox.
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Can unintentionally delete your files if you reinstall your OS without closing Dropbox
If you reinstall the operation system for your PC and you do not close Dropbox, it will delete all files.
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Lots of addons and integrations
There are official and third-party Dropbox add-ons that extend the functionality of the service and add ease of use of existing features. Additionally, Dropbox can be integrated with existing applications to bring its functionality to other apps.
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30-day version control
Dropbox keeps deleted and earlier versions of files for a month.
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Instant disaster recovery
Your files always synced online means instant disaster recovery. When your hard drive becomes unbootable, pick up another laptop and just carry on with your life from where you last saved.
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Available free storage can be increased with referrals
You get extra free space for you and your friend if they sign up.
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Fast sync speed
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Windows, Linux, OSX, Android, iOS, Windows Phone
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Mylio
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Good introductory tutorial
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Requires some basic IT skills and some "time to think"
Mylio is not for the totally casual user. Mylio requires someone who is INTERESTED in organizing and has some patience to fiddle with different devices and takes care of keeping some vault devices powered on regularly, so that the collection is actually backed up. Mylio needs you to have a "home", a physical place where your stuff, your family, your loved ones and their photos will be physically collected.
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Seamless collection propagation and back-up
The only thing you have to do to add new photos to your collection is to open the app. Fire up your Android app, your laptop and your desktop with HDD attached. In short time your photos will be saved on 3 different devices, which can be then moved to different locations for increased safety against data loss.
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A compromise between portability and privacy
Mylio will not be in most cases ubiquitous as Google Photos, Flickr or iCloud, since offsite sync will only be available if you own one of the paid schemes, and the devices which are in possession of the original data are actually turned on and connected. Think as having your own Cloud storage at home. Some may like it, some may not.
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Lots of organizing capabilites
Can organize by albums, by folder, by date, by event (events can be automatically fetched from smartphone), by rating, by people (has face tagging/learning capability), by category, by flag, by place on the globe. Events can have categories assigned too. Can make complex searches by metadata, file name... All of this does not have to be done on a specific device. You can sit on a sofa and start adding some ratings, clean up bad photos, then go to a desktop PC and do some face tagging. All the changes will be synced between the two devices and all associated devices asap.
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There is only one version of the entire collection
If your collection is made of 1000 or 500k photos, it will always appear the same on ALL devices. This means that you can't store a "part" of your collection on a specific device (you could do so by adding different sync policies, but you may be quickly overwhelmed by the complexity of the management).
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Seamless collection size management
If a device (such as smartphone) is going to run out of space, fire up the app. Assuming you've already given to Mylio an occasion to back up the original photos, it will automatically free up space and keep downsized versions only.
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Android app is not optimized
Android app, despite the recent updates, is still unresponsive and somewhat tricky regarding to item selection and navigating the menus. Smartphone's built-in galleries run smoother with regard to just photo browsing.
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Free for the light user up to the intermediate user
Free scheme allows you to manage up to 25k photo collection on 3 non-smartphone devices. Then add unlimited Android/iPhone devices, no RAW editing and good editing functionalities. The intermediate user could be satisfied for a long, long time before thinking to switch to a paid scheme.
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Compatible with Lightroom
Edits done in Mylio are compatible with those made in Lightroom. You don't have to import changes from Lightroom, you can actually edit a photo multiple times from any of the two programs.
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Tasker
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Infinitely tweakable
Tasker has an impressive amount of triggers, actions, and parameters that can be used together in an incredible variety of ways. It can even accept scripts to follow instructions.
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Awful user interface
While it's incredibly powerful, Tasker's user interface is counter-intuitive, confusing, and just plain clunky at every turn.
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Create powerful custom applications
Tasker has the ability to create custom applications, effectively replacing multiple installed apps in your phone with tasks that are triggered automatically. What's even better is that they will be custom tailored to fit your specific needs.
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Steep learning curve
Tasker lacks good documentation or tutorials, which is important as the learning curve is very high if you want to use its advance features where this app actually shines.
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Can adjust system software
With Root access it can also dabble with system software which other apps are not likely to achieve at the moment.
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Export tasks as standalone apps
Tasker allows exporting workflows you've created as standalone applications that can then be shared or even put on the Google Play store.
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Awesome plugin support
Tasker has awesome plugin support to connect with hardware that usually requires installing specific apps. For example, it has a plugin for Pebble smartwatch so that you can automate tasks that require using Pebble.
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Purchase only once
The dev does not keep bringing out revised apps expecting you to pay each and every time; the same app has been developed consistently for nearly a decade.
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Monument Backup and Organization Device
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Privacy
Keeps photos private
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4k Playback
TV out does not support video playback.
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Automatic back up
Monument supports backing up from iOS, Android, Mac, and PC.
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iPhone sync
iPhone app syncs photos in background.
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Pixelfed
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In active (and heavy) development
This could also be a bad thing for you...
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FOSS
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Privacy-focused
No 3rd party analytics or tracking included.
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Photo albums
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Filters
Nothing fancy, but they work.
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Explore new content and creators
You need something to find people you like, especially if there's no algorithm.
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Timelines properly ordered
No algorithms at all.
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No ads
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AdAway
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System wide blocking
Use the hosts files to block ads, so it works for everything.
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Needs root (by design)
Needs root to update the hosts file.
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Doesn't consume CPU time or memory
The app updates the hosts file periodically but doesn't need to run in the background in order to block ads, which is especially convenient for older phones.
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Won't block same domain ads
Because the host file can only redirect domains, if the ad and content are on the same domain the ad will be displayed.
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Can use systemless host
Can be used without modifying the system if rooted with magisk.
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Can use custom host files
Lots of people and keep their own updated host files used for blocking ads and ad away supports loading them in or even adding their source for autoloading.
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Platforms:
Android (Host-file)
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Aperture
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Free and open source
Aperture is licensed under GPLv3 with source code available on GitHub.
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May be abandoned
According to homepage the app is no longer supported or updated. What has been available is often buggy, laggy and missing features, as it never got out of beta.
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Good looking Material Design UI
Makes for a pretty UI. Also, makes the app consistent with UI guidelines laid out by Google, and as a result consistent with many other apps.
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IFTTT
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Free
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Recipes aren't guaranteed to work
Sometimes recipes don't work as expected, or fail to launch completely.
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Extremely simple
While this app can complete complex tasks, it is very easy to use.
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Limits only one action per trigger
Instead of allowing users to have a large amount of actions launch based off of one trigger, the limit is only 1:1.
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Platforms:
Web, Mobile
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Zenkit
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Powerful and simple to use tool with a clean design
Easy to use and easily understandable for everyone.
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Many important data views
Data views include Mind-Map, Kanban-Board, Spreadsheet, List, and Calendar. Views can be switched easily.
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Native apps
Native apps for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
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Platforms:
Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone
Languages:
English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Chinese (traditional), Korean, Russian
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ASUS Gallery
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Large thumbnails
If your savy on storage, you may want to get another gallery, or get a thumbnail compression tool. Or if you think you can deal with it, make sure you have at least 1gb of free space.
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Trash
If you are a constant clutz, and keep hitting the trash can unwillingly, this app has a solution, the gallery trash can. Although it often comes in handy, of course it's worth noting it will require you to empty the trash can every once and a while if you do not want it to get so full it is un-navigable.
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Decent image modiffication tools
ASUS Gallery app comes with an integrated image modification tool with decent preset filters, as well as the capability to make your own.
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OsmAnd Maps & Navigation
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Based around crowdsourced OpenStreetMap data
OSM provides a map editable by everyone; just like the web-based encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Using a community edited map allows one to correct isses they encounter. Combined with the monthly turn around, these edits are added for navigation quickly.
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Slow and sometimes poor search
Most often does not find what you are looking for (which is not caused by bad OSM data).
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OpenStreetMap contributing made convenient
One can also utilize features to contribute back to OSM. This includes reporting a bug or adding a POI. This feature doesn't require an internet connection as the points can be uploaded latter upon request.
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Slow rendering
It can take some time for an area to be rendered. This tends not to be a problem during navigation since only a small area must be rendered as the map moves, and this area isn't immediately needed; though likely a bigger issue with smaller screens.
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Works offline once the maps are downloaded
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Poor navigation interface
The interface is not the most intuitive, though is continually progressing. It doesn't provide a 3D view like many navigation apps.
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Helpful lane guidance
Lane guidance can assist in deciding if one should stay in the right or left lanes. OsmAnd provides detailed information on the number of lanes and which are valid for your chosen destination; based on the data available it may show too many or too few lanes.
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Near impossible to scroll through map
Due to the slow rendering (already mentioned) it is near impossible to scroll through OsmAnd's maps. You move the map only slightly and it takes ages to redraw all vector layers.
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Excellent general map viewing
Sometimes one needs more than just navigation, they have a need to view a map or specify a specific route. OsmAnd provides a very nice, detailed map. This can be good for seeing what is around you or showing a place you are talking about to a friend. It also provides a means to add waypoints on the map which can be used to dictate a specific route (not simple enough to do routinely).
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No display when the next speed limit occurs
When driving on unknown streets you are often surprised by speed limits or town signs, so you have to friction brake.
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Routinely updated maps
Utilizing the community driven OpenStreetMap data has allowed for monthly publishing of new maps that the user can use. Though that doesn't necessarily mean the map data has changed.
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Terrible address data
This is a limitation of OSM's data, but it is unreliable for locating an address while offline. Even with internet it doesn't appear that it can locate most addresses.
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Free and open source
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No recorded voices can be found for download, only text-to-speech
Though not generally a problem, since OsmAnd+ favours TTS-based voice prompts it does advertise also supporting recorded voice prompts. However they cannot be downloaded or selected anywhere in the app, so you'll end up with awkward pronunciation, depending on your device's TTS engine, especially when setting your language to English in a non-English speaking area. Disabling street names will help as a limited workaround, but for those looking for clear and well-pronounced instructions, it's better to look elsewhere.
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Shows speed limit
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Being based on OpenStreetMap data can be lacking
The use of OSM also has the drawback of many places not getting the attention needed for updates. Depending on the geographic location OSM may have the most detailed maps or the most bare/outdated map.
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Contour lines enable understanding the terrain
Through the use of an additional plugin OsmAnd Maps & Navigation is able to utilize contour lines on its maps which helps view the landscape and terrain.
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For car navigation, vehicle parameters and specifications can be entered
This helps in optimizing route calculations based on vehicle's maximum speed or a country's maximum speed limits, typical driving speeds, width and height of the vehicle and so on.
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Has an option to FAVOUR (rather than avoid) unpaved roads (remember when you have this selected!)
This helps in avoiding often congested main roads and in casually discovering alternative routes, sometimes dirt roads as well, which are commonly far less-travelled in most places. Odd place for this option though, should be near the section where you can select which types of roads to avoid instead.
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License:
GPLv3
Supported platforms:
Android, iOS
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Has a more customizable stock Android experience
Nova Launcher provides an experience that's similar to stock Android, but adds multiple customization options. Customization ranges in ways that interactions and the user interface can be changed both aesthetically and functionally.
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Lacks automatic backup
There is no way to automatically back up settings or content. Reinstalling the launcher on the same device will lose all settings and content.
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Fast
Speed of Nova Launcher is one of the app's key points. Even with a lot of widgets Nova Launcher performs speedy.
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Overwhelming at first
Nova Launcher offers such a huge amount of customization that at first it is quite a bit overwhelming. There are settings everywhere and other launchers offer more of a step-by-step setup process. Nova Launcher could take you hours to set up how you like it. On the other hand the pure amount of settings allows you to set it up almost exactly how you like it.
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Drawer style options
Options include horizontal pages, vertical scrolling or list. The user is also able to adjust the background transparency. This way the users drawer can look unique while also offering more or less apps on the page depending on their preference.
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Notification count not included
Notification count need tesla Unread app to be installed
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Custom grid size
From the Nova Settings menu, users can create a custom grid size for their desktop and app drawer, up to a maximum of 12 columns and rows. Discriminating users can also adjust the size of the margins on the top, bottom, left and right. This allows for users to set how many widgets and apps can fit on these screens.
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unable to inherit icon size on dock - dekstop - drawer
you need to set icon size separately on dock - dekstop - drawer
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Custom icon packs
Not all custom launchers allow custom icon packs. Nova supports most custom icon packs that are in the Play Store.
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Less icon packs
This launcher has less icon packs. The system icons it has, are not HD quality.
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Infinite home screen scroll
Turning on infinite scrolling allows the user to move seamlessly among all of their home screens, rather than having to scroll backward when the last page is reached. This proves particularly useful if the user has a large number of homescreens. Infinite scrolling can also be enabled in the app drawer.
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Memory utilisation is a bit high
With all of the features and options Nova Launcher offers there is an understandable loss of RAM, though it could always be optimized better.
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Extra dock pages
There are extra bottom row dock pages accessible when swiping left or right on the dock. In Nova's settings there is support for a maximum of five dock pages and a minimum of one. This way you can set up to 25 shortcuts in the dock that can be scrolled though, leaving plenty of room on the home screen for widgets and other apps.
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Tapping & swiping a shortcut can have different results
Nova has the ability to add an assortment of action shortcuts to the home-screen which can be performed when swiping on particular areas or icons (as opposed to when tapping).
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Folders in the app drawer
Nova Launcher has the ability to add folders into the app drawer making for easy sorting of many apps.
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Can automatically sort inside of folders alphabetically
The user can sort their folders in the drawer and home-screen alphabetically.
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Tablet support
The app drawer and widgets take full advantage of a tablets extra screen real estate.
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Outstanding widget support
With the custom grids, most widgets can be sized to specifications which give added control over Android home screens.
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Allows hiding the status bar
Within Nova's setting the user can set the notification bar to stay hidden, allowing for more screen real estate.
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Desktop lock
It has an option to lock the icons and widgets in place as well as locks out the ability to delete apps, preventing accidental rearranging or deletions.
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Folder contents synced between drawer and homescreen
Create a folder in the drawer. Drag the folder from the drawer to a home screen. Add more items to the drawer folder. The item gets added automatically to the home screen folder (because it is the same folder). In addition, the user can set a custom icon for the folder (or for each shortcut).
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Google widget customizations
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Sesame Shortcuts integration
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Gesture support
Use gestures (swipe up, double tap, etc.) to easily launch apps.
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Stable
Solid performance for getting work (and play) done, no crashes, no slow downs.
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Useful visual customization options
Allows you to customize scroll effects, scroll speeds, animation speed, app animations, gestures. All of these options allow for very individualistic differences in how the launcher performs and looks, making for a great way to set ones phone apart from others.
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A free version available
A free version, Nova Launcher is available, but it lacks gestures, unread counts, custom drawer groups, ability to hide apps from the app drawer, icon swipes and additional scroll effects.
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Backup option available.
Users can save their configuration in a backup file and quickly restore it.
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Unread counts
Nova Launcher Prime offers unread counts for all supported apps, a feature not available on all launchers. Although it requires the free installation of TeslaUnread. What TeslaUnread does is add unread count numbers to certain application icons in ones application drawer and home screen, giving a quick overview of how many unread notifications they have in that supported application.
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Publisher:
TeslaCoil Software
File Size:
8.35MB
Required Android Version:
4.1 and up
In App Purchases:
None
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