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Lightroom shared albums or shoots.page: what your clients can download
If you already pay for Lightroom, its shared albums may be enough: anyone with the link can view, and with downloads on, clients save JPGs. shoots.page fits when clients need byte-for-byte originals, a ZIP, untouched RAW files, a pick limit, a password or an expiry date: free up to 2 GB, or 100 GB for USD 9 a month.
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shoots.page vs Lightroom shared albums
| What matters | shoots.page | Lightroom shared albums |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free up to 2 GB; Pro 100 GB for USD 9 a month or USD 90 a year before applicable tax (EUR 8 or EUR 80 in Europe, VAT included) | Part of the Lightroom plan with 1 TB: US$11.99 a month on an annual plan billed monthly, US$119.88 a year prepaid or US$17.99 month to month; free sharing from mobile and web with 5 GB |
| Who can open the link | Anyone with the link, optionally behind a password | Public: anyone with the link; Private: only invited people |
| Web downloads | Originals byte for byte, singly or as a ZIP, plus 2000 px JPEGs | JPGs, when you allow downloads and export |
| Download size | Full size; JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF and WebP come back exactly as uploaded | Photos synced from Lightroom Classic download at about 2,048 px on the long edge, per Adobe's community forum |
| RAW files | Untouched RAW files singly or as a ZIP when you switch RAW on; RAW originals also download as full-size JPEGs | Exportable as RAW in Lightroom on desktop and mobile, when you allow it |
| Client feedback | Picks up to a limit you set, with optional priced extras | Likes and comments if you allow them; sign-in needed to like or comment, per Adobe's community forum |
| Password and expiry | Optional password (8 to 256 characters) and expiry date | Not described in Adobe's help pages |
| Storage | 2 GB free, 100 GB on Pro; only uploaded files count | 1 TB with the paid plan; 5 GB for free sharing |
| Client account | Never needed | Not needed to view; an Adobe account is needed to add photos |
What Lightroom shared albums do
In Lightroom you can share an album as a link, a QR code or embed code. Access is Public, so anyone with the link can view, or Private, so only invited people can. For each album you choose whether visitors can add photos, download and export, like and comment, and see metadata and location, and you can pick a template, theme and title.
Adobe's help says that with downloads allowed, photos download as JPGs on the web and are exportable as RAW files in Lightroom on desktop and mobile. Adobe's community forum adds two catches: as of September 2025, visitors who are not signed in can view but must sign in to like or comment, and photos synced from Lightroom Classic are smart previews that download at about 2,048 pixels on the long edge. Adobe's help pages describe no password, expiry date or pick limit for shared albums.
When Lightroom sharing is enough
If you already pay for Lightroom and your client only needs to look and save JPGs, a shared album may be all you need. It costs nothing extra, and you skip exporting and uploading to a second service. Adobe also offers free album sharing from Lightroom on mobile and the web, with 5 GB of cloud storage, for albums anyone can view.
Where Lightroom sharing wins
- No extra cost if you already pay for a Lightroom plan with 1 TB of cloud storage.
- No export step: you share straight from the album you edit in.
- Likes and comments on each photo, if you allow them.
- Public links, invite-only albums, QR codes and embed codes.
- Visitors can add their own photos when you allow it, after signing in to Adobe.
Where shoots.page fits better
- Originals byte for byte: JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF and WebP come back exactly as you exported them, singly or as a ZIP.
- Untouched RAW files in the browser, singly or as a ZIP, when you switch RAW on.
- Proofing with a pick limit (25 by default, up to 1,000), optional priced extras and a live count for the client.
- An optional password and expiry date, plus revoke and delete.
- No sign-in for anything: clients view, pick and download without an account.
- Free up to 2 GB, or 100 GB for USD 9 a month, with no per-gallery fee.
Using both
Keep Lightroom for culling, editing and your catalog. When the job is done, export the finished set at full size and upload it to shoots.page; our Lightroom export guide covers the settings. Your client gets one link with the download switches and access rules you chose.
Common questions
Do clients need an Adobe account to view a shared Lightroom album?
Can clients download full-resolution photos from a Lightroom shared album?
Can I password-protect a Lightroom shared album?
How much does Lightroom cost?
What does shoots.page do differently?
Deliver your next shoot
Upload a finished set, check the draft, then share one link. Free up to 2 GB.
Sources
Adobe: Share photos and albums, Likes and comments in shared albums, US checkout for the Lightroom plan with 1 TB. Adobe community forum: Sharing albums without an account, Download sizes of shared photos. Checked 29 October 2026.