Share photos & videos

Important: When you share an album, anyone with access to the album can view the photos and add to the album. Learn how sharing controls give your photos more privacy.

1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
2. Sign in to your Google Account.
3. On the left, click Photos.
4. Place your cursor over a photo or video and click Select .
5. At the top, click Add to or create new .
6. Click Shared album New shared album.
7. Enter an album title.
8. At the top right, click Share .
9. Select who to share the album with and click Send .

Important: When you share a link to your photos, anyone with the link can view them. Learn how shared album controls give your photos more privacy.

1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
2. Sign in to your Google Account.
3. Place your cursor over a photo or video, and click Select . 
4. To send a link, click Share .
5. Choose how to share your link.
   • To share a link, click Create link.
   • To share through other apps, choose the app you want to use.

Important: When you leave a shared album, all of the photos, videos, comments, and likes you have added will be removed.

1. Click the album.
2. At the top right, click More Leave album.

Important: When you leave a conversation, all of the photos, videos, comments, and likes you have added will be removed.

1. Click the conversation.
2. In the conversation, click your account icon or initial.
3. Next to your name, click Leave.

Important: You must be the owner of the album to remove someone.

1. Open the album you want to remove someone from.
2. Click More Options.
3. Scroll to find the contact you’d like to remove.
4. Click More Remove person.

1. In a shared album or conversation thread, click on the photo or video.
2. At the top right, click More Remove.

• Your profile name will appear on all photos you add.
• Your account profile photo or initial will appear next to the latest photos you added.
• If you share a video captured fully or partially in slow motion, viewers can watch any part of the video at a slower speed in their own player.

Important: If you think someone is spamming you, or violating other abuse policies, you can block or report them. Learn more about our abuse policies.

• You’ll get an in-app notification and a push notification. If it’s a new album or conversation, you’ll get an email notification.
• The shared item will appear in your "Updates" page.
• When you view the album or conversation, your account profile photo or initial in the album will light up and appear next to the latest photos, comments, or likes you have viewed.
• If you join, like, comment, or add photos in a shared album or conversation, your account profile photo or initial will appear next to the action you took.
• If someone edits a photo after they've shared the link with you, the original link sharing may not immediately update to the new version of the photo.