Clue Tools
Sending Pics

Send entire albums, directly from your computer.

Free for personal and family use For Windows No account required
  • Hand your photos and videos directly to the people you love, from your computer to theirs
  • No cloud service, no account, and no upload limit
  • A one-time invitation opens a direct, encrypted connection between your computer and your recipient’s
  • Sending is receiving: your recipient receives the files directly from your PC, with nothing stored in between

Windows 10 and 11Standalone application

Free for personal and family use — unlimited sets, photos and videos.
Free two-week trial for organizations — business, government and non-profit, then a license per seat, from $19.99.
A Set of photos in Sending Pics, ready to share
The gallery view Screenshot slot — sendingpics-create-set.png
A Set gathered and ready to send, directly from your computer.
No size limitNothing is uploaded, so there is no upload limit to hit.
No intermediaryA direct, encrypted channel between your computer and your recipient’s.
Preview firstYour recipient sees thumbnails and short video previews before choosing what to download.
A sign-up form marked as not needed, and an invitation code for the photos going from one person to another
No account

No account. No phone number.

There is nothing to register and nothing to sign in to, for you or for the person you are sending to. They need only Sending Pics and the invitation you send.

Why Sending Pics

Built for sending memories, not managing accounts

Everything you need to hand an entire album to someone.

A fan of photos and a long video, gathered from a folder of 1,248 files
No limits

Large sets and long videos

Send whole folders, thousands of files, long videos. Nothing is uploaded to us, so there is no upload limit: the files are transferred directly to your recipient, PC to PC.

Two computers joined by an encrypted channel, with no server in between
Privacy

Direct and encrypted

A private, end-to-end encrypted channel connects your computer and your recipient’s. Your pictures are not stored on a server in between.

An invitation with the downloads it allows, how long it is valid and a PIN
Invitations

One-time invitations

Each invitation allows the number of downloads you specify and stays valid for the time you choose, from a day to several days.

The recipient choosing photos and a video from previews before downloading
Previews

Preview before download

Your recipient sees thumbnails and short video previews first, then chooses what to download.

One Set shared with three people, each with an invitation of their own
Sharing

Share with as many people as you like

Each invitation allows one download or several, whichever you choose. Create a separate invitation for each person you share with.

Loose photos gathered into one album called a Set
Sets

Sets, not attachments

Gather the selected photos and videos into a Set, and send the entire album at once.

Live progress and speed of a download, with the history of each invitation
Progress

Watch it arrive

A live progress line shows what is being downloaded and how fast, along with the download history for every invitation you have sent.

How it works

Four steps, start to finish

A grid of photos, three of them selected
1

Pick your photos

Browse your drives, select photos and videos, and gather them into a Set.

An invitation code created on the PC
2

Generate an invitation on your PC

The invitation is created locally. Choose how many downloads it allows and when it expires, and add a PIN if you like.

The invitation code sent in a text message
3

Send the invitation

Text or email the short invitation to your recipient. The previews are ready and waiting.

A laptop receiving the photos
4

Your recipient receives the files

Your recipient enters the invitation, looks through the previews, and receives the files directly from your computer while you follow the progress.

Security

Your pictures are transferred PC to PC, not through a cloud service

Sending Pics opens a direct, encrypted connection between your computer and your recipient’s.

End-to-end encryptedA private channel between your computer and your recipient’s (no account required).
One-time invitationsEach invitation allows the number of downloads you set, and is not honored again after that.
Anti-abuse featuresRate limiting, automatic back-off and connection limits.
The in-app photo and video viewer
The built-in viewer Screenshot slot — sendingpics-preview.png
What your recipient sees: a preview of the Set, before any file is downloaded.
Licensing

Free for personal and family use.
Licensed for organizations.

Personal, family and home use is free. Organizational use (business, government and non-profit) starts at $19.99 per seat, with a free two-week trial.

Personal & family

Free

No account. No license key. No time limit.
  • Unlimited sets, photos and videos
  • Direct encrypted sharing, computer to computer
  • One-time and multi-download invitations
  • Thumbnails and video previews
Download free for Windows
Business · Government · Non-profit

Free two-week trial

Then a license per seat, from $19.99.
  • Fourteen days free, with no card and no sign-up
  • Everything in the free edition
  • Studio and client gallery delivery
  • Support by email
  • Volume and site licensing available
Buy a license →

Volume pricing from eleven seats upward. Perpetual and machine-bound, activated once online and valid offline thereafter.  ·  See license options and prices

What counts as personal use?

Sharing your own photos and videos with family and friends, from your own computer, with no commercial purpose. If money, clients or an organization are involved, a license is required.

Open source components

Sending Pics is built with open source components. The complete list of third-party software and its licenses is inside the app, under Help → View open source licenses.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is there a size limit?
No. Nothing is uploaded, so there is no upload limit to run into. Whole folders, thousands of files and long videos all work the same way: they are transferred directly from your computer to your recipient’s.
Does my recipient need the app?
Yes. Your recipient also needs Sending Pics on a Windows 10 or 11 computer. It is free to download, free for personal and family use, and requires no account. In the app, your recipient clicks Receive files, pastes the invitation you sent and sees previews before deciding what to download. The files come directly from your computer rather than from a server in between.
What happens to an invitation after it is used?
An invitation allows the number of downloads you set and expires after the time you choose. Invitations are not honored again once used.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up, no registration and no phone number, for you or for the person you are sending to. Your computers are already able to talk to each other; the app only arranges the connection.
Can I use it for client work?
Yes, with a license. Personal, family and home use is free; studios, photographers and any use inside a company or organization begins with a free two-week trial, after which a license per seat is required. Licenses start at $19.99 per seat: see license options and prices.
Free for personal and family use

Download Sending Pics

A standalone Windows application. Install it, pick your photos, send an invitation.

Windows 10 & 11  ·  standalone  ·  no account required

Operating systemWindows 10 or 11
AccountNone. No account and no sign-up required
Where your files liveOn your own computer
Cloud storage usedNone
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