Sharing Collections
Sharing Basics
Collections are private by default. Only you can see them until you invite someone.
When you share a collection, you choose:
- Who gets access (by email)
- What they can do (view only, add photos, or help manage)
How to Share a Collection
Open the collection
Go to the collection you want to share.
Tap Settings
Look for the gear icon at the top right.
Go to Sharing
Find the Sharing or Invites section.
Enter their email
Type the email address of the person you want to invite.
Choose their role
Pick what they can do: Viewer, Contributor, or Editor.
Send the invite
They'll get an email with a link to join.
Permission Levels
Viewer
Can see photos and leave comments. Can't add or remove anything.
Contributor
Everything a Viewer can do, plus upload their own photos.
Editor
Everything a Contributor can do, plus organise and remove photos.
For more details, see Understanding Permissions.
Managing Access
See who has access
Go to Collection Settings > Sharing to see everyone who can view the collection.
Change someone's role
- Find them in the sharing list
- Tap their current role
- Select a new role
Changes happen immediately.
Remove someone
- Find them in the sharing list
- Tap Remove (or the X icon)
- Confirm
They'll lose access straight away.
Invites
Pending invites
When you invite someone, they need to accept before they can see anything. Invites expire after 30 days.
They don't have an account?
No problem. When they click your invite link, they'll be prompted to create a free lovd account.
Invite not arriving?
Ask them to:
- Check their spam/junk folder
- Search for "lovd" in their email
- Make sure they gave you the right email address
You can also resend the invite from the Sharing settings.
Storage and Sharing
This makes it easy to have everyone add their photos from a holiday or event - they don't need a paid plan.