# Photo Collector Free - by Photofile > Private browser for bulk downloading, organizing, and securing web images. (iPhone/iPad app by Lithe Solutions.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-collector-free-by-photofile/id535013241 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Lithe Solutions](https://appshunter.io/developer/489993279) - Category: Photo & Video, Utilities - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 2.70/5 from 17 App Store ratings · 26 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 9.2 · 38 MB - Languages: German (Germany), Japanese, French (France), American English, Dutch - Released: 2012-06-20 - Data updated: 2026-08-21 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-collector-free-by-photofile/id535013241/reviews.md ## What is Photo Collector Free? **Picked as the APP OF THE WEEK in the popular podcast "This Week In Photo."** Photofile is a high quality, feature rich private browser that downloads full resolution images from thumbnails. Not simply another app that hides your photos behind a password, Photofile contains the magic that allows for bulk downloading a page of thumbnails with a single click! Change the way you browse for pictures forever! Tag, organize, bulk image download, and keep your photos and browsing secure. ◆◆◆◆◆ "A must have for picture lovers." J. G. C. ◆◆◆◆◆ "Solid app that does what it purports." E. H. ◆◆◆◆◆ "Looking for this type of app for so long. Simply download, store, and organize photos from web pages" J. R. The FREE version of Photofile has some restrictions and is supported by Ads. If you enjoy using Photofile, why not upgrade! ◆ Photofile features: √ Single click download √ Track where images came from √ Secure password protection √ Retina support for higher resolution images √ Quicker downloads through gestures ◆ Browser features: √ A full featured private browser that's separate from the built-in Safari √ Built-in search √ Full featured Bookmarks ◆ Photo Features: √ Remembers where photos were downloaded from √ Dropbox support √ Organize through tagging √ Automatic grouping by source site √ AirPlay support √ Slideshow your images ◆ Download Features: √ Built-in support for many popular image sites and forums √ Single click to download all images on a page √ View images while other images are being downloaded ◆ Tumblr Features: √ Post photos you find directly to your tumblr blog √ Optionally include where the photo was found √ Support for multiple Tumblr blogs √ Add Tags and comments to every post ◆ Security Features: √ Password protect your data √ Erase all your data on too many failed intrusions √ Only allows a certain number of wrong guesses per hour to prevent intrusion Follow our blog : http://blog.photofileapp.com/ Suggest Features : https://photofile.uservoice.com/ ## Key features - Bulk image download - Private browser - Organize photos by tags - Track image sources - Secure password protection - Post to Tumblr ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Upgrade + Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 26) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-collector-free-by-photofile/id535013241/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Only App if it’s Kind *2023-05-31, version 2.6.1* There is no other app in the entire App Store that has this fast bulk saving of images like this app. There may be little quirks here and there. Being able to view all the images on a page in grid format, then being able to click into them, showing large previews and the important image info like image dimensions, image link, etc is just great. The only problem now, is since google changed their reverse image search functionality, the reverse image button doesn’t do anything. I hope the developer comes back and fixes these issues. ### 5/5 — Literally One of a Kind App! *2023-01-14, version 2.6.1* How is there no other bulk image saving iOS apps? This has worked for me without issue for years. Ignore the person who said the app saves low res images. They don’t know how to use the app. You can view the image size before saving it. ### 3/5 — App can’t save bookmakers *2020-12-31, version 2.6.1* The app is working just fine, however, saving bookmarks isn’t working and causing the app to freeze and become unusable. 13.4 iOS in XSmax. ### 2/5 — Used to be amazing *2020-06-26, version 2.6.1* As other’s have said the app hangs when saving a picture using the new share menu for iOS13. You can still save the pictures to the app library quickly and easily. There is a work around to the app hanging when trying to save the pictures to your camera app. When the share menu comes up giving you the option to save an image. Switch apps to another one (do not close this one) > then immediately switch back to this app. The menu should have closed, if not quickly swipe down. If it did not fully close you will have to repeat the switch out of app step. This also works for any of the other hangs and freezes for certain features. Increasing the amount of cache memory in the settings also allowed me to export my in app photo library to iTunes. Although usually it just crashes mid export. I wish the owner would have sold the app to another developer if he was going to give up on it. However, I am glad that it can still be used. The only app I have seen with picture saving functionality done the right way. Even vs PC applications this app wins. ### 4/5 — Great app can you add the files app support *2019-12-01, version 2.6.1* As far as I know it’s a one of a kid app, great in every way but I could you add file support so I can access files via files app? Then I’ll buy premium. Thanks ### 1/5 — Perfect App, low quality photos *2019-08-18, version 2.6.1* I used this for work to download and then re-upload inventory photos, and even paid for the upgrade. It was like magic... until I realized that the photos were horrible quality and only 400px at most... and before you ask; this happened on multiple sites that if I downloaded manually or used a browser plugin, would have a much higher resolution and be twice as large. I wish I could get my $3 back (or better, that the image quality was what it should be.) ### 5/5 — Outstanding!! Worked fabulous on the first site I tried *2019-06-13, version 2.6.1* I can't believe it automatically downloads the full size image through the preview links!! I tried it once and I'm immediately sold on buying the pro version! iPad Pro 9.7" iOS 10.2.1 I hope it works this well when I update to iOS 12 still ### 5/5 — Excellent *2019-02-06, version 2.6.1* Great app for downloading images though sadly it seems not to have been updated in years, so it might be another example of a dev abandoning an excellent app. ### 2/5 — Too many pictures choke save to Camera Roll *2018-02-15, version 2.6.1* I have 500 pictures saved that I can’t export to Camera Roll. App just puts up a spinner and never finishes. Need to be able to select many, but not all photos for exporting or fix the app so it can export a large number of files. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2017-04-08, version 2.6.1* I downloaded this version to see if I could avoid the 3 dollar charge of the other version. This one doesn't have a search button so you can't look up websites to get your pictures from. This one is just a scam. ## Frequently asked questions about Photo Collector Free ### What does Photo Collector Free do? Photo Collector Free is a private browser that allows you to download high-resolution images from web pages. It offers features for bulk downloading, organizing your collected photos with tags, and securing your browsing and downloaded images. ### What are the key features of Photo Collector Free? Key features include single-click bulk image downloading from entire pages, the ability to track where images were downloaded from, secure password protection for your data, and organization through tagging. It also includes a private browser separate from Safari and Tumblr integration. ### Is Photo Collector Free really free? The FREE version of Photo Collector is available and supported by ads. It has some restrictions. Users can upgrade to a paid version to remove ads and access all features without limitations. ### What kind of photos can I download with this app? You can download full-resolution images from web pages. The app has built-in support for many popular image sites and forums, allowing you to download all images on a page with a single click. ### How does the app help organize my downloaded photos? The app allows you to organize your photos through tagging, making them easy to find later. It also automatically groups images by their source site and provides a slideshow feature to view your collected images. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.6.1 — 2017-01-19 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. Added: Turn off Touch ID for passcode unlock in settings Added: Remembers your emulation settings between sessions and tabs now Fixed: Highlight and All Images not working in iOS 9.3 Fixed: Red bar showing up after upgrading ### 2.6 — 2017-01-10 Our big 2.0 release comes to the free version! ### 1.1.2 — 2013-06-24 Photofile's mini 1.1.2 update Fixed problem pulling images from image search and inline images Fixed tumblr archives no longer pulling images Fixed iOS7 crashing issue Photofiles's big 1.1.1 update! This is our user feedback release and has many things you've requested. EXPORT TO ITUNES Finally! You can copy your images off your iDevice and onto your computer through iTunes! Export all your images, a particular tag, or NOW a combination of tags! FILTER ON MULTIPLE TAGS You can now add multiple tag filters when viewing images. INTEGRATION WITH IMAGE SEARCH Extremely cool feature! You can now click "Search" when on an image and Photofile will send that picture to either image search or tineye to search the web for that image. Extremely useful in completing sets, finding more information on an image, or finding a higher resolution. Image search will be used when emulating a computer and tineye when emulating an iDevice. SORTING Sort your images by name, size, or created date. ZOOMING Zooming is now less crazy and zooms a reasonable level on double tap. TAG SEARCHING Nearly all the tag table views support pulling down and typing in a search term to quickly find that perfect tag. ### 1.1.1 — 2013-06-11 Photofiles's big 1.1.1 update ! This is our user feedback release and has many things you've requested. EXPORT TO ITUNES Finally! You can copy your images off your iDevice and onto your computer through iTunes! Export All your images, a particular tag, or NOW a combination of tags! FILTER ON MULTIPLE TAGS You can now add multiple tag filters when viewing images. INTEGRATION WITH GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH Extremely cool feature! You can now click "Search" when on an image and Photofile will send that picture to either google image search or tineye to search the web for that image. Extremely useful in completing sets, finding more information on an image, or finding a higher resolution. Google image search will be used when emulating a computer and tineye when emulating an iDevice. SORTING Sort your images by name, size, or created date. ZOOMING Zooming is now less crazy and zooms a reasonable level on double tap TAG SEARCHING Nearly all the tag table views support pulling down and typing in a search term to quickly find that perfect tag ### 1.1.0 — 2013-01-19 Photofile's feature packed 1.1.0 release is now live! TONS OF NEW SITES We've added support for a TON of new image hosting sites! Go ahead and try that image forum you love. And we're adding more all the time. SITES NOW ADDED ON THE FLY Photofile not turning thumbnails into full images on the site you love? Report it through the app and we'll take a look! NEW ACTION BUTTONS Have immediate access to the actions you love. NEW 'ALL PHOTOS' CATEGORY All your photos in one place, start a massive slideshow and impress your friends! AirPlay it to your TV to spice up your party. MORE GESTURES Did you know you can 'three finger tap' to highlight? You can now also 'three finger tap' on photos to perform all sorts of fun actions! DO MORE WITH THE FREE VERSION The free version lets you do more and now comes with Ads! Yay ads! If you hate looking at ads as much as we hate showing them, please support us by upgrading! 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