Know who still has a link to your private photos.
Photo Stream Assistant keeps your own register of the Flickr Guest Pass links you have handed out: what you shared, with whom, and when, so an old share can be found and reviewed. Flickr itself creates and expires those links, so the app opens the right page on flickr.com to extend or revoke one. The register is part of the one-time Pro Unlock.
A Guest Pass lets someone see a private photo or album without a Flickr account. Flickr creates and expires those links; Photo Stream Assistant keeps your own record of what you shared, with whom, and when.
Private shares are easy to lose track of
Guest Pass links keep working until you revoke them. Six months later it is very hard to say which albums are still reachable by a link you sent to someone once, because nothing keeps a list.
- Keep a record of every Guest Pass link you handed out, with the recipient and the date.
- See at a glance which shares are old enough to be worth reviewing.
- Jump straight to the page on flickr.com where a link can be expired.
How the register works
Step 1
Create the Guest Pass on Flickr, which is the only place that can issue one.
Step 2
Record it in the app against the photo or album, with who it went to and any note.
Step 3
Review the list later, and open Flickr to expire anything that has outlived its purpose.
Frequently asked questions
Can the app create a Guest Pass link for me?
No. Flickr does not offer that through its API, so links are created on flickr.com. The app opens the right page and keeps the register of what you shared.
Does the app control who can see my photos?
No. Flickr remains the authority on privacy and on expiring links. The register tells you what to review; Flickr enforces it.
Is this part of Pro Unlock?
Yes. Shared Links is part of the one-time Pro Unlock.
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At a glance
- Platform
- macOS 12.0 or later, Apple silicon
- Price
- Free to download. Pro Unlock is a one-time purchase of 12.99 EUR, not a subscription.
- Requires
- A Flickr account. Some features need Flickr Pro, which is Flickr’s own subscription.
- Languages
- English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese
- Version
- 1.2.0, on the Mac App Store