New: Pixette on Apple TV. Your photos from Synology, Immich, WebDAV or SMB on the big screen, set up in seconds by scanning a code with this app.
Rediscover your long-forgotten photos and videos with Pixette! Turn any iPad or iPhone into a stunning digital picture frame that pulls memories straight from your NAS or the photo library on your device. No uploads, no third-party cloud, your files stay yours.
Connect Your Way
Pixette streams directly from your own storage, with no cloud middleman:
• WebDAV - Nextcloud, ownCloud, Synology, TrueNAS, and most NAS devices
• Synology Photos - browse albums and folders
• Immich - connect to your self-hosted Immich server and browse albums
• SMB / CIFS - network shares on Synology, QNAP, Windows Server, and more
• Photos & iCloud Shared Albums - play one or more albums from the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad, including albums shared with you over iCloud
Set up in seconds and let Pixette index your entire library, even 2 million+ files.
Smart Slideshow
• Shuffle through all your memories
• Smooth transitions with Ken Burns zoom & pan effect
Intelligent Framing
• Face Detection centers every photo on the people that matter
• Saliency Detection finds zones of interest for perfect crops
• Fill Screen mode eliminates black bars on any device
EXIF-Powered Filters
• Filter by date range or orientation
• Filter by location - show only photos taken near a place you pick on the map
Personalised Display
• On-screen clock, folder name, photo date, and location overlays
• Live weather overlay with current conditions and a 3-day forecast
• Fully customisable overlay format & variables
• Scheduled sleep & wake for overnight peace
Built for Every Device
• Supports iOS 15+
Free with up to 500 files. Unlock unlimited files and premium features with an annual subscription.
This app brought new life to an old iPod and is now way better than other dedicated hardware out there. But we have had odd issues that keep it from being perfect…First off, it seems that it doesn’t randomly play ALL files it finds. It’s indexed like 10k pictures but it seems like it rotates through the same small pile over and over. I will often see the same couple of pictures several times in a single day. With over 10k images that shouldn’t happen. Second, this latest update has brought about some oddities.It wiped out my server settings and it’s been awhile since I set that up so had to remember all that.Next, and probably worst so far, the sleep function now doesn’t work as it once did. It used to turn the screen off completely but now it just sits at an illuminated black screen, which uses more power and puts off light all night. Weird.Hopefully these small bits get resolved as overall we love it.Update: Recent update seems to have fixed the sleeping and waking. No more illuminated screen and doesn’t seem to crash tying to wake up anymore.Back to perfect!
Developer Response
Thank you so much for the feedback. I'm continuously working on improving the situation. I'm taking some days off for the holidays but I'll return to it ASAP to fix the sleep mode. Last days, I was working trying to bring stability for older iOS 12.5.7 devices. Basically, the random function shuffles all images into a random list and then goes through it. I could implement a reshuffle once the whole list has been played once to improve the experience 👍 Thank you for your support 🙏
Great app
ConcernedButNotFanaticalAboutPrivacy
Being able to load and display photos on an iPad from a network-attached-storage device seems like an obvious thing to be able to do. And yet, no one until Pixette seems to have made that possible. But it is now, and it works very well. The developer’s instructions about setting up the NAS properly were clear and pretty easy to follow, even for someone like me who is not very knowledgeable about NAS drives. Plus I had a question or two and wrote to the developer about them—and was delighted to receive a prompt, courteous, and helpful reply. All in all, this is an excellent app that fills a real need.
Developer Response
Thank you very much for your kind review. I always try to support users with their specific use cases and continuously adapt Pixette so they can get the most out of their older devices !
It does exactly what I was looking for
CharmlessBee
My problem - Synology NAS drive with almost 70K photos accumulated over 20+ years and no easy way to view them. Could not find any digital photo frames that could talk to local file server, so got gently used iPad and with this app turned it into very decent slideshow device. Setup was quite straightforward (help link helped) - you need to add WebDAV package to Synology and create user for the app. It discovered all the photos and handled them just fine ( FileBrowserGO app I tried first could not handle slideshow of that size ). As a suggestion - may be make it easier to discover network drives in future versions?
Amazing app
LouisNoh
For almost 4 years now, Pixette has been one of my favorite apps.Every day, I use it on my iPad to enjoy the nearly 90,000 photos and videos stored on my Synology NAS. It truly feels like taking a beautiful trip down memory lane every single time.A huge thank you to the developer for building this wonderful app and for always responding to user feedback so promptly and kindly.I’m really grateful — keep up the amazing work!
Developer Response
Thank you so much for your review! Version 2 came with its share of bugs, and it's great to have dedicated users like you providing feedback to help me improve the app's stability 🙏
• Slideshow no longer gets stuck behind a failing video
• Progress bar while a slow photo downloads
• More reliable indexing and reconnection
• Synology uses less memory on large libraries
Version 2.6.5
The developer, Mischa Richli, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Mischa Richli
Size
101.8 MB
Category
Photo & Video
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
