PicMate Collection Manager
Your second photos library
Free
Now with Home Screen widgets!
Save your favorite illustrations, reference images, or memes you want to keep organized away from your device's Photos library.
Collection
Albums in PicMate can contain both albums and pics, allowing you to organize with even more flexibility.
Sort by name or item count, and choose between grid, list, or carousel layouts to browse your collection exactly the way you want.
Scan and quickly remove duplicated pics from your collection or within a specific album.
Libraries
Create and manage multiple libraries to keep your collections completely separate.
Organize by distinct groups of pics, or by project.
Import
Bring images into PicMate from other apps by sharing them into PicMate.
Need to bring in content from your Photos library? Use the importer to select individual photos, entire albums, or even folders all at once.
You can also import images from the Files app.
Picture in Picture
Pop out a pic into a floating window and keep it on screen while you use other apps.
Reference images while you draw, write, or browse.
App Lock
Lock PicMate with Face ID or Touch ID.
Your collections are automatically protected when you leave the app, so only you can access your pics.
Backup & Restore
Export your entire collection as a backup file and restore it on another device.
You can choose to merge the data into your existing collection, or restore it to a specific album.
Web Server
Access your library from any device on your local network.
Start the built-in web server and browse or download your pics from a computer, tablet, or another phone.
Don't want to manage a separate library? PicMate also works directly with your Photos library, letting you browse your existing albums and collections without importing anything.
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Libraries
- Added support for managing multiple libraries
Collection
- Tweaked the animation that shows when opening albums
- Added a ‘This album is empty’ indicator when headers are hidden and an album is empty
- Added support for selecting folders from Photos
- Added ‘Name (Ascending)’ and ‘Name (Descending)’ to sort options for pics
- Added support for per-album sort and display preferences
Pic Viewer
- Added support for renaming pics by tapping the pic’s filename
More
- Moved library management options to the library management view, accessible via the Libraries menu > Manage… .
Improvements
- Improved album loading performance
- Improved pic viewer performance
Bug Fixes
- Fixed localization in share extension
- Fixed iPad navigation
- Fixed an issue that could cause album covers to not show on iPad
- Fixed an issue that could cause photos to open twice on iPad
The developer, Justin Xin, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Justin Xin
- Size
- 13.1 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- Languages
English and 5 more
- English, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Justin Xin