NASPhotos
Photo viewer for Synology NAS
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
Mac
Your Synology Photos library, native on your Mac. Free to start; unlock Pro once for the full library, search, export, upload and albums. No subscription, no tracking.
Your photos live on your NAS. Now they feel at home on your Mac.
NASPhotos is a beautifully crafted native Mac app that connects directly to your Synology NAS, letting you browse, search, and enjoy your entire photo library without uploading anything to the cloud.
BROWSE WITH JOY
Scroll through your timeline organized by month and day. Thumbnails load fast, and full-resolution photos are just a click away. It feels like Apple Photos, but for your NAS.
EVERYTHING ORGANIZED
- All Photos, Videos, Favorites, and Recently Added
- People recognition powered by your NAS
- Places with location-based grouping
- Smart categories: food, nature, cityscapes, and more
- Your personal albums, just as you organized them
BUILT FOR YOUR MAC
- Native SwiftUI interface with full Dark Mode support
- Keyboard shortcuts and trackpad gestures
- Slideshow mode for lean-back viewing
- Adjustable grid density to see more or fewer photos at once
- Multi-select for batch operations
FREE TO START, PRO WHEN YOU NEED IT
- Free: your latest 200 photos in the timeline, all albums, full-screen photos and video playback
- NASPhotos Pro is a one-time purchase that adds your full photo library, search, slideshow, People / Places / Categories, creating and managing albums, exporting originals, uploading, deleting, sharing and dragging photos out
- Try Pro actions free 3 times before you decide
- Already using NASPhotos before version 1.2? Your full library, search, slideshow and People / Places / Categories stay free for you
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
- Connects directly to your NAS over your local network or QuickConnect
- No cloud account needed - your photos never leave your control
- Credentials stored securely in macOS Keychain
- No analytics, no tracking, no telemetry
WORKS WITH YOUR SETUP
- Synology DSM 7.0 and later with Synology Photos
- HTTPS with Let's Encrypt or self-signed certificates
- QuickConnect and direct IP connections
- Two-factor authentication with a verification code (OTP)
- Supports passwords with special characters
Available in English, German, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
- New: delete and rename albums, and remove photos from an album without deleting them (Pro)
- New: two-factor authentication. Sign in with the verification code from your authenticator app and trust this Mac, so you are not asked again
- The album list now stays in sync with changes made in Synology Photos on the web or on your phone
- Clearer messages when photos are already in an album, plus stability fixes
The developer, Finnexion Oy, 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
- Finnexion Oy
- Size
- 3.9 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
English and 5 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- NASPhotos Pro $12.99
- Copyright
- © Copyright 2026 Finnexion Oy