Yes, entirely. There is no paid tier, no trial, no credit card and no account. It is a free tool for choosing which wedding photos go in your album.

Are my wedding photos uploaded to a server?

No. The folder is read directly from your drive inside the browser and no images are sent anywhere. You can load the page, disconnect from wi-fi, and keep working — which would be impossible if photos were being uploaded.

What do I need to run it?

A laptop or desktop running Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc or Opera, and the wedding folder on a drive you can browse. It does not work in Safari or Firefox, and it does not work on iPhone, iPad or Android.

What happens to my original photos?

Nothing. The photos you keep are copied into a /selected subfolder with their filenames unchanged. Originals are never moved, renamed or deleted.

How many photos should I select for a wedding album?

150 to 250 for a single-day wedding and 250 to 400 for a multi-day Indian wedding. The printed album itself holds 60 to 120 across 20 to 40 spreads, and the extra gives the designer room to build spreads.

How long does choosing album photos take?

Roughly five and a half hours of looking for 10,000 photos at two seconds each, though a first rejection pass runs faster because most frames are obvious skips. One evening is a realistic target for that first pass.

Can I pause and resume?

Yes. Progress is saved to a small file inside your wedding folder, so reopening the same folder resumes where you left off, even on a different day or after new photos are added.

What do I send my photographer at the end?

Either a zipped folder of the selected files with original filenames intact, or a plain list of filenames. Ask which they prefer, and do not rename the files or send them through an app that re-compresses images.

Frequently asked questions

The questions people actually ask, answered directly. Longer explanations link out to the guides.

Last updated 4 September 2026 · by Harshit Luthra

Shaadi Pic is a free browser tool for choosing which wedding photos go in your album. It opens the folder your photographer sent directly from your drive, so nothing is uploaded and there is no account.

It needs a laptop or desktop running Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc or Opera. Your keepers are copied into a /selected subfolder with filenames unchanged, ready to zip and send back.

The tool

What does it cost?: Nothing. There is no paid tier, no trial, no credit card and no upsell. It is a free tool built by one person.
Do I need an account?: No. There is nothing to sign up for. Open the page, open your folder, start picking.
Are my photos uploaded?: No. The folder is read from your drive inside the browser and no images are sent anywhere. Load the page, disconnect from wi-fi, and keep working — that is the simplest proof. Full detail on the privacy page.
What does it do to my original files?: Nothing. Photos you keep are copied into a /selected subfolder with filenames unchanged. Originals are never moved, renamed or deleted.
Can I stop and come back later?: Yes. Progress is saved to a small file inside your wedding folder, so reopening the same folder picks up where you left off, even on a different day.
What if my photographer sends more photos later?: Reopen the folder. New files are detected and added to the queue as pending, and your existing decisions are kept.
Can I undo?: Yes — Z undoes the last decision. You can also change a photo's status later; nothing is permanent until you send the folder.

Requirements

Which browsers work?: Desktop and laptop Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc and Opera. Not Safari, not Firefox. Full table on the browser support page.
Does it work on my phone?: No. On iPhone and iPad it cannot, because Apple does not let any browser read a folder of photos. Android is unsupported too. Culling is a laptop-and-keyboard job anyway.
Which file formats work?: JPEG, PNG, HEIC from iPhones, and the embedded previews inside most RAW formats. HEIC is decoded in your browser, so nothing needs converting first.
How many photos can it handle?: Tens of thousands. The usual limit is your patience rather than the tool. If it feels slow, the folder is probably on an external drive or a network share — copy it to your internal disk first.

Choosing the photos

How many photos should I select?: 150–250 for a single-day album, 250–400 for a multi-day Indian wedding. The album itself holds 60–120; the extra gives your designer room to build spreads. The numbers in full.
How long will this take?: About five and a half hours of looking for 10,000 photos at two seconds each, but a first rejection pass runs faster than that. One evening is a realistic target. How to make that happen.
What is the actual method?: Reject rather than rank, in three passes: a fast instinct pass, a comparison pass within each moment, then a story pass checking the album covers the whole wedding. The full method.
What do I do with burst shots?: Keep exactly one and move on. Choose on expression first, sharpness second. Comparing near-identical frames is where most couples lose an evening.
Should we both do it?: Together, in one sitting, out loud. Culling separately produces two lists and a negotiation that takes longer than the culling did.
Which photos should I keep from each function?: There is a checklist by function — mehendi, haldi, sangeet, baraat, pheras, vidaai, reception — on which wedding photos to keep.

Sending the picks back

What does my photographer actually need?: Either a folder of the selected files with original filenames intact, or a plain list of filenames. Ask which they prefer — it is one message and it saves a redo. Details here.
Can I rename the files to something readable?: Please do not. DSC_04812.jpg is how your photographer finds that frame in their catalogue. Renaming means somebody has to match your picks back by eye.
How do I send several gigabytes?: Zip the /selected folder and share one link through a file-transfer service. Do not email attachments, and do not send them through a messaging or phone photo app — those re-compress images to a size that cannot be printed.

For photographers

Can I send this to my clients?: Yes, that is a large part of why it exists. It is free, there is nothing for them to sign up for, and the picks come back as a folder with your filenames intact. The photographer's version.
Does it replace my client gallery?: No. Galleries do delivery, sharing, branding, mobile access and print sales; this does the choosing and nothing else. If you already run one, use it. Where each fits.
How do I stop clients taking months?: Give a number, a deadline with a stated default, a tool they can start alone, and three lines of method. There is a delivery email you can copy.

The project

Why is it free?: It is a small tool that solves one problem, built by one person who had the problem. There is no server cost to speak of, because your photos never touch a server.
Is there an iOS app?: Not yet — it is the only way to make this work on an iPhone or iPad, and one is in development. There is a waitlist form on the site; joining it sends your email address and nothing else.
Who made it?: Harshit Luthra. Questions and bug reports go to [email protected].

The free tool for the picking part

Shaadi Pic opens the wedding folder straight from your drive — nothing is uploaded, there is no account and there is no charge. Left arrow skips, right arrow keeps, Z undoes. Your keepers are copied into a /selected subfolder with filenames unchanged, ready to zip and send back.

Open your folder and start picking →
Free · runs locally · no sign-up · needs a laptop running Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc or Opera

Frequently asked questions

Is Shaadi Pic free?: Yes, entirely. There is no paid tier, no trial, no credit card and no account. It is a free tool for choosing which wedding photos go in your album.
Are my wedding photos uploaded to a server?: No. The folder is read directly from your drive inside the browser and no images are sent anywhere. You can load the page, disconnect from wi-fi, and keep working — which would be impossible if photos were being uploaded.
What do I need to run it?: A laptop or desktop running Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc or Opera, and the wedding folder on a drive you can browse. It does not work in Safari or Firefox, and it does not work on iPhone, iPad or Android.
What happens to my original photos?: Nothing. The photos you keep are copied into a /selected subfolder with their filenames unchanged. Originals are never moved, renamed or deleted.
How many photos should I select for a wedding album?: 150 to 250 for a single-day wedding and 250 to 400 for a multi-day Indian wedding. The printed album itself holds 60 to 120 across 20 to 40 spreads, and the extra gives the designer room to build spreads.
How long does choosing album photos take?: Roughly five and a half hours of looking for 10,000 photos at two seconds each, though a first rejection pass runs faster because most frames are obvious skips. One evening is a realistic target for that first pass.
Can I pause and resume?: Yes. Progress is saved to a small file inside your wedding folder, so reopening the same folder resumes where you left off, even on a different day or after new photos are added.
What do I send my photographer at the end?: Either a zipped folder of the selected files with original filenames intact, or a plain list of filenames. Ask which they prefer, and do not rename the files or send them through an app that re-compresses images.