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Layouts

Photofield supports various layouts to display collections of photos. Each layout offers a unique way to organize and view your photos.

You can set the default layout for each collection in the configuration, or change the currently displayed layout through the cog icon in the top right corner.

Album

The Album layout groups photos chronologically by event. This layout is ideal for organizing photos from different events or occasions.

Album screenshot

Timeline

The Timeline layout displays photos in a reverse-chronological order, similar to Google Photos. This layout is useful for viewing recent photos first.

Timeline layout example

Wall

The Wall layout creates a square collage of all the photos. This layout is great for quickly browsing through a large number of photos.

Wall layout example

Map

The Map layout places all the photos on a map. This layout is perfect for finding photos taken at specific locations.

Map layout example

Flex

The Flex layout uses a variant of Knuth & Plass algorithm to create a smarter layout, especially for photos with odd aspect ratios.

Flex layout example

Highlights

The Highlights layout varies the row height based on the "sameness" of the photos. This layout is designed to make travel photo collections more skimmable by shrinking similar and repeating photos. This layout requires AI to be enabled.

Highlights layout example