iCloud User Guide
- Welcome
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- Sign in and use iCloud.com
- Customize and use the homepage
- Keynote
- Numbers
- Pages
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- Photos on iCloud.com overview
- View your photos and videos
- Hide your photos and videos
- Use iCloud Shared Photo Library
- Upload and download photos
- Add a title or caption
- Organize photos and videos
- Add photos and videos to Favorites
- Play a slideshow of photos
- Delete and recover photos and videos
- Share photos and videos
- Recover files and information
- Use iCloud on your Windows computer
- Get more help with iCloud
- Legal notices and acknowledgements
- Copyright
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View your iCloud Shared Photo Library on iCloud.com
After you set up or join an iCloud Shared Photo Library on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac (iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16, macOS 13, or later required), you can view it in Photos on iCloud.com.
For setup instructions, see Set up or view an iCloud Shared Photo Library on all your devices.
Switch between your Photos Libraries views
You can switch between your Photos Libraries views from the thumbnail view.
In Photos on iCloud.com, click the pop-up menu in the Photos toolbar.
The pop-up menu shows Personal Library, Shared Library, or Both Libraries, depending on what you’re currently viewing.
Choose one of the following:
Personal Library: Only display the photos in your Personal Library.
Shared Library: Only display the photos in your Shared Library.
Both Libraries: Display the photos in your Personal Library and Shared Library at the same time.
See who shared a photo
In Photos on iCloud.com, double-click the photo or video you want to see more information about.
Click
in the Photos toolbar.
The person who added the photo or video is listed at the bottom of the info pane.
Edit a photo or video in your Shared Library
You can do any of the following in Photos on iCloud.com:
If you want to move a photo between your Personal Library and Shared Library or make any other changes, you can do so in the Photos app on a device with iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16, macOS 13, or later.
Delete photos or videos from your Shared Library
Any participant of a Shared Library can move photos and videos to the Recently Deleted album, where they remain for 30 days before being permanently deleted.
In Photos on iCloud.com, select the photos or videos you want to delete, or double-click a single photo or video.
Click
, then click Delete.
To permanently delete photos or videos before they’re automatically deleted, go to the Recently Deleted album, select the items you want to delete, then click Delete [number] Items.
Only the person who added the photo or video to the Shared Library can permanently delete it from Recently Deleted.
To recover photos or videos you deleted from your Shared Library, go to the Recently Deleted album, select the photos or videos you want to recover, then click Recover.
Note: iCloud Shared Photo Library is different from Shared Albums. See Set up Shared Albums in iCloud on all your devices.