jAlbumReviews 151

I have been using jAlbum on my own paid-for host servers since 2013. It is an excellent product that is continually and meaningfully improved and does quite well precisely what it was intended for: it enables users who have minimal programming skills to create individual well organized, scalable, professional, nice looking web-based photo albums that are easy to maintain. More important, the team at jAlbum have always, ALWAYS been responsive, helpful, and patient. Requests for support or advice are answered almost in real time, and are always helpful, even sometimes including a snippet or two of custom code that lets me do something differently than was intended. In sum, I use a lot of different kinds of software every single day. IMO, jAlbum is among the very best in terms of value, support, ease of use, and being able to do what I need quickly and without frustration.

I am a Mac user and have been for several decades. Before that I used windows though have forgotten most of what I knew. My main issue with Jalbum is trying to change the directory after I already started the project. After all these years I still have not figured it out so I delete the project and start anew and select the file location before making anything. Otherwise I am satisfied with the program. Over the years there have been steps to simplify setup but there is a lot that needs to be done. A Mac programmer could help clean up and simplify the interface. Yes, Jalbum allows customization however, I rarely make changes because I don't like needing to relearn the complex procedures to just make a few simple changes. Thank you.

I've been using JAlbum since a few years after its introduction. It continues to get better each year and is unmatched in quality and functionality. The skins are excellent, and the support I have received regarding customization and issue resolution has been nothing short of amazing. You can see my albums at https://edgewoodgardens.net/image-galleries/.

I've used album for almost 20 years, just doing simple stuff, usually with the same skin, sometimes adding comments for each or most pictures which can make the album into a story. It's easy to use and publish each album, it works equally well with Linux or Windows. I do wonder... for someday when I want to stop paying for the storage+server and the HTML/whatever that is published... wonder if I can export each album back to my own systems. I would not expect that, but it does sound like it would be easy (but not beneficial to the jalbum team!) to implement. For all I know, such an export/copy already exists. I upgraded my storage amount once and expect that will hold me for many years to come...thanks! Meanwhile google photos keeps trying to improve and compete, but I don't expect the same thing from google.