Wix Photo Albums alternative for client galleries
By Kayabyte
Disclosure: Kayabyte makes Client Gallery & Proofing, an app for Wix sites that this guide describes in one section. Everything about Wix Photo Albums comes from Wix’s own help pages, linked below. Checked on 10 November 2026.
The short answer: Wix says it can no longer add Wix Photo Albums to a site as of April 2024, while sites that already have it can keep using it. For private client galleries there is no one-click replacement from Wix. The options are a password-protected page with a gallery, Wix Pro Gallery for public display, Wix Stores for selling prints, or a client gallery app from the App Market.
What happened to Wix Photo Albums?
Wix’s help page says Wix can no longer add Wix Photo Albums to a site as of April 2024, and that sites that already have it installed can keep using it. The Photo Albums Store was discontinued earlier, in February 2023 (Wix help). The same page describes what the app did: a gallery page of albums, each album a shareable mini-site that could have a password, a proofing tool with favorites lists, Adobe Lightroom integration, and selling digital files or prints.
Wix’s own recommendations on that page are Wix Stores for selling digital prints (with Printful for physical prints) and Wix Pro Gallery for displaying images.
What did the proofing feature do?
Photo Albums let you create a favorites list for an album and share its link. Clients could mark favorites and leave comments, such as how many copies they wanted, and you could see the list and download the chosen photos. One limit Wix states is that favorites lists were only available for new albums (Wix help).
Your options now
| Photo Albums did this | Alternative today |
|---|---|
| Private album with a password | A page with a password, or a client gallery app with a PIN per gallery |
| Favorites lists and comments (proofing) | A client gallery app such as Selects: Client Gallery or Client Gallery & Proofing |
| Display a public portfolio | Wix Pro Gallery |
| Sell prints or digital files | Wix Stores, plus Printful for physical prints, as Wix recommends |
| Lightroom integration | Not replaced by Wix; see the limits below |
Using Client Gallery & Proofing instead
Client Gallery & Proofing is a Wix app made by Kayabyte. It covers the private gallery and proofing part:
- A gallery per client with a PIN, shared as one link.
- Clients tap a heart on their favorites (up to a limit you set), add a note to a photo and comment, then send their selection. You see it in your dashboard.
- The photos stay in your own Media Manager as private files. Downloads are off until you allow them: single photos, or a zip on Pro and Studio.
- A watermark on previews, your own text or logo on Pro and Studio.
- The client page works in English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch and Japanese.
Free is 1 published gallery with 50 photos. Pro is $12 a month ($10 billed yearly) and Studio is $24 a month ($20 billed yearly); both have a 14-day trial.
Limits compared with Photo Albums
- It does not sell prints or digital files, so selling stays with Wix Stores.
- It has no Lightroom integration. You copy the picked file names from your dashboard and use them in your editing software.
- It does not import your old albums. Upload the photos again; the originals go into your Media Manager as private files.
- HEIC files must be exported as JPEG first.
See Client Gallery & Proofing on the Wix App Market
FAQ
Can I still use Wix Photo Albums? If it is already on your site, Wix says you can keep using it. You cannot add it to a site that does not have it.
Is there an official Wix replacement for client proofing? Wix’s help page points to Wix Stores for selling prints and Wix Pro Gallery for display. It does not name a replacement for proofing, so third-party apps fill that gap.
Can I move my albums to another app? Not automatically. Download your originals from your own files and upload them to the new app.
Do my clients need to sign up? Not with Client Gallery & Proofing: they use the link and the PIN.
Last checked: 10 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Write to support@kayabyte.dev and we will fix it.