SlideFlow

SlideFlow is free to download, and you can try it in two ways:

• An unlimited free trial mode, where generated slideshows include self-promotions. Use SlideFlow for free forever if you help us promote SlideFlow!
• A fully functional free trial for a few days, included with some subscriptions.

Full access is available through subscriptions or a one-time lifetime purchase. See the current pricing on the App Store. Your purchase can be shared with your family through Apple Family Sharing.

Yes, SlideFlow works on Mac, as well as on iPhone and iPad, with only minor differences between the versions. On Mac it requires macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later.

Your purchase unlocks all features on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, and can be shared with your family through Apple Family Sharing. To get started, see our tutorial on making a photo slideshow on Mac.

Yes, SlideFlow works both on iPhone and iPad, as well as on Mac, with only minor differences between the versions. On iPhone and iPad it requires iOS 17.0 or iPadOS 17.0 or later.

Your purchase unlocks all features on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and can be shared with your family through Apple Family Sharing. To get started, see our tutorial on making a photo slideshow on iPhone and iPad.

Functionally, SlideFlow is almost the same on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, and your slideshows sync between all your devices via iCloud.

The user interface is designed individually for every platform, so that SlideFlow feels natural on each of them: with a mouse and keyboard on Mac, and with touch on iPhone and iPad. So the screens look different, but you will find the same features on all your devices.

The one functional difference to keep in mind is your own music. On iPhone and iPad you can add music both from audio files and from your Music library, while on Mac only audio files can be used.

Yes. Many DLNA-capable TVs are supported. Simply connect your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to the same local network as your TV via Wi-Fi or Ethernet, and you are ready to go.

You can also cast any single photo or video to your TV, not just slideshows.

Yes. You can export or share your slideshows as video files, and choose how they are encoded:

• 720p (HD), 1080p (Full HD), or 4K (Ultra HD) resolution, balancing quality and file size.
• H.264 (more compatible, but larger file size) or HEVC / H.265 (smaller file size, but may not play on older devices).

You can also pick the aspect ratio, including vertical and square videos for Instagram or TikTok.

Yes. SlideFlow can export in three aspect ratios:

• Horizontal 16:9: for general use, YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, etc.
• Vertical 9:16: for TikTok, Instagram and Facebook Stories, YouTube Shorts, etc.
• Square 1:1: for Instagram and Facebook posts, etc.

Whatever you choose, the slideshow content is optimized to fit the frame in the best possible way. You can also choose the resolution and video format of the exported file.

You don’t have to wait at all! Unlike traditional slideshow makers, SlideFlow doesn’t render the entire video before playing it. It generates the slideshow on the fly, so playback starts almost immediately – on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and even on TV.

Full rendering only happens when you choose to export your slideshow as a video file.

Yes. You can build slideshows both from your Apple Photos library and from any image and video files.

SlideFlow can also create slideshows from the Photos library automatically, based on capture date and location, or from any Photos album. Smart selection and filtering let you narrow things down further, for example including only favorite photos and skipping videos or screenshots.

Yes. You can freely mix photos and videos in any order within the same slideshow, whether they come from Apple Photos, files, or both.

SlideFlow offers face-aware animations, a great way to introduce people within their environment. When enabled, SlideFlow looks for faces in your photos and animates the photos where it finds them:

• Zoom on Faces first introduces the environment (the full photo) and then focuses on people.
• Zoom Out from Faces does the opposite: it begins with the people, then reveals the environment they are in.

You can see some examples in the final video of our Mac tutorial.

Yes. SlideFlow includes a wide selection of built-in music tracks across various genres. In addition, you can add your own music from:

• Any audio files. They work on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, and they become part of the slideshow, so they sync to your other devices via iCloud together with it.
• Your Music library. Note:
  • Import from the Music library only works on iPhone and iPad, not on Mac.
  • Music imported from the Music library is only available on that one iPhone or iPad. It doesn’t sync to your other devices via iCloud.
  • The Music app has copyright restrictions. You can only import songs that you own, for example songs you imported yourself or purchased. Streamed music is not available.

For the full picture, see our guide on making a photo slideshow with music.

1. Open a slideshow.
2. Open the slideshow settings, for example using the Customize button.
3. Click or tap Tracks in the Music section.

You now see the music tracks that play while the current slideshow shows your photos. The Shuffle music tracks toggle on the previous screen decides their order. It is on by default, so the tracks play in random order and your slideshow sounds a little different every time. Turn it off, and they play in the order shown.

On this screen you can play and manage the music tracks: reorder and remove them, and add more built-in or your own tracks.

Our guide on making a photo slideshow with music walks through these steps with screenshots for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

Yes, you can change all these and many other slideshow settings. You can even define settings at multiple levels:

• Slideshow: settings applied to one slideshow, and to every photo and video in it that has no settings of its own.
• Media: override any slideshow-level setting for one specific photo or video.
• App default: settings applied to all newly created slideshows. Choose your favorite settings here, and all new slideshows will use them!

Yes. Your slideshows are synced across all your devices – Macs, iPhones, and iPads – using iCloud. This happens when:

• You are signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.
• iCloud sync is enabled in Settings for SlideFlow.
• If you use photos and videos from your library:
  • iCloud sync is enabled for the Photos Library.
  • SlideFlow has sufficient Photos access on all devices.