1. Computing & Technology

iPhoto Addons, Extensions & Plugins

Third-party extensions, plugins, and other addons to expand the features of Apple iPhoto.

BetterHTMLExport for iPhoto on Mac OS X

"Control the look of your web pages with BetterHTMLExport. Install this export plugin to iPhoto and express yourself with the flexibility of BetterHTMLExport. You can even make your own HTML page templates." Shareware - $20 US.

Galerie (Mac)

Exports the current iPhoto selections to web pages. It supports accented character export, EXIF data in Web pages, page customization, picture quality selection, HTML templates, and embedded text overlays. Freeware for Mac OS X.

iFotoalbum (Mac)

Share your photo collection from iPhoto or other photo manager on your LAN or the Internet. US$20

Image-Puzzle

"Image-Puzzle is a screen saver for MacOS X which computes animated puzzle images out of the iPhoto Library. It assembles a big image using many small images as puzzle pieces. Many preferences can be applied like resolution, iPhoto albums, and the shape of the puzzle pieces. The puzzles computed by the screen saver can be automatically exported into iPhoto."

iPhoto Buddy (Mac)

"iPhoto Buddy is a small utility that allows you to use more than one photo Library with Apple's iPhoto 2.0. There are several advantages to splitting your One Huge Photo Library into multiple, smaller ones--not the least of which is speed... Using multiple Libraries also allows you some additional flexibility in organizing your photo files." Donationware.

iPhoto Library Manager

"With iPhoto Library Manager, you can split your photos up into any number of separate libraries, store them on any disk connected to your computer, and switch back and forth between them easily."

iPhoto Mailer Patcher

Allows you to send iPhoto email using 3rd party email clients.

iPhoto Override (Mac)

"iPhoto Override is a super-simple, but powerful iPhoto Library manager. Use it to split up the default photo library by starting new libraries with Override."

iPhotoToGallery (Mac)

"Export your pictures from iPhoto to Gallery simply and quickly with the iPhotoToGallery plugin."

Keyword Assistant for iPhoto

"Keyword Assistant is a plugin for iPhoto to make keyword management easier. The main feature, pictured at right, is an auto-completing text field for assigning keywords. This is much faster than using the built-in keyword panel."

Keyword Manager

"Keyword Manager introduces a brand new way of assigning keywords to your photos in a simple and efficient way. Keyword Manager works directly on top of iPhoto's functionality and therefore is completely transparent to iPhoto."

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