AirPhotoServer+

AirPhotoServer+ is an advanced and clear-cut software application that gives you the possibility to turn your computer into a web server to share photos with other users worldwide. You can use its iOS counterpart called AirPhotoViewer to remotely view the images from your iPhone, iPad or iPod.

The installation operation is speedy and requires minimal intervention on your behalf. Once it's finished, you can welcomed by a simple and elegant interface split into several panes.

The server automatically starts running at startup, and you can find out the PC name, local and public IP addresses, and server status. It's unprotected by default, and you can set a new password to restrict other users' access.

The photo server can be launched in the browser with one click, and the web interface has a classical look which doesn't put emphasis on appearance. You can upload images with the JPG format from the web UI, or create a list with multiple directories whose image contents you want to be monitored for automatic sharing.

Thumbnails can be checked out in the web UI, and users may view them in full screen to save them on their computers. From the desktop UI it's possible to disable cache thumbnails and RAW images, along with user permissions for uploading or deleting pics.

Aside from photographs, it's possible to share music and regular files by following similar steps. Audio tracks can be loaded in a player built into the AirPhotoServer+ web interface, while files of other formats can be downloaded by those who know the IP address, port number and password of your server.

When it comes to general preferences, you can disable web access to other users, modify the default port number, deactivate automatic checkups for software updates, ask the utility to run at every system startup until further notice, as well as disable any of the three services which facilitate photo, music and file sharing.

As expected, the tool left a small footprint on system resources usage in our tests. It quickly shared files and didn't hang, crash or display error messages.

All things considered, AirPhotoServer+ proves to be a reliable and approachable application for sharing photos, music and other file types with other people by giving access through the web browser, and it's geared toward all user levels.

NOTE: You can also check out AirPhotoServer.