Platform guides

Your Glass account works across iPhone, iPad, Android, the web, and Windows. Your photos, Series, follows, comments, bookmarks, and account settings stay with your account, so you can post from one device and continue on another.

For the shared parts of Glass, begin with Getting started and Sharing your work. This guide covers platform-specific features.

iPhone and iPad

Install Glass from the App Store. The same listing works on iPhone and iPad.

Upload from your photo library

  1. Tap the + button in Glass.

  2. Choose the photo or photos you want from Apple's photo picker.

  3. Add descriptions and categories, then publish your post or Series.

Apple's photo picker keeps the rest of your library private. Glass receives only the photos you choose. The general posting limits and Series workflow are covered in Sharing your work.

Post from another app

The Glass share extension lets you start a post from Photos, Files, and editing apps with an iOS share sheet.

  1. Select up to ten images in the other app.

  2. Tap Share.

  3. Choose Glass.

  4. Finish the post or Series in Glass.

If Glass is not offered by the app, open Glass and use the + button instead.

Add a Glass widget

The Glass Home Screen widget shows recent photography from your Following feed or a Category you choose. It comes in small, medium, large, and extra-large sizes. Tapping the widget opens its photo in Glass.

To add one, open the iOS Home Screen widget gallery, search for Glass, choose a size, and add it. To change its source, edit the widget and choose your Following feed or a Category under Photos.

Siri Shortcuts

Glass does not currently provide actions for Siri or the Shortcuts app. The source selector attached to the Glass widget configures the widget only.

Change the app icon

Open Settings > Appearance in Glass and choose an icon. Custom app icons are an iPhone and iPad feature. Patron members have an additional set of Patron icons.

Android

Install Glass from the Play Store. Sign in with the same account you use elsewhere.

Use the upload control inside Glass to choose a photo from your device, add its description and categories, and publish it. Direct sharing into Glass from another Android app is not currently available, so open Glass to begin the upload.

Web

Open glass.photo in your browser and sign in. You can upload files from your computer through the upload control, which makes the web useful beside Lightroom, Capture One, or another editing workflow.

Glass supports current versions of Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. Keep your browser updated for image formats, color management, full-screen viewing, and web push notifications. If a feature behaves differently across browsers, try the latest version of another supported browser and see Troubleshooting.

Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts work while viewing a photo on the web. Press ? to open the shortcut list for the current photo.

  • ?: Show or hide the keyboard shortcuts window.

  • A: Appreciate the photo.

  • B: Bookmark the photo.

  • C: Move focus to the comment field.

  • E: Edit the photo description.

  • F: Enter or leave full-screen view.

  • P: Open the photographer's profile.

  • Right arrow: Open the next photo when one is available.

  • Left arrow: Open the previous photo when one is available.

Some actions appear only when they apply. For example, you cannot appreciate or bookmark your own photo, and posting, commenting, and bookmarking require a paid membership.

Windows

Install Glass from the Microsoft Store. The Windows app wraps the live Glass web app, so it receives web updates without a separate app update for most changes.

Upload from your computer with the same workflow as the web. The web keyboard shortcuts also work in the Windows app.

Glass can sit alongside your editing tools, but you can also publish without exporting into the Windows app first. The Lightroom Classic plugin publishes directly from Lightroom Classic, and the Capture One integration publishes directly from Capture One. Setup and publishing steps are in Sharing your work.

Is there a Mac app?

Glass does not have a native Mac app today. The product UI is built around touch, mobile navigation, and tablet layouts. A native desktop app is a new client, not a port. Glass is built by a small, part-time team, and a Mac app would be a substantial product and design project for a small part of the community.

A Mac app is on our radar, not our roadmap. There is no timeline. The web works on desktop today at glass.photo, including uploads and keyboard shortcuts.

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