A Frameo frame is a Wi-Fi photo frame running the free Frameo app, built by many different makers. The family sends pictures from their phones, and the frame keeps them, shows them and goes on showing them when the internet drops.
Family picks refreshed September 2026Frameo is photo-sharing software from Denmark that runs inside Wi-Fi frames from makers such as MaxAngel, Akimart, Pastigio and BIGASUO. Senders use the free Frameo app on iPhone or Android, and photos are stored on the frame, so they keep playing offline. No subscription is required; Frameo+ is an optional paid tier.
Frameo is photo-sharing software, developed in Denmark and licensed to frame makers around the world. MaxAngel, Akimart, Pastigio, BIGASUO, Arktronic and dozens more build the hardware, and every one of their frames runs the same Frameo system and pairs with the same free Frameo app.
That is why the name appears on so many different boxes. A Frameo frame can be an 8-inch nightstand frame, a wooden 10.1-inch or a 32-inch wall screen, and the menus, the sharing and the settings look alike on all of them.
One practical upshot for families: a grandchild who already sends to one Frameo frame can add a second from a different maker in the same app. A single photo can then go to one frame or to several at once.
Because the software comes from one place, updates reach every Frameo frame over Wi-Fi, whichever maker built it. BIGASUO notes that new functions keep arriving this way, so a frame bought today gains features over the years.
| Task | With Wi-Fi | Without Wi-Fi |
|---|---|---|
| Show stored photos and videos | Yes | Yes |
| Receive new photos from the app | Yes | No; they arrive once it reconnects |
| Import from a micro SD card or USB drive | Yes, on models with the slot | Yes, on models with the slot |
| Load photos from a computer by USB-C | Pastigio, FLYRUIT, Glusine and similar | Same models |
| Weather and calendar sync | Yes, on models that show them | No |
| Backup | To a micro SD card, or the cloud with Frameo+ | To a micro SD card |
| Software updates from Frameo | Yes | No |
Offline behaviour as Frameo frame makers describe it; card, USB and computer options depend on the model.
The owner of the frame adds each sender once, and the sender does everything else from their phone. The frame shows a code, the sender types it into the Frameo app, and from then on photos go straight to that frame.
Only people added with a code can send, so nothing arrives from strangers. Photos go to the frame, not onto a public feed, and the owner can remove a friend in the frame's settings at any time.
The app sends short videos too, clips of up to 15 seconds. Longer videos can be copied onto the frame from a micro SD card or USB drive, and they play with sound on frames that have a speaker.
Inviting the whole family, and sending from a computer, is covered in adding photos to a Frameo frame.
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MaxAngel 10.1-inch Frameo Frame |
Akimart 10.1-inch Frameo Frame |
Pastigio 10.1-inch Frameo Frame |
BIGASUO 15.6-inch Frameo Frame |
Arktronic 8-inch Frameo Frame | |
| Screen | 10.1" | 10.1" | 10.1" | 15.6" | 8" |
| Resolution | 1280×800 | 1280×800 | 1280×800 | 1920×1080 | 1280×800 |
| Storage | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 64GB | 16GB |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Auto-rotate | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| See this frame | See this frame | See this frame | See this frame | See this frame |
A Frameo frame keeps every photo in its own memory rather than streaming pictures from the internet. When the router drops out, the slideshow continues with everything already received, and new photos arrive once the connection is back.
Several makers go further and sell their frames for homes without any Wi-Fi. Pastigio, FLYRUIT, Glusine and SZSLG describe loading photos from a card, a USB drive or a computer over USB-C, without touching the app.
A frame that lives offline for good still needs someone to refresh it. A relative who brings a micro SD card of new photos on each visit keeps the slideshow lively, and micro SD cards for Frameo frames covers the size and the FAT32 format.
A frame that shows offline in a home that does have Wi-Fi is a different matter, usually the wrong band or a router setting. The fixes are in Frameo frame not connecting to Wi-Fi.
A relative can refill it from a micro SD card, a USB-C drive or a Windows computer on each visit, and it still takes app photos whenever Wi-Fi is around. 32GB inside holds years of pictures.
See this frameNothing about a Frameo frame requires a subscription. The app costs nothing on iPhone or Android, the frame's features are free, and makers such as Pastigio and FLYRUIT point out there is no limit on how many invited family members can send.
Frameo+ is an optional paid membership from Frameo. It adds larger batches of photos per send, longer video uploads and cloud storage for backups, and Apveelveer sums up the free version as covering most families' needs.
| Feature | Free Frameo | With Frameo+ |
|---|---|---|
| Photos and videos from the app | Up to 10 photos per send, 15-second clips | Larger batches, longer clips |
| Invited senders | No limit | No limit |
| Albums, collage, captions, reactions | Yes | Yes |
| Backup to a micro SD card | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud backup | No | Yes |
That keeps the cost of a Frameo frame to the price of the frame itself. The bands by size are in Frameo frame prices, and frames with their own paid clouds are compared in Frameo vs Skylight.
Once the photos are flowing, the touch screen becomes a small family album the owner can browse without help. Most useful settings sit a tap or two from the slideshow, and the same menus appear whichever maker built the frame.
Auto-rotate is the other everyday comfort. Stand most Frameo frames on end and upright photos of the grandchildren fill the screen; lay the frame flat again and holiday landscapes use the full width.
Greetings add a personal touch on the big days. On many frames, a sender can pick a themed birthday or holiday greeting that appears with the photo, and the owner answers with a reaction.
Tidying up is just as simple, shown step by step in deleting pictures from a Frameo frame. A screen that goes dark each evening is usually the sleep timer at work, as Frameo frame not turning on explains, and the first-day settings are in setting up a Frameo frame.
Yes. The Frameo app and the frame's features are free, with no subscription. Frameo+ is an optional paid tier.
Only for cloud backup, which is part of Frameo+. Backups to a micro SD card are free, and the frame receives, stores and shows photos with no plan at all.
Stored photos keep playing without Wi-Fi, and many models import from a micro SD card, a USB drive or a computer. New photos from the app need Wi-Fi.
Yes, clips of up to 15 seconds from the free app. Longer videos can be copied in from a card or USB drive, or sent with Frameo+.
There is no background-music option for the slideshow. Videos play with their own sound on frames with a speaker.
Many makers, including MaxAngel, Akimart, Pastigio, BIGASUO and Arktronic. Frameo supplies the software they all run.
