Organize photos and videos in albums on iCloud.com

When you organize photos and videos in an album in Photos on iCloud.com, those changes appear on any of your devices that have iCloud Photos turned on.

Note: You can only organize photos and videos in your personal library on iCloud.com. To add an item from an iCloud Shared Photo Library to an album or view items that are already in an album, use the Photos app on a device with iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16, macOS 13, or later.

Create an album

Go to icloud.com/photos, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Hold the pointer over My Albums in the sidebar, then click .
If you don’t see the sidebar, click .
Choose New Album, enter a name for the new album, then click Save.

To view the album, click My Albums in the sidebar, then click the album name.

Add photos and videos to an album

You can add photos or videos to an album from your library on iCloud.com. If the photo or video is on your computer, you can upload it directly to the album.

Go to icloud.com/photos, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select the photos or videos you want to add to an album, click , then choose Add to Album.
From the pop-up menu, choose the album you want to add your selection to, then click Add.

You can also add photos and videos to an album by dragging them to the album in the sidebar.

Rename an album

Go to icloud.com/photos, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Click an album in the sidebar.
If you don’t see the sidebar, click .
Click the name at the top of the window, then type a new name.

Remove photos and videos from an album

Deleting a photo or video from an album removes it from the album only. It still remains in Photos on iCloud.com and on any device that has iCloud Photos turned on.

Go to icloud.com/photos, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Click an album in the sidebar to view its contents.
If you don’t see the sidebar, click .
Select the photos or videos you want to remove, click , then click Remove.

Delete an album

Go to icloud.com/photos, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Click My Albums in the sidebar.
If you don’t see the sidebar, click .
Hold your pointer over an album, click , then choose Delete Album.
Click Delete.
The items in the album are still visible in your photo library and other albums that contain them. The album is removed from iCloud Photos on all your devices.

Note: Albums you use to organize your photos and videos are different from iCloud Shared Albums.

Learn how to use iCloud Photos on iCloud.com on a phone or tablet.

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