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Photobooth

A photobooth built to be simple. An iPad, a web page, and a QR code.

1iPad
3steps for guests
1scan to get your photos
0apps to install

Solo build · Since February 2026

Overview

A photobooth has one job: take a good photo and get it into the guest's hands.

So every part is kept simple. Simple to use, simple to explain, simple to get your photos, and simple to set up for the next event.

Simple to Use

Tap to start

Tap

The whole screen is the button. A peace sign or a Bluetooth remote works too.

Choose a frameContinue

Pick

Every frame previews with the guest's own photos in it. One frame? This step is skipped.

Scan

A QR code opens the collage on the guest's phone. Save it and go.

Simple Instructions

This is everything the booth says, word for word. The steps are written from the event's settings, so they always match what the booth does.

How it works

  1. Tap the screen or show a peace sign ✌️ to start.
  2. After 3 shots, choose a template.
  3. Scan the QR code to download your picture!

Please be gentle with the iPad 😢

If it needs a staff member standing next to it, it isn't simple enough.

Simple to Get Your Photos

  1. Shots takenon the iPad
  2. QR on screenright away
  3. Guest scanswith the phone camera
  4. Photo appearsready to save

Wi-Fi down? The QR still works. Photos wait on the iPad, retry every minute, and appear on the guest's link once they land.

No appNo sign-upNothing to type

Simple to Set Up an Event

Canva starter file with three magenta photo windows
Starter file
Finished three-photo frame designed for a conference
Finished frame
  1. 01

    Duplicate an Event

    Copy the last event in the admin panel. Change the name and shot count.

  2. 02

    Drop In a Frame

    Design it in Canva on a starter file. A script finds the photo windows, so nothing is placed by hand.

  3. 03

    Open the Link

    Open the booth link on the iPad. The organizer gets their own link to download every photo as a ZIP.

Simple Under the Hood

  1. iPadthe booth web page
  2. One serverDatabasePhotos
  3. Guest phonethe download page

  1. Plain Web Page

    HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. No framework, no build step. Collages are drawn right on the iPad.

  2. One Server

    One Node.js server, one database, and one photo bucket run every event.

  3. Settings, Not Code

    Frames, shots, countdown, and gestures are event settings. A new event never needs a code change.

See It Live

The booth front end is open source.

Open the booth View on GitHub