All features at a glance
From photo day to payout: Pixalo covers the complete workflow of school and nursery photographers. One system instead of five tools.
Photo day & matching
Photographer app
Start the photo day on your phone, tick off classes, show a card on the screen when one is missing. iOS and Android, works offline.
QR photo card & card designer
Every child gets a printed card with a QR code. Design layout, logo and text in the card designer and print as PDF.
Automatic matching
Photograph the card, photograph the child. On upload the card in the frame separates the shots. No face recognition, no scanner.
Schools, classes & lists
Clients, classes and children in one place. Import lists from a file or a photo of the class list, print card stacks per class.
Galleries & sales
Online shop for parents
Enter the access code, view photos, order. Mobile optimised, with favourites, cart and customer account.
Client galleries with albums
Wedding, company or project: one gallery, one code, photos sorted into albums. The client selects, downloads or orders prints.
Products & packages
Prints, digital files and packages with photo selection per product. Sitting fee and order limits included, prices adjustable per photo job.
Sibling codes
Parents with several children combine up to five access codes in one session: one cart, one order, one shipment.
Protection & privacy
Watermark
Text, density, opacity and distortion freely adjustable. The live preview shows what parents see. Originals stay untouched.
Copy protection
Right click blocked, images hidden as soon as the page loses focus. Screenshots become noticeably harder.
Download period & ZIP
Purchased files individually or as ZIP. You define how long downloads stay valid: 7 to 90 days from the order.
GDPR & EU hosting
Servers in Frankfurt, data processing agreement included, encrypted transfer. Data export for access requests at the push of a button.
Payment & accounting
Stripe, PayPal & bank transfer
Parents pay into your own Stripe or PayPal account, by bank transfer or cash on pickup. 0% commission, the money is yours.
Invoices & small business rule
PDF invoice with every order, sequential numbers, audit-proof. Small business VAT exemption with one click.
Credit notes & refunds
Refund single items, shipping or the fee. The credit note is created automatically, the repayment runs through the payment provider.
Lab export
Orders as XML or CSV plus a ZIP with originals for your photo lab. Store article numbers per product.
Marketing & automation
Vouchers & discounts
Percentage or fixed amount, minimum order value, validity and usage limit. Right for early birds and latecomers.
Gallery mailing & reminders
Access details by email to parents, automatic reminder shortly before the gallery closes, sales notification to you.
Appointment booking
Customers book photo appointments online in your calendar. Confirmation, reminder and cancellation run automatically.
Custom domain
Your shop under your own address, SSL certificate included. Set up in a few minutes.
Shop design & platform
Shop designer
Design home page, header and footer with the builder, create your own pages and menus. No code, live immediately.
Four languages, three currencies
Shop and panel in German, English, Dutch and Spanish. Euro, franc or pound, tax rates per country.
SEO & tracking
Your own meta texts, sitemap, Google Analytics and Meta pixel with server connection for your shop.
Dashboard & statistics
Revenue, orders and gallery activity at a glance. Notification with every order, also as push in the app.