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How It Works

Installing PicLens

Click Download on the main page and follow the instructions to complete the installation process. PicLens will activate the next time Internet Explorer is launched.

Supported Sites

PicLens provides an immersive full-screen experience for viewing photos and videos on the supported sites listed below and on sites that support Media RSS.
NEW!—PicLens v.1.6.3 now supports YouTube videos via the PicLens search bar!

Photo

Social

Image Search

Webhosts/Galleries

Flickr
Photobucket
Picasa Web Albums
Fotki
FotoTime
deviantART
Smugmug
Facebook
MySpace
Bebo
Hi5
Friendster
Google Images
Yahoo Images
Ask Images
Live Images
AOL Images
Freewebs
TTG Galleries (Lightroom)
Phoca Gallery (Joomla)
favorite sites

Using PicLens

Step 1. To use PicLens on supported sites, simply mouse over an item and click the PicLens button that fades in.

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PicLens v.1.6.3+ supports YouTube videos only through the PicLens search bar.
A PicLens icon will not appear above any items on the YouTube website.

Step 2. PicLens will automatically jump into the "PicLens 3D Wall", where you can then scroll and zoom, jump back to the corresponding webpage, and even toggle into full-screen mode.

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Step 3. Once in full-screen mode, you can sit back to watch a slideshow or skip to any item by clicking it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

See our FAQ page for answers to questions about features, compatibility, and more.

Uninstalling PicLens

To remove PicLens from your computer, go to Windows Start > Control Panel > Add Remove Programs. Select PicLens and then click Remove.
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PicLens v.1.6.4

(1.57 MB) IE6 or IE7 on Windows XP or Vista required.

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Using a different browser?

Piclens rocks the boat on
Firefox (Windows), Firefox (Mac), Internet Explorer and Safari.
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Enable Full-Screen Slideshows on Your Own Website or Blog

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