How to share baby photos without putting them on social media

A new baby brings a flood of photos and a long list of people who would love to see them. Plenty of parents would rather not put their child’s face on a public profile, and plenty of relatives don’t use social media in the first place.

Here is a calmer way to do it: one private album, shared only with the people you choose.

Think about who needs to see them

Most baby photos are for a handful of people: grandparents, aunts and uncles, close friends. Before choosing how to share, it helps to decide who is on that list. A private album shares only with them, rather than with everyone you’ve ever connected with online.

How it works with Coffer

  1. Create a Coffer. This takes about a minute.
  2. Add photos and short notes as you go.
  3. Send the address and a six-digit secret code to the people on your list.
  4. They open it in their browser, type the code and see the photos. No app, no account.

Add a new photo and everyone with the address and code sees it. Grandparents can add their own photos too, unless you choose “Only I can post” when you create the Coffer. It’s a simple way for grandparents to see them.

What makes it private

  • There is no public page. Your Coffer can’t be found by searching. Only someone with the address and the secret code can open it.
  • No ads and no strangers. Coffer has no feed of other people’s lives, no recommendations and no adverts.
  • We can’t see your photos. They are locked on your device before they reach us, and we keep only the locked copies. See how Coffer keeps family photos private.

Honest limits

No tool can control what a relative does with a photo once they’ve seen it. Someone with access could take a screenshot, or send the address and code on to somebody else. A private album works best when it’s shared with people you already trust, and a quick word (“please keep these between us”) goes a long way.

If you ever want to stop sharing, you can delete the Coffer, which permanently removes its contents from our servers.

A few practical points

  • Photos and short notes only. Coffer isn’t a chat.
  • Without an account, a Coffer lasts 7 days. Saving it to a free account keeps it with no time limit, with 200 MB of photos per Coffer, and up to three Coffers (one for each side of the family, say).
  • If your family keeps growing, a paid plan allows more Coffers and much more space. See pricing.

A place for the first year, and after

Many families keep a Coffer going well past the newborn weeks: first steps, birthdays, the funny things said at the dinner table. Because it’s quiet and private, it becomes a family photo album you can open any time.

Create a Coffer — free to start.