Fluidr

Designed to be an alternative way to view and interact with Flickr, Fluidr helps you:

- Get through photos and videos fast with minimal page loads
- Discover new Flickr artists.
- View things shuffled or sorted by Interestingness
- Switch seamlessly to a slideshow and back again without page loads
- Allow you to browse Flickr quicker with keyboard shortcuts

Fluidr allows you to view all the usual views: Explore, user, group, tags, sets etc. but also unusual views such as the most interesting videos from today, or your contacts' recent photos in random order.

Fluidr sports a continuous pagination interface which simply means that as you scroll, more photos magically appear at the bottom of the page. This means that you'll never need to hit a 'next' link again. You can jump into a slideshow at any time: just hit the SPACEBAR key to step through photos. For more information on available shortcuts, click the 'About' link at the top right of the page.

You can add faves, comment on photos, view videos, investigate EXIF and view photos on a map on the same page without needing to load a new page.

Try the 'Surprise Me!' feature to jump to a random view on Flickr, it's a good way to discover someone new on Flickr, and see one of the 4,000,000,000+ images on Flickr you might otherwise never see.

Please have a go and post any comments, suggestions and issues on the Fluidr group right here on Flickr. And you can follow Fluidr on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

Fluidr is in active development, so please provide feedback! Useful ideas will be credited with a link back to your stream/blog.

Thanks for trying Fluidr! If you like Fluidr, please consider adding it to your faves with the link above this photo :)

Fluidr was in part inspired by Flickriver which provided many useful hints (such as fine-tuning the continuous pagination code) when first implementing Fluidr. If you like Fluidr, give Flickriver a spin!

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[Photo by Adriana Curcio]

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chinsen says:

this site is a Kickass Product :)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

thatoldlimey says:

Agreed...love this
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

djcarlosrossi says:

amazing!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

jagoble25 says:

This is great! I wish flickr would give more options especially setting background colors!!!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Dan Parham says:

Well done, thanks for a better desktop ux for galleries
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

justinwyne says:

This is great. Thank you!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

~Kitty says:

I don't want to read the API docs, so I'll just ask:

Does any part of the user's credentials pass through the fluid server?
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Jaroslav | Aurum Light Studio says:

Great Work!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

haelio says:

@Kitty: If by credentials you mean data that would allow someone with access to log in as you, then no :)

When you sign in or authorize Fluidr, you are doing so on Flickr's site. Flickr then simply passes back a key that allows Fluidr to post comments as you and so on. Although _this_ particular piece of data passes through Fluidr's servers it is not stored on them. This piece of data is stored as a cookie on your machine.

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Chaval Brasil says:

Thanks haelio for this great app!

Hopefully you will find a way to implement my suggestion about showing # of comments and faves on the metadata information next to each photo :)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Luis E. Argote B. says:

This is fantastic, does it count views on Flickr?
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Luis E. Argote B. says:

OK, after using this for a while I find that it is simply fantastic. Flickr should integrate this into their main site and hire the people behind this (I've been itching to use the Flickr API myself, will do on Winter break).
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Len@Loblolly Photo [deleted] says:

I ran across fluidr on DPReview forums. It looks very nice and works very well. Thank you so much for all your hard work and sharing it with us.

See my Flickr stuff in a different light...
www.fluidr.com/photos/loblollyphoto
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

kcnickerson says:

Excellent work! A much more pleasurable experience for viewing photos on FlickR.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Constantin B. says:

Thank you! Very, very, very nice!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

philwirks says:

Excellent! :-))
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Wil C. Fry says:

I like it! I especially like that the titles and descriptions are displayed...
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

orensbruli (Esteban Martinena) says:

Me encanta!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

David Yeo T. B. says:

Good but... the view count on photos do not seems to be accumulating as fluidr loaded the photos, so even if zillions have view your photos in fluidr you will never know. =P

So now Flickr can throw away one of it marketing strategies (photos stats) to lure people into signing up for pro account.

Since it so good and If everyone uses fluidr to view your photos, then no count will be accumulated. LOL. =P
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

LucatraversA says:

Fluidr is a perfect, very useful application, and it seems that is going to become better and better, day by day! :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

rfduck says:

Best Flickr application ever!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

☠ DROP! ☠ says:

Like it a lot
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

旃扬儿 says:

Fantastic!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Mima photography says:

Wonderful work!!!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Abhinav Singhai says:

this thing seems interesting ,as picture tends look better with black background .
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

gS#photos says:

nice work!!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Anti-Fluidr says:

Now your photos that are larger in size can be stolen and thanks to Fluidr.

This is how the thief can do it!
1.The thief have a large monitor, say 24” or larger
2.The thief open Fluidr using any browser, made sure it is not opened in full screen and big enough to display the large photo the thief wanted!
3.The thief then clicks on the photos, wah la, Fluidr stupidly displayed the larger photo which you did not allowed.
4.The thief then navigate away from the browser, say by clicking on one of the desktop icon.
5.The thief then press the combination of ctrl + print screen.
6.The thief then open paint blush, paste the copied desktop (with your larger photo), cut the photo out without the world knowing it.

Even when the ‘All Size’ link is disabled and the direct link to the your larger photo is not publish. Thanks to Fluidr that our photos of larger size can now be easily stolen!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

haelio says:

@Anti-Fluidr Nice name! Please see this discussion in the Fluidr group: www.flickr.com/groups/fluidr/discuss/72157622 912700512/
If you want to follow up the discussion, please reply to that thread.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Mark Holtkamp says:

Some people just are not happy with anything... Anything that can be displayed on a screen can be ripped off. Period. But, it is LIMITED to the screens resolution. Period. Now, does it really matter? No. If you dont want it ripped off, then watermark it. Otherwise, live with it.

BTW, I love it :) And PLEASE!! Rip Off My Photos!! (would love it if you gave me credit... but I'd still love to see them out there! :D )
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

°«şŚ ρ έ ς ! ά Ļι»° says:

Good work!

Good luck ...
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Lidia Camacho says:

highly addictive this one!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

artland says:

wonderfulllllllllllllllll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

F O T O W A H N [deleted] says:

very good idea, well done!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

SKGA says:

Looks like a nice idea but I have concerns with #2 in the following:

By authorizing this link, you'll allow Fluidr to:

1. Access your Flickr account (including private content)
2. Upload, Edit, and Replace photos and videos in your account
3. Interact with other members' photos and videos (comment, add notes, favorite)

Fluidr will not have permission to:

* Delete photos and videos from your account
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

haelio says:

@SKGA: Fluidr only uses 1 and 2 from that list. This means that it will only allow you (and no one else) to view your private photos, and will use your account to post comments and faves when you (and no one else) wants to.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Julien Lagarde says:

wonderful app that circumvents the most annoying shortcomings of the flickr web interface
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Capt' Gorgeous says:

I use it all the time to view stuff, in facty I link all my flickr sets to fluidr. Pictures look so much better on black, why can't flickr have a black page option.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Mohtaj says:

Nice capture.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

happyhousze says:

Works pretty well! I'm likin' this ;D
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Stan Sorochan says:

Love it! Thanks.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Mark-F says:

is fluidr.com down?

Mark
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Jiro T [deleted] says:

Fluidr is fantastic, however :

often impossible to use for comments, is really very disappointing for the user.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

willisan2 says:

About to try, will let you know how it works out!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Eduardo Dias Gontijo says:

Wonderful!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

dbkfrog says:

Superb Flickr viewer. I like this alternative. Well done.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

nakkje says:

Superb execution. One more thing would be cool to have though: slideshow with larger images.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Irene Rx (aka Kittenclaw) says:

What the F*ck? I just found my photos on the fluidr website...a stream of all my photos...large sizes available...I didn't ask for my photos to be on there. This is really disturbing...
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

kongkatt says:

Great.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

haelio says:

@Irene You can opt out, I have replied to the email you sent :)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Sky Noir says:

The new update is great!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Vive su Propia Utopía says:

beautiful photo creative
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

iTripCauseit'sCool says:

I feel like I'm being a little stupid here, but I don't know how to add this app to my page. Am I missing something??
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

TMSurrattPhotography says:

What do you mean "I can opt out"? I haven't been over to fluidr or used it. Are you telling me that you have everybody's pics till they opt out.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Bruce Clarke says:

@ TMSurrattPhotography - Fluidr is just another way of viewing Flickr. There are many other viewers available. The photos are not on his site.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Bruce Clarke says:

Very nice, clean interface. I think I will use this a lot. Having the option to view thumbnails or small images would be nice too, when you want to skip quickly to a later photo.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

bryanscott says:

Wow! This is fantastic. Too bad Flickr itself doesn't offer this kind of viewing experience.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

bryanscott says:

After closer inspection, I definitely think the interface and usability is great.

BUT...for allowing easy access to photos belonging to users who do not allow large sizes to be easily accessed (such as myself), you should be ashamed of yourself.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

haelio says:

bryanscott Please see this thread on the Fluidr group: www.flickr.com/groups/fluidr/discuss/72157622 912700512/ if you have any further questions, drop me a FlickrMail, or reply in that thread.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

callaway boesche says:

sup people.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

ATLPandiee says:

Loveee
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

TMSurrattPhotography says:

Bruce Clark, I'm sure you had good intentions in answering me with what you thought I was asking but the question wasn't directed to you. "haelio" answered my question with his thread by giving me the opt out link.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Wahidk says:

beautiful eyes
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

nattaya2010 says:

Nice!...
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Chungking Express says:

A standard Flickr-white background would be nice.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

dau · says:

this is perfect, i love the black background even more than i can express <3 ...
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Jonathan Ryder Photography says:

I think this is great. I've no problem with my Flickr-uploaded stuff appearing here. As far as I'm concerned, if I upload downloadable versions of my photos to Flickr, they could appear anywhere on the web. Being surprised at this seems naive to me (sorry, but it does!). I really like the continuous scrolling in particular. Nice one!!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

trickbooter says:

This is fabulous. Would you consider making this open source. It seems like it would appeal to people who want to skin just their photo stream. The app would need modification to only configuration of the user in question.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

cqgloomsunday says:

Great.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Luis de la Fuente Sánchez says:

Fantastica!!!!!!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

G E R A L D V says:

10+
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

❝DIAMOND❞ [QueenOf`July] . . . [deleted] says:

waaaaaaaaaaaw amazing!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

º✿mariellehynes✿º [deleted] says:

Absolutley love it.. <3 :)
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Osdog LRPS says:

Super application - really makes the images pop.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Mohammad Reza Hassani says:

I love it too!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Serhii Piddubchak says:

Definitely a good app. The only feature I miss is a fullscreen slideshow with large images (just like native flickr's flash one, but in javascript).
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

juanpg says:

I haven't been using Fluidr in a while because it's not working in Chrome. Just tested it in Opera and it works fine...
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

haelio says:

@juanpg: There were issues with the Chrome beta and dev channels, but they have now been fixed (see: www.flickr.com/groups/fluidr/discuss/72157624 090258962/). Stable Chrome versions have been working fine all along though.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

BPMphoto says:

I can't get fluidr to work any more with my flickr account. Have tried Chrome, Firefox and IE, keep getting an error page. Is something broken?
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

wakethesun. says:

I absolutely love this app. I never used to check Explore in the past, now I'm checking Fluidr multiple times a day. I love the black background and the scroll/load.

I am getting the same issues others seem to be having - the past week or so only the first 1% would load, now nothing, with the message "No photos or videos to display.
Perhaps you need to log in? Why not try today's most interesting photos and videos instead?"
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

haelio says:

Fluidr is having issues at the moment, and the problem has been tracked down to the servers which host Fluidr. I am working on getting things up and running as soon as possible. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

haelio says:

Fluidr is back and running now :)
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

yuyakano says:

nice APP !!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

china and korea says:

这个程序我是初级者，还真是希望里面的内容在简洁点,okey！he！he！
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

TobTob says:

Great app!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

JoãoFigueiredo says:

I find it strange that only 600+ people consider this a favourite... Should be something like 6,000 at least.

Will we see the photos at the new 640p resolution soon? And what about a "badge creator", like flickriver?

Anyhow, I really like fluidr. Thanks for making it.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

t.boyo says:

Hey Sidath Senanayake,
I don't think words can express how much I appreciate your hard work on Fluidr! I was slowly losing hope on Flickr's layout. Thanks to you, I'm on your site 99% more than Flickr itself. Once again, thank you thank you thank you! Keep up the good work... you truly have our support!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

JJ Soares says:

Boa!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Wil C. Fry says:

I too would like to see Fluidr support the 640-pixel size (new "medium") that Flickr uses on its regular pages...

Otherwise, Fluidr is now showing smaller images than we see on the Flickr photostream.

In addition, if it's possible, I'd like the option of viewing the 1024 size on the main Fluidr pages. (I say "option" because I know many users are still on small monitors with low resolution, but some of us could easily view the "large" size in the regular stream.)

:-)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

buchan says:

Perfect. Black backgrounds. Just what I wanted.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

DwiyanaSyahputri says:

it's just elegant ^-^
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

r.AI (-) says:

This changes the whole Flickr experience. Well done my friend(s)!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

PKMousie says:

I have abandoned Flickriver for Fluidr. That mean Fluidr's not only great, it's so good it makes people switch habits. :)

Great job!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

melquiades123 ( off ) says:

fantastico
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

bunnyman says:

Great Job!
Beautiful UI !
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

NiklasMarc - un peu là... says:

super travail!
génial
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

aswan ilham says:

so detail
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

-269- says:

I'd kill for a Wordpress theme cloning this !!! Beautiful !
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

looca says:

The absolute best one.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

AdSR on Flickr says:

I discovered Fluidr just yesterday and I love it! I've been using Flickriver for a long time but you took the concept to a new level. The search feature rocks. The styling is beautiful, especially the classy font you selected.

My only complaint is that it is a bit more prone to load errors than Flickriver--but it just might be Flickr having the hiccups.

Thank you for the great work!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

andreas_schneider says:

great app. I wish there was a way to reverse the order of Explore instead of scrolling all the way to the bottom first.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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