Which photo formats can I upload?

Short answer: if it came from a phone or a camera, it almost certainly works. Memrico takes all of the everyday photo formats:

• JPG / JPEG — the most common format there is, from nearly every camera and phone.
• PNG — screenshots and graphics.
• HEIC — the format newer iPhones shoot in. Upload them just as they are; there's no need to convert anything first.

These work too:

• WebP and AVIF — newer formats, common in photos saved from a web page.
• GIF — saved as a still image.
• TIFF — the format many scanners produce.

We'll keep this list current as Memrico grows, so it's worth checking back here rather than relying on an older note.

Is there a size limit?

Each photo can be up to 100 MB. A photo straight from a phone is a small fraction of that, so you'll only meet the limit with very large scans or files from a professional camera. If a file is over, export a smaller copy and try again.

Can I upload videos?

Not yet — video upload is coming soon. (Meetup recordings are a different thing: they're made inside a meetup, not uploaded.)

Why was my photo rejected?

Memrico tells you which of these it ran into:

• "This file isn't a supported image" — the file isn't one of the formats above. Renaming a file's ending (say, from .pdf to .jpg) doesn't change what's inside it — Memrico looks at the file itself, not its name.
• "This image appears to be damaged" — the file is incomplete or corrupt. Export it again from the app or device it came from.
• "This file is empty" — nothing was actually saved inside it. Go back to the original.
• "Over the 100 MB limit" — see above.

Why are some files greyed out when I pick them?

When you choose files, your phone or computer only offers the ones Memrico can use, so anything that isn't a photo shows up greyed out. That's expected — it's the picker saving you a failed upload.

What about the date and place a photo was taken?

When a photo carries them, Memrico reads the date and place it was taken from the photo itself and files it by that date — even for a scan from years ago. If a photo seems to have landed in the wrong spot, see Why isn't my photo showing up?