Apple has removed the direct link between the Photos app and Facebook in macOS Mojave. But it is still easy to upload Photos to Facebook using the Facebook website. You can use the Media option in the file open dialog, drag and drop into the file open dialog, drag directly onto the Facebook page, and a variety of other options. If you have trouble picking out a photo this way, you can always enlarge the photos you are viewing, or drag and drop direct from the Photos app or the Finder.
Comments: 14 Responses to “How To Post Photos to Facebook From Your Mac”
Richard Fuhr
6 years ago
As Gary pointed out in this video, it is no longer possible to use the Mac Photos app on the most recent version of macOS (Mojave) to directly post photos to Facebook. However, it is still possible to use the Photos app on the most recent version of iOS on the iPhone and iPad to post photos to Facebook. I find it strange that Apple decided to remove this capability on the Mac but retain it on the iPhone and iPad.
Richard: There are some big differences between how sharing of this nature is accomplished on iOS and macOS. For instance, notice that there is no Facebook app on macOS like there is iOS. But all of the sharing options hook either into the system or to apps. I suppose Facebook could create a macOS app that added a sharing option on macOS.
Jenny McGarry
6 years ago
Is there anyway to move the pictures into an album in Facebook.
Jenny: You can post the pictures any way that Facebook allows you in the Web interface. I don't really use Facebook albums, but if that is something you can do normally, then you can certainly use this technique to post them there.
charles willard
6 years ago
The virtual destruction of Photos in Mojave has convinced me that Apple is no longer the user friendly company but now focused on serving IT specialists. Been faithful since the 1980s but seriously considering switching away from Apple.
charles: "virtual destruction?" What do you mean by that? Photos is pretty much the same as it was in High Sierra with a few new things. The removal of the Facebook hooks from macOS was generally seen as a good thing considering Facebook's privacy issues this year.
Nancy Brodovsky
6 years ago
Gary, My concern is that with over 30,000 pictures it takes so long to upload to find the pictures I would want to include in facebook
Nancy: Not sure what you mean. Do you simply mean that it takes too long to look through 30,000 to find the ones you want? If it is a recent one, it will be at the end of the list. Or, if you have it in an album, look in the album instead. You can also use Moments, Collections and Years to narrow it down quickly.
What I like to do, if I am posting say 10 pictures from something I just did, is mark them as Favorites (heart icon) in Photos. Then I look in "Favorites" when selecting to upload and see just those 10 photos. Can't get any quicker than that. Then I clear out the favorites to use next time. But I could also create a temporary album in Photos that works the same way.
George B Wolff
6 years ago
HELP! I tried everything you said gary, but when I go to the Media-photos file you mention I find none of my pictures there...not even ones I have edited today. When I go back to the mac photo app, I can edit my photos, but i can't post them up to FB as I used to (as you said) but I also have to way to put the finished photos where I want to get at them from FB. The export control doesn't help. HELP!
George: So what do you see when you try to use Media->Photos? What shows up? You can always use the drag-and-drop method I show in the video too. Or, just export (or drag and drop) to a folder or the Desktop and upload from there.
Jim
6 years ago
Gary, I'm way behind on your newsletters. Just seeing this one now. Can you tell me what size photo file is uploaded to Facebook or elsewhere? Does it upload the original size or something smaller? Or, does that depend on where it's being uploaded? Thank you.
AmyR: If you have limited bandwidth, then your best option is to export the photos from Photos, choosing a small file size/lower quality. Then upload those exported files to Facebook.
As Gary pointed out in this video, it is no longer possible to use the Mac Photos app on the most recent version of macOS (Mojave) to directly post photos to Facebook. However, it is still possible to use the Photos app on the most recent version of iOS on the iPhone and iPad to post photos to Facebook. I find it strange that Apple decided to remove this capability on the Mac but retain it on the iPhone and iPad.
Richard: There are some big differences between how sharing of this nature is accomplished on iOS and macOS. For instance, notice that there is no Facebook app on macOS like there is iOS. But all of the sharing options hook either into the system or to apps. I suppose Facebook could create a macOS app that added a sharing option on macOS.
Is there anyway to move the pictures into an album in Facebook.
Jenny: You can post the pictures any way that Facebook allows you in the Web interface. I don't really use Facebook albums, but if that is something you can do normally, then you can certainly use this technique to post them there.
The virtual destruction of Photos in Mojave has convinced me that Apple is no longer the user friendly company but now focused on serving IT specialists. Been faithful since the 1980s but seriously considering switching away from Apple.
charles: "virtual destruction?" What do you mean by that? Photos is pretty much the same as it was in High Sierra with a few new things. The removal of the Facebook hooks from macOS was generally seen as a good thing considering Facebook's privacy issues this year.
Gary, My concern is that with over 30,000 pictures it takes so long to upload to find the pictures I would want to include in facebook
Nancy: Not sure what you mean. Do you simply mean that it takes too long to look through 30,000 to find the ones you want? If it is a recent one, it will be at the end of the list. Or, if you have it in an album, look in the album instead. You can also use Moments, Collections and Years to narrow it down quickly.
What I like to do, if I am posting say 10 pictures from something I just did, is mark them as Favorites (heart icon) in Photos. Then I look in "Favorites" when selecting to upload and see just those 10 photos. Can't get any quicker than that. Then I clear out the favorites to use next time. But I could also create a temporary album in Photos that works the same way.
HELP! I tried everything you said gary, but when I go to the Media-photos file you mention I find none of my pictures there...not even ones I have edited today. When I go back to the mac photo app, I can edit my photos, but i can't post them up to FB as I used to (as you said) but I also have to way to put the finished photos where I want to get at them from FB. The export control doesn't help. HELP!
George: So what do you see when you try to use Media->Photos? What shows up? You can always use the drag-and-drop method I show in the video too. Or, just export (or drag and drop) to a folder or the Desktop and upload from there.
Gary, I'm way behind on your newsletters. Just seeing this one now. Can you tell me what size photo file is uploaded to Facebook or elsewhere? Does it upload the original size or something smaller? Or, does that depend on where it's being uploaded? Thank you.
Jim: It should be the original size. But Facebook may process it after.
But you can't change the size of the photos. Full-size pics take forever to upload, unless you have super fast internet, I guess.
AmyR: If you have limited bandwidth, then your best option is to export the photos from Photos, choosing a small file size/lower quality. Then upload those exported files to Facebook.