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title: Wi-Fi Share: your vault on a TV, laptop or any browser
canonical: https://mavaul.com/features/wi-fi-share/
description: Scan a QR code and your Mavaul vault opens in a browser on a laptop, tablet or TV on the same Wi-Fi. Slideshow, full-screen viewer, downloads and uploads. Nothing goes over the internet.
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# Wi-Fi Share

Put your vault on a bigger screen without uploading it anywhere. Tap Share in Mavaul, scan the QR code with a laptop, tablet or TV browser on the same Wi-Fi, and the gallery opens there, with a slideshow and a full-screen viewer. Nothing goes over the internet.

## How it works
1. Tap Share. Your iPhone starts a small web server that only runs while that screen is open.
2. Scan the QR code, or type the link. Each session gets a new code, like amber-kite-94, and everything lives behind it.
3. Thumbnails show up first and full size follows, so the gallery is ready almost at once.
4. In the browser, play a slideshow, open photos full screen, download, delete or move them, make folders, or drop in new photos from the computer. They're encrypted as they arrive.
5. Close the share screen or lock the app. The server stops and the copies it decrypted for sharing are deleted.

## The details
| Spec | Wi-Fi Share |
| --- | --- |
| Works with | Any browser on the same Wi-Fi: laptop, tablet, smart TV |
| Connect | QR code or link, with a new code every session |
| In the browser | Gallery, slideshow, full-screen viewer, download, delete, move, folders |
| Upload | Drop up to 30 photos or videos at a time into the vault |
| Network | Local Wi-Fi only. Nothing goes over the internet |
| Cleanup | Server stops and decrypted share copies are deleted on stop or lock |
| Plan | Free |

## Good to know
- The phone and the screen need to be on the same Wi-Fi. It isn't AirPlay or Chromecast, just a browser.
- While sharing is open, anyone on that network with the link can see the gallery. Use it on a network you trust, and close it when you're done.
- Keep Mavaul open on the share screen. Leaving it stops the server.

## Questions
### How do I see my vault on a TV?
Open Share in Mavaul and scan the QR code with the TV's browser, or type the link. The phone and the TV need to be on the same Wi-Fi.

### Are my photos uploaded to the internet?
No. They go straight from your iPhone to the browser over your Wi-Fi.

### Can I add photos from my computer?
Yes. Drop them into the browser gallery and they're encrypted into the vault as they arrive, up to 30 at a time.

### Is Wi-Fi Share free?
Yes, it's in the free plan.

## More features
- [Photo viewer](/features/photo-viewer/). Tap the edges to flick through, pinch to zoom, pull down to close, or start a slideshow.
- [On-device encryption](/features/on-device-encryption/). AES-256-GCM on the iPhone for every photo, video and album name. No account, no Mavaul cloud.
- [Encrypted backup](/features/encrypted-backup/). Back up to Dropbox, Nextcloud or Files, encrypted on the phone first. Mavaul never hosts it.
- [All features](/features/). Everything in Mavaul, free and Premium.

## Try Mavaul
[Download Mavaul on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/pt/app/mavaul-photo-video-vault/id6759567727?l=en-GB)