Switching from Pixieset to CoreHue
Most photographers arrive from Pixieset knowing it for galleries. CoreHue delivers galleries too, and connects them to the booking, the contract and the invoice, so your client sees one brand from first inquiry to final download.
The vocabulary is close enough to be confusing, so start here.
What things are called
| In Pixieset | In CoreHue | The difference |
|---|---|---|
| Collection | Gallery | Same idea: a set of finished photos with its own link |
| Set | Chapter | Same idea. Every gallery starts with one chapter called Featured, and a chapter can carry a description that shows above its photos |
| Favorites, favorite list | Collections | Clients star photos into named lists. You can also create a list yourself, addressed to one email, with a limit and a short brief |
| Gallery password | Gallery password | Same. CoreHue adds a second, private Client access password for the person the photos belong to, and it is a password, not a login |
| Download PIN | Download PIN | Same idea, four digits. In CoreHue it is switched on the moment a gallery is created |
| Cover style, gallery design | Layout tab | 14 cover layouts, 14 typography sets, 9 color sets and two grid controls. You see each change as you make it |
| Studio Manager | Payments and Documents | Invoices, contracts and questionnaires, with proposals as well |
| Session type | Booking service | A service is one of three modes: inquiry, direct booking or mini session |
| Website | Nothing | CoreHue has no site builder. Your booking page and galleries are your public pages |
| Store | Nothing | CoreHue has no print store, cart or lab integration |
| Suite | Core or Pro | Two plans. Pro adds storage, unlimited published booking services and invoicing in other currencies. See Core or Pro |
What to bring across
Your galleries. Download the originals from each Collection you still need, then create a new gallery and upload them. Export as JPEG: CoreHue accepts JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF and GIF, up to 50 MB a photo. Sets become chapters, so keep the folder structure and upload one chapter at a time.
Don't move all of them. Move the ones still in use, start new work in CoreHue, and let the rest run out their time on Pixieset.
Your clients. There's no spreadsheet import. Add the handful you're actively working with in Contacts. Everyone else arrives on their own the first time they book, send an inquiry or fill in an intake form.
Your Studio Manager wording. Copy your contract text into a contract template, then replace the blanks with variables so client and session details fill themselves in. Rebuild questionnaires in the questionnaire builder.
Your price list. Enter it once as Items. Invoice lines are named from that catalogue, so this isn't optional tidying. It's how invoices get built.
Set these up first
- Business name, logo and details in Settings → Business.
- Your default currency in Settings → Profile. It's permanent.
- Connect Stripe so clients can pay by card.
- One booking service, with a real price.
- Your availability, and Google Calendar so your own diary blocks times.
Your first week
Day 1. Finish setup and the five things above. Take the tour of the app.
Day 2. Rebuild one recent Collection as a CoreHue gallery: upload the photos, split them into chapters, then design it.
Day 3. Go through that gallery's Settings before you share anything: Sharing for the link and expiry, Access for passwords, Downloads for sizes and the PIN. The PIN catches everyone, because it's on from the start.
Day 4. Publish it and send it to yourself, then open the link in a private window so you see exactly what a client sees.
Day 5. Adapt a starter contract template, then publish your booking service and turn on your booking page.
Then. Deliver your next job through CoreHue from the start.
What Pixieset does that CoreHue doesn't
Print sales and a website. If a Pixieset Store is a real part of your income, or your Pixieset Website is your portfolio, CoreHue won't replace those, and plenty of photographers run CoreHue alongside a print lab and their own site. See What CoreHue doesn't do.