Your Library in Your Pocket. On Your Hardware.
The Pluto Companion app (Android) backs up your camera roll automatically over Wi-Fi, lets you browse your full library remotely over the internet, locks sensitive photos in a biometric vault, and caches albums for offline viewing — with no cloud storage fees.
- AutoCamera roll backup over Wi-Fi
- AnywhereRemote access, TLS 1.3 end-to-end
- BiometricVault locked behind Face ID / PIN
- $5/moCancel anytime, no cloud storage fees
Backs itself up while you sleep
The moment your phone hits home Wi-Fi, new photos and videos upload silently to your desktop library.
Your library, from anywhere
Away from home, the app switches to your public IP automatically — no VPN, no manual reconfiguration.
A real vault, not a hidden folder
Sensitive photos move behind Face ID, fingerprint, or a PIN — invisible in the main gallery, even to someone holding your unlocked phone.
No cloud relay, ever
Certificate-pinned TLS 1.3 connects your phone directly to your computer — nothing passes through a third-party server.
The Pluto Companion app turns your desktop Pluto Photos library into a full-featured mobile experience — without storing a single byte on someone else's server.
Automatic Backup
As soon as your phone connects to home Wi-Fi, the app silently scans your camera roll and uploads any new photos or videos to your desktop library. No tapping required. When you wake up in the morning, last night's photos are already on your computer — organised, tagged, and searchable.
Remote Access from Anywhere
Away from home? The app automatically switches to your public IP so you can browse your entire library over the internet — from a hotel room, a coffee shop, or another country. All connections use TLS 1.3 encryption with certificate pinning, so your photos travel end-to-end encrypted with no cloud relay in between.
Password-Protected Vault
Move sensitive photos — medical records, private moments, financial documents — out of your regular gallery and into a vault locked behind Face ID, fingerprint, or a PIN. Vault contents are completely hidden from the main photo view and cannot be accessed without authentication, even by someone who has your unlocked phone.
Offline Browsing
Cache selected albums to your phone before you travel. Browse them on a plane, in a remote area, or anywhere without a signal — at full quality. Cached photos can be shared directly from your phone without a connection.
Security Details
- TLS 1.3 on all connections — LAN and remote alike
- Certificate pinning — your phone verifies the server's cryptographic fingerprint (exchanged at first QR pairing) so no network attacker can impersonate your library
- No third-party relay — data travels directly between your phone and your computer
- Bearer token auth — one-time QR scan, persistent token, revocable from desktop settings at any time
- Public IP auto-update — the app silently reads your current public IP over LAN, so remote access keeps working even when your ISP changes your IP
Requirements
- Pluto Photos desktop (Free or Pro) running on your Mac, Windows PC, or Linux machine
- Android 10+
- $5/month Mobile Companion subscription (cancel anytime)
Try Mobile Companion App in Pluto Photos
Download free for Windows, macOS, or Linux. Mobile Companion App is available in the Add-on tier.