.. meta:: :description: The digiKam JAlbum Export :keywords: digiKam, documentation, user manual, photo management, open source, free, learn, easy, jalbum, gallery, export .. metadata-placeholder :authors: - digiKam Team :license: see Credits and License page for details (https://docs.digikam.org/en/credits_license.html) .. _jalbum_export: JAlbum Export ============= The JAlbum Export tool allows to create metadata for a set on digiKam items to use in the Java-based `JAlbum HTML Gallery Generator `_. The `Java virtual machine `_ and the JAlbum program must be installed previously on your computer as run-time dependencies of this tool. To run this tool, choose :menuselection:`Tools --> Create JAlbum Gallery` menu entry, or click on **Create JAlbum Gallery** icon from **Tools** tab in **Right Sidebar**. .. figure:: images/jalbum_export_selection.webp :alt: :align: center The Selection of Item to export to JAlbum Gallery Generator This opens the JAlbum Export wizard that guides you through the entire process. This first page allows to use the items selection method: from **Images** currently selected in digiKam, or from **Albums** hosted in your collections. This page also verifies the availability of **JAlbum** and **Java** binary programs. .. figure:: images/jalbum_export_page1.webp :alt: :align: center The JAlbum Export Wizard Welcome Page The second page of this wizard allows to review the list of images, or albums contents to export in the JAlbum HTML gallery generator. When selection is done, press the **Next** button. .. figure:: images/jalbum_export_page2.webp :alt: :align: center The JAlbum Export Wizard Items Selection Page The third page will configure the JAlbum settings to export contents. Here you can configure the **Project Title** and the **Projects folder** where files must be generated. .. figure:: images/jalbum_export_page3.webp :alt: :align: center The JAlbum Export Wizard Settings Page The fourth page will show all stages to generate files to export to JAlbum. When all is completed, the JAlbum .. figure:: images/jalbum_export_page4.webp :alt: :align: center The JAlbum Export Wizard Preparing Output Files When all tasks are completed, the JAlbum Application is started with all files exported from digiKam. At this time, you can close the JAlbum Export tool and continue to work with JAlbum application. .. figure:: images/jalbum_export_gallery.webp :alt: :align: center The JAlbum Application Started with the Exported Files from digiKam