> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gumnut.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Libraries and sharing > Keep collections separate or work together on the same photos, albums, and people A library is a separate collection of photos and videos, together with its albums, people, and photo descriptions. You can keep personal photos in one library and create others for your family, a client, or a shared project. An album organizes photos **within** a library; a library separates the whole collection and controls who can access it. ## Choose your library In the [web app](https://app.gumnut.ai), open the library switcher to select a library. Choose **Manage libraries** to create or rename libraries you own. Browsing, searching, and uploads use the selected library, so check it before adding photos. People are grouped within each library, rather than across all your collections. Manage libraries dialog listing two libraries with Family Library selected ## Share a collection If you own the library, open **Manage libraries** and choose **Share**. Create an invitation for a Viewer or Collaborator, then share its link or QR code. You can set an expiration and a limit on how many people can join. Recipients sign in to Gumnut to accept the invitation. | Role | What you can do | | - | - | | Viewer | Browse, search, and download the library's content. | | Collaborator | Also upload, edit photos, organize albums and people, and move photos to or restore them from Trash. | | Owner | Also manage members and invitations, manage the library itself, and permanently delete photos. | Sharing gives members access to the **whole library**, not just one album. As the owner, you can change a member's role or remove their access. Uploads to a shared library count toward the owner's storage allowance. Sharing access itself does not create more copies or multiply storage use. ## How this differs from Google Photos Google Photos' [partner sharing](https://support.google.com/photos/answer/7378858) lets your partner save shared photos into their own account, and its [face labels](https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6128838) are private to each account. In Gumnut, members work with the same library: photos, albums, people, descriptions, and saved edits belong to that shared collection. When a collaborator names a person or edits a photo, other members can see that work without saving a separate copy or organizing it again. For permissions, integration scope, and invitation details, see [Library Sharing](/guides/apis/library-sharing). This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.