Watch memories in Photos on Mac
The Memories feature in Photos creates personalized collections of photos and videos that are set to music and that you can watch like a movie. Each memory features a significant person, place, or event from your photo library. You can also create your own memories and share them with your friends and family.
Play a memory
Go to the Photos app
on your Mac.Click Memories in the sidebar, then double-click a memory to play it.
As a memory plays, do any of the following:
Start or stop playing the memory: Press the Space bar.
Scroll to individual photos in the memory: Press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow key, or swipe left or right on the trackpad.
Display the memory photos in a grid: Click
. With the grid displayed, you can select photos and share them, add them to other albums, and delete them. Double-click a photo to start the memory playing at that photo.Stop playing and exit a memory: Click
in the toolbar.
Create a memory
You can create your own memory from an album.
Go to the Photos app
on your Mac.Click Albums in the sidebar, then double-click an album to open it.
Click Play Slideshow.
To add the new memory to Memories, click
in the toolbar.The new memory appears among your favorite memories in Memories.
Share a memory
Go to the Photos app
on your Mac.Click Memories in the sidebar, then double-click a memory to play it.
To pause a memory, press the Space bar.
Click
in the toolbar.Choose how you want to share the memory.
Share photos from a memory
Go to the Photos app
on your Mac.Click Memories in the sidebar, then select a memory.
Click
in the toolbar.Choose how you want to share the photos.
Add a memory as a favorite
Go to the Photos app
on your Mac.Click Memories in the sidebar, then scroll to the memory you want to make a favorite.
Click
on the memory.You can also click
while viewing the memory.
To view your favorite memories, click Memories in the sidebar, then click Favorites in the toolbar.
To feature certain content less in memories, see Feature a person, a place, or holidays less often.