URLGalleries
Blogs & reviews · ✓ Verified Oct 16, 2026
7.7/ 10
URLGalleries is a long-running free photo gallery directory that links to image sets hosted on outside sources, organized by tags and collections, and it runs on donations. It loads quickly, fits phone screens well, and showed no pop-ups or redirects, with only light advertising on the homepage and none on gallery pages. A login form appears on the landing page, so it scores low on browsing without an account.
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At a glance
Real visitor load
1.7s
Malware check
Clean
Popups
None
Push prompts
None
Signup
Required
Price
Free
Video ad before playback
No video checked
Ads on first screen
11%
Ad & tracker scripts
7
Third-party cookies
0
Age gate
Yes
Popularity rank
#229,779
Online since
2006
Pros
- +Fast loading on both desktop and phone
- +No pop-ups, redirects or autoplaying sound were seen
- +Gallery pages had no ads on the first screen
- +Free to use, supported by donations, with a cookie choice that includes an essential-only option
Cons
- -A login form shows up right on the landing page
- -Galleries are hosted on outside third-party sources, so quality and availability may vary
- -Several outside tracking or ad companies load scripts, including Google Tag Manager
- -Small ad slots take up part of the homepage on phones
Deal-breakers
✓ No popups & forced redirects✓ No push-notification prompts✓ No fake download or play buttons✓ No autoplay with sound
Deal-breakers don't earn points. Any of them caps the rating. How we rate
Score card
Ads on the homepage2/4
Ads cover 11% of the first screen on the homepage.
Ads on content pages5/5
On a content page, ads cover 0% of the first screen and no video ad loads before playback.
Speed4/4
Real visitors wait 1.7s for the main content (Chrome data, last 28 days).
Privacy4/5
7 outside ad or tracking companies load scripts and 0 third-party cookies are set, including Google Tag Manager.
Mobile layout2/2
The layout fits a phone screen.
No signup needed0/2
A login form appears on the landing page, and none of the site's pages state that galleries can be viewed without an account.
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Rating history
- Oct 16, 2026 7.7 Rescanned
- Oct 9, 2026 8.6 First rated
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