You may notice some familiar names looking a little different around our platform.

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That’s because we’re making a few big naming changes! 🍬

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QuicPics is now FreePics.

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QuicPics GO! is now FreePics GO!

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QuicPortraits is now FreePortraits.

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Don’t worry — the Programs you know aren’t going anywhere! This update is all about making our platform easier to understand, especially for photographers who are just getting started. 🙌

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Note: And if you did not know - the "GO!" stands for "Gallery Only!" since that Program delivers free images via one URL and not directly texting your Participant every image like standard FreePics.

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Why FreePics? 💡

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As our platform has grown, so have the number of Programs, tools, and Workflows available when creating and managing Events.

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That’s a great problem to have, but it also means the names we use need to do a better job of helping photographers understand what each option actually does.

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FreePics gets right to the point. 📷

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The FreePics Program allows photographers to provide images to participants for free, while FreePics GO! brings that same idea to our pay-as-you-go image delivery workflow. FreePortraits follows suit, giving the portrait-focused Program a name that fits naturally alongside them.

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For longtime users, it may take a little getting used to. But for someone creating their first Event and deciding which Program is right for them, we think these names make those choices much clearer.

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Clarity is something we’re continually working to improve across our platform, and sometimes that means revisiting things that have been around for a long time. ✨

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And speaking of things that have been around for a long time…

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So, What Happens to the QuicPics Name? 👀

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We’re not saying goodbye to QuicPics.

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Quite the opposite.

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We’re freeing it up. 🚀

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The QuicPics name has a lot of history within Candid Color Systems, Inc. and with our founder, Jack Counts Jr.

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Long before the software, tools, and photography platform we have today, QuicPics was part of the story that eventually grew into PartyPics, Candid Color Systems, and even Glamour Shots.

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Jack’s photography story began more than five decades ago photographing college parties and building a business around getting those photos back to customers quickly. That early operation grew into PartyPics and ultimately helped launch Candid Color Systems in 1972.

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Over the decades, the company continued building around many of those same ideas that started it all: speed, innovation, and finding better ways to get photos into customers’ hands. ⚡📸

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That same entrepreneurial spirit eventually helped lead to ventures like Glamour Shots, which became one of the most recognizable photography brands of its era.

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So, when we started thinking about where we’re headed next, QuicPics felt like a name worth bringing back to center stage.

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And no, we're isn’t spilling all the beans just yet. 🍬🤐

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But freeing up the QuicPics name gives us room for something exciting coming soon. 👀✨

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Pardon Our Dust! 🛠️

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This is a pretty sweeping change.

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We’re updating QuicPics to FreePics, QuicPics GO! to FreePics GO!, and QuicPortraits to FreePortraits throughout our platform, documentation, resources, and more.

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With that many places to update, there’s always a chance we missed a spot. 😅

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If you run into something that still says QuicPics when it should say FreePics — or if anything seems off or isn’t working quite right following the change — please let us know!

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We apologize for any short-term confusion while everything gets switched over, and we appreciate your patience as we make the transition. 💜

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FreePics is here, and QuicPics isn’t gone. It’s just getting ready for its next chapter. 🚀

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Cheers,

— Candy 🍬