SMB Image is an application for accessing and displaying image files on network file servers that support the SMB protocol. SMB (also called CIFS) is the native network file sharing protocol of Microsoft Windows. Mac OS X 10.1 and later and most Linux distributions support it. SMB is also supported on a variety of other systems, including many network file storage appliances.

SMB Image can display most JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF and BMP format image files.

SMB Image significantly extends the capability of your device by providing access to image libraries that are external to the Photos application. Since SMB Image does not use local device storage, there is essentially no limit to the number of images that can be accessed and displayed.

Key features:
Supports up to 4 network file servers
Network status detection and auto-recovery
Netbios and DNS name resolution
Name resolution bypass
Informative status messages
Configurable file extension filtering
Automatic directory indexing
Image information display
Save images to Photos library
Slideshows with configurable transitions

SMB Image includes a full set of instructions and basic server setup information.

Important notes:
SMB Image requires a WiFi connection. Carrier connections (WWAN) are not supported.
SMB Image does not write to the file server, minimizing the risk of file modification or virus introduction.
SMB Image supports Microsoft Windows 2000 and newer systems. Windows 98 and earlier systems are not supported. SMB Image supports Samba (2.0 and newer) on Linux and other Unix systems and Mac OS X 10.1 and newer with built-in SMB support.