How to view GoPro Max 360° photos on a computer or phone

What the Max saves

In 360 photo mode the GoPro Max writes a .jpg with both lenses' fisheye images side by side, plus a .360 file for video. Neither is an equirectangular image yet, so a 360° viewer cannot display them directly. The Max's stitched 360° stills are 5.5K, 5760×2880 (16.6 MP); PowerPano mode saves a flat 270° panorama that is not a full sphere. In Hero (single-lens) mode the camera saves ordinary flat photos.

Export with GoPro Player (Windows and Mac)

1. Copy the .jpg files from the microSD card (DCIM/100GOPRO) or connect the camera by USB.
2. Install GoPro Player (free, from gopro.com/apps; the macOS version is on the App Store). No GoPro subscription is needed for photo export.
3. Open the photo. Player stitches the two lenses and shows the sphere; use Horizon Level so the floor is flat, and World Lock if you want a fixed heading.
4. Choose Export → 360 Photo (not a reframed flat photo) and save as JPEG at the maximum resolution.
5. Drop the exported JPEG onto the free 360° viewer to look around it.

Export with the Quik app (phone)

1. Pair the Max with the GoPro Quik app and open the photo from the camera's media.
2. Tap Download, then Share/Export and choose the 360 photo option so the saved file is the full equirectangular image rather than a reframed crop.
3. Open free360viewer.com on the phone, tap Choose a 360° photo and pick the exported file. Tap Gyro to look around by moving the phone or VR for Cardboard mode.

Photos exported from Quik and Player carry the XMP 360° metadata, so they also display as interactive panoramas when posted to Facebook. Re-saving through another app can strip that metadata; keep the exported original.

Viewing without GoPro software

After export the file is a plain 5760×2880 JPEG. The free viewer opens it in any browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS and Android with drag look-around, zoom, autorotate, fullscreen and screenshots. The photo never leaves your device. On a VR headset the same page shows it at full scale.

To share it, host the JPEG at a public link (a free Orbix360 account uploads it and can turn a set of GoPro shots into a virtual tour with hotspots), open that link in the viewer and press Share & embed for a link or an iframe for your site. Export video renders a looping clip for Instagram, X or TikTok.

Troubleshooting

• Two circles instead of a panorama: the file is unstitched. Export it as a 360 photo from GoPro Player or Quik.
• Exported photo is flat, not 360°: you exported a reframed view. Choose the 360 Photo export option instead.
• Stitch line visible: keep subjects more than about 1 m from the camera and use Player's stitching quality options; overlapping objects close to the seam cannot be stitched cleanly.
• Tilted horizon: enable Horizon Level in Player before export.
• GoPro Player is not available on my OS: on Linux or ChromeOS, export from a phone with Quik, or use a third-party stitcher that reads GoPro fisheye files.

Frequently asked questions

Try it now

Everything above works in the viewer on this site: pick a 360° photo, look around, step into VR, export a video or grab an embed code. Photos never leave your browser.