Mimic BoothWhat’s new
Recent changes to Mimic Booth, newest first.
Made for long distance
The site now says who it’s for: partners, best friends and family who live far apart.
Improvements
- Floating help button
The ? button is now a round floating button at the bottom right, so How to play is one tap away on every screen.
- Clearer How to play
The guide now has four icon steps, including allowing your cameras and saving your strip, plus quick tips and a Create room button.
- Clearer welcome
The welcome page now introduces Mimic Booth as the photo booth for long-distance partners, with copy about taking one photo side by side from different places.
- Long-distance FAQ
New answers explain that Mimic Booth is made for people who live far apart and what you can do with it.
- Better link previews
Search results and shared links describe the booth as long distance, minus the distance, and show a new preview image.
- Photo booth for LDR page
A new page explains how long-distance partners, best friends and family use Mimic Booth, with date ideas and answers to common questions. It’s linked from the welcome page and the footer.
Photo strip styles and export options
Ten strip styles, three layouts, story and print sizes, and one-click download for multi-page strips.
New features
- Four new styles
Birthday, Polaroid, Snow day and Autumn bring the total to ten.
- Default style
A plain strip with rounded photos and a simple footer. It is selected when you first open the strip.
- Redesigned styles
Studio, After hours, Love note and Sunday have new layouts, headers and frames. PomPom Picnic is new, with a paper texture and sticker artwork.
- Layouts
Choose wide rows, a single column or a 2×2 grid.
- Story and print sizes
Export on a 9:16 canvas for Instagram Stories or a 4×6 inch canvas for printing.
- Personalize
Hide the date or pick an accent colour. Every style follows your choice.
- Download all pages
When your photos span several pages, one button saves every page.
- Live style previews
The style picker shows each design with your own photos.
Improvements
- Larger QR code
The QR code is about 50% larger, so it scans more easily from a small print.
- Previews match exports
Style previews follow each design's proportions, and the preview and the downloaded PNG come from the same render.
Fixes & reliability
- Fonts on first download
Strip fonts now load when the dialog opens, so the first download no longer falls back to a system font.
- Missing artwork
If a decorative image fails to load, the strip still renders with your photos.
- Caption spacing
The last shot on a page now gets a caption and the same spacing as the others.
Home page tour and pose preview
A five-step visual tour and a pose preview now introduce the booth on the home page.
New features
- Five-step tour
Shows how to set up a room, allow camera access, choose poses and filters, take a shared photo and save the strip.
- Pose preview
The home page shows a reference pose with its title and instruction. Browse, Shuffle and Auto-shuffle sit next to it.
- Camera permission guidance
The tour shows which option to choose in the browser's camera prompt and warns against Never allow. Wording varies by browser.
Improvements
- Reduced motion
Animations follow your device's reduced-motion setting.
- Small screens
The tour switches to a single column on mobile.
Navigation and loading
A simpler logo shortcut, a clearer exit prompt and a lighter loading screen.
New features
- Logo shortcut
Click the Mimic Booth logo to scroll to the top. Click it again at the top to return to the welcome page.
- Exit prompt
If a room or photos are open, returning to the welcome page asks first. You can save the strip, stay in the booth or clear the session.
- Loading screen
A short animation of two photo cards plays while the booth opens. It has no text and ends as soon as the booth is ready.
Improvements
- Sticky header
The header stays in view as you scroll.
- Keyboard and touch
The logo works with Enter and Space, and with a tap on touch screens.
- Exit prompt on mobile
The prompt uses a single column, with saving first and clearing photos set apart at the bottom.
Fixes & reliability
- Unsaved photos
Leaving with unsaved photos always asks for confirmation. The logo no longer reloads the page.
- Screen readers
The loading state is announced to screen readers without showing any text.
More poses
The pose gallery grows from 10 to 23 references.
New features
- 13 new pose references
Heart hands, matching expressions, funny reactions, action poses, high-fives and animal duos. Each has a short instruction.
Improvements
- Wider shuffle
Shuffle and Auto-shuffle now choose from all 23 poses. Both partners see the same one.
Fixes & reliability
- Saved photos
The original poses keep their positions, so saved photos and retakes still point to the right pose.
Camera effects and shared controls
Seven camera effects, host-controlled timing and more reliable photo sharing.
New features
- Camera effects
Choose Original, Soft, Golden, Cool, Retro, B&W or Dreamy. Your partner sees the same effect, and it is saved in the photos.
- Host controls
The host sets a countdown from 1 to 60 seconds, starts it for both people and can swap the camera positions.
- Flip previews
Each person can flip both previews on their own screen. Saved photos follow the host's view.
- Release notes
Dated release notes are available from the header and on the What’s new page.
Improvements
- Shutter
A soft click and a brief flash play when the countdown ends. Neither appears in the saved photo.
- Shared pose settings
Both people see the same shuffled pose and the same Auto-shuffle setting.
Fixes & reliability
- Missing partner photos
Photos are now confirmed on delivery, resent if needed and recovered after a reconnect, so both strips match.
- Countdown timing
Both screens use the same capture deadline, so the timer starts and ends together.