Custom Photo

Any file in MakerVault can have a custom photo uploaded. Once set, the photo appears as the primary thumbnail in grid view and in the right sidebar preview.

Uploading a photo

1. Select a file to show it in the right sidebar.
2. In the preview area, click Set photo (shown below the preview, or in place of a preview for unsupported file types).
3. Choose a JPEG or PNG from your computer.

The photo is stored locally in MakerVault’s data directory — the original file on disk is not modified.

Replacing or removing a photo

Once a photo is set, the same preview toolbar shows:

• Replace — Upload a new image to replace the current one.
• A trash icon — Remove the custom photo entirely.

Preview toggle

When a file has a custom photo, a segmented toggle appears in the right sidebar preview area:

• Photo — Show your uploaded image.
• Auto (most file types) — Show the automatically rendered preview.
• Canvas / PNG (LightBurn files) — Switch between the interactive cut layer canvas or the embedded thumbnail.
• PNG (xTool .xcs files) — Show the embedded cover thumbnail from the project file.
• DXF (DXF files) — Show the SVG canvas rendered from the file’s geometry.

Selecting a mode in the right sidebar carries over to the full-screen preview when you double-click or press Space.

Grid view priority

By default, when a file has a custom photo it shows as the thumbnail in grid view. If no custom photo has been uploaded, the grid falls back to the auto-rendered preview (SVG, canvas, font sample, etc.).

This priority can be changed in Settings → Preferences.