Photo documentation app with a filterable photo archive
With kontekst lens, you capture photos on site, assign them to rooms and storeys, or pin them to a plan. Later, you find exactly what you need by room, date, person or tag instead of digging through folders.
Photo documentation you can still use later
kontekst lens does more than store photos. It connects images to rooms, storeys, and projects, turning a pile of pictures into a photo archive you can filter and use.
Linked to the building structure
Photos are attached to rooms and storeys, not just file names or folders.
Add a plan location when needed
Mark locations directly on the plan without making the plan your only way to stay organized.
Find photos months later
The assignment stays. Filter by room, storey, tag, date, or person.
Everything you need for photo documentation on site
Rooms and storeys
Assign photos directly to the building structure. Create rooms on site with two taps, several at once if needed.
Plan location
Take photos right at a point on the plan in the app. In the browser, place photos without a location with a click.
Filters
Filter by room, storey, time period, person, or tag.
Metadata and tags
Date, person and room are saved with each photo. Tags make your documentation easy to filter.
Mark up and comment
Draw directly on the photo and comment on it. Use mentions to bring in colleagues.
Upload from the gallery
Photos already on your phone go into the project from the gallery.
Blur faces
In occupied buildings, switch on the option to blur faces while taking photos. It is off by default.
Capture offline
Capture photos without signal. The app syncs automatically once a connection is back. On smartphone or tablet.
PDF photo reports
Select up to 60 photos in the browser and start a PDF photo report, grouped by room and with the capture date. The report arrives by email.
Place photos on the plan
Every placed photo shows up as a marker on the floor plan, with the direction it was taken in. One click opens the photo with room, date and person.
Take photos at a plan point
In the app, tap the plan and take the photo right at that spot.
PDF plans per storey
Every page of a PDF plan becomes its own plan, assigned to a storey.
Place photos later
Place photos without a location with a click in the browser; the room is suggested.
Everything in one place, everything in view
kontekst lens uploads new captures automatically. In the cloud, everyone on the team sees the latest photos, structured, filterable and ready for a report.
New photos at a glance
Each project shows how many photos others added since your last visit.
Find everything
Filter by room, person, date and tag.
Linked to defects
Each photo shows the defects and tasks it belongs to.
Structured photo documentation in three steps
Set up the project structure or upload plans
Start with building, storey, and room. Assign existing PDF plans to storeys when you upload them.
Capture photos on site and assign them
Take pictures as usual and assign them right away to the right room or plan point.
Filter, share, and reuse
The team finds images in one place and uses them for photo reports, coordination, and defects.
Typical use cases
First walkthrough of existing buildings
Record the current state room by room on the first walkthrough, even when rooms are created on site.
Progress and work before it is covered
Capture progress before work gets covered up.
Condition before work starts
Document the condition of occupied rooms before renovation or installation.
Shared photo library for the team
Everyone works from the same photo library instead of private phones and chats.
What you can expect from kontekst
Security, transparency, and control over your data.
Secure and hosted in Germany
Data center in Germany, European provider, German company, clear data ownership.
Built for construction site reality
Mobile capture, the app works offline, automatic sync back to the office.
AI assistant and API
Connect your AI assistant via MCP, in every plan. For your own connections, the Premium plan includes an API documented with OpenAPI.
Traceable photos
Date, person and room are saved with each photo, so conditions and processes stay traceable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the app work offline on site?
Can I place photos directly on a floor plan?
How do I find a specific photo months later?
Can I generate photo reports as PDFs?
Where is my data stored?
What makes kontekst different from a shared folder or cloud drive?
Start your next photo documentation
Try kontekst lens on a current project and file your photos by room and storey from the start.