117kActiveAndroid · iPhoneVerifiedAGPL-3.0Runs on your own server
Immich is a self-hosted app for storing, viewing and backing up your photos and videos from phones and computers. It is for people who want to run their own photo library on their own server instead of Google or Apple's cloud.
PhotoPrism is a self-hosted app for browsing, organizing, and sharing photos and videos, with AI-based labels and face recognition. It is aimed at people who want to keep their pictures on their own server or in the cloud with privacy in mind.
30kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · In your browserAGPL-3.0App
Ente Photos is an app and online service for storing and viewing your photos with end-to-end encryption, so only you can see them. It is meant for people who want a private alternative to Apple and Google photo storage.
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Read the list of open-source alternatives at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/photo-backup.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
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Here is a list of open-source alternatives to Google Photos, from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0):
- Immich (AGPL-3.0, https://github.com/immich-app/immich; replaces fully): Immich is a self-hosted app for storing, viewing and backing up your photos and videos from phones and computers. It is for people who want to run their own photo library on their own server instead of Google or Apple's cloud.
- PhotoPrism (AGPL-3.0, https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism; replaces fully): PhotoPrism is a self-hosted app for browsing, organizing, and sharing photos and videos, with AI-based labels and face recognition. It is aimed at people who want to keep their pictures on their own server or in the cloud with privacy in mind.
- Ente Photos (AGPL-3.0, https://github.com/ente/ente; replaces fully): Ente Photos is an app and online service for storing and viewing your photos with end-to-end encryption, so only you can see them. It is meant for people who want a private alternative to Apple and Google photo storage.
Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
