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Apple PhotosPhotoPrism
Free

Included with Apple devices; extra iCloud storage is a separate purchase.

 Freemium

Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. Sponsored membership unlocks some extra features…

macOS, iOS Self-hosted, Web
  • Built into every Mac, iPhone and iPad
  • Search by people, places, objects and events
  • Automatic labelling and face recognition running on your own machine
  • Powerful combined search across labels, place, colour and quality
  • Only available on Apple platforms
  • Cross-device sync depends on iCloud
  • Indexing and face recognition are demanding; a Raspberry Pi will struggle
  • Docker is the supported install route, which is a barrier for some
Downloadable app Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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