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Aves vs Lavender Photos: catalog facts
Aves	Lavender Photos
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Android	Android
Organizes media by album, tag, place and date Detailed metadata viewer for photos and videos	Smooth date-separated timeline of photos and videos Albums you choose rather than a forced selection
Android only No built-in cloud backup	Android only Local gallery without cloud backup
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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