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Chitralaya CloudGalleryImmich
Free

Free and open source; storage is provided by Telegram.

 Free

Free to use with every feature; the project states nothing will be put behind a paywall…

Android Self-hosted, Web, Android, iOS
  • Uses Telegram as storage with no extra subscription
  • Backs up images directly from the phone
  • Automatic background backup from Android and iOS with selective album backup, album sync and Free Up Space to…
  • Search by metadata, objects, faces and CLIP; facial recognition and clustering; reverse geocoding and a global map
  • Requires a Telegram account and bot setup
  • Depends on Telegram's servers and terms of service
  • Server needs Docker with at least 6 GB RAM and 2 CPU cores (8 GB and 4 cores…
  • The Postgres database must not sit on NTFS, exFAT or a network share and should use local SSD
Downloadable app Self-hosted, Web application, Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 / Apache-2.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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