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Freemium

A small free tier is available. Paid plans add storage; self-hosting is free.

 Freemium

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

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web
  • End-to-end encrypted with on-device face and object search
  • Open source clients and server, so self-hosting is a real option
  • Automatic labelling and face recognition running on your own machine
  • Powerful combined search across labels, place, colour and quality
  • Free storage is small; real use needs a paid plan or self-hosting
  • On-device indexing is slow on older phones
  • 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, Hosted service, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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