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

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