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Photofield vs Damselfly: catalog facts
Photofield	Damselfly
Free Free to download and run.	Free Free to use; the developer accepts donations through Buy Me a Coffee.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Single binary, easy to deploy Does not modify or move your photos	Works on an existing folder-based photo collection Face, object detection and image classification built in
Gallery and viewer rather than a full photo manager Smaller project than the established alternatives	Full facial recognition depends on an Azure Face Services account Needs a server to run
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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