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Immich — open source alternative

Open source Google Photos alternative with ML tagging.

Strengths

  • AI face and object recognition — fully local.
  • Mobile auto-upload that actually works.
  • Fast, modern web UI.

Weaknesses

  • Project explicitly marked "not production-ready" for critical data.
  • GPU recommended for ML features.
  • Ongoing breaking changes — frequent updates.
License: AGPL-3.0 Self-host difficulty: 3/5 Self-host onlyDesktop: Windows, macOS, LinuxMobile: iOS, Android

Official site · Source on GitHub

Ad slot — OSS middle

Immich is used as an alternative to

Google Photos

Photo backup and AI-organized albums.

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