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immich

The open-source alternative toGoogle Photos

88.4k
|AGPL-3.0

🧐 What is immich?

Immich is a high-performance self-hosted photo and video management solution designed to replace Google Photos. It features facial recognition, mobile backup, and a sleek timeline view while keeping your data private.

💡 Bottom Line: Use this if you wantprivacy-conscious families and photographers.but hate paying monthly subscriptions.

Best Used For

🚀
Family photo archiving
🛡️
Mobile media backup
💰
Private photography portfolio

Project Vitality

Tech StackTypeScript
Last Update
1/6/2026
Community Forks4,678
Open Issues697
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Best For
Privacy-conscious families and photographers.
☁️

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Key Pros

  • Fast performance
  • Mobile app support
  • Active development

Challenges

  • Frequent breaking changes
  • Requires Docker knowledge
  • High hardware requirements for AI
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