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Replace Google Photos.

5 open source alternatives, ranked by health. We re-check every project weekly, so you don’t migrate to something abandoned.

Ranked by health

  1. ImmichSelf-hosted photo and video library with mobile auto-backup, face recognition, map view and smart search.★ 115k AGPL-3.0 TypeScript self-host
  2. PhotoPrismSelf-hosted photo library that indexes, tags and searches your pictures using on-device machine learning.★ 40k AGPL-3.0 + trademark notice Go self-host
  3. EnteEnd-to-end encrypted photo backup and 2FA authenticator apps with a self-hostable server or Ente's cloud.★ 29k AGPL-3.0 Dart self-host managed
  4. LibrePhotosSelf-hosted photo management service with face recognition, places, timelines and search.★ 8.1k MIT Python self-host
  5. MemoriesNextcloud app that adds a timeline photo and video library with face recognition, albums and maps.★ 3.8k AGPL-3.0 PHP self-host
How the ranking works

Health blends commit recency, release cadence, issue throughput, contributor breadth and star growth. Stars are shown but never ranked on. The full method.