LibrePhotos at a glance
Checked 16 Oct 2026LibrePhotos (8.1k stars, 1.3.0 Oct 2026) scans your photo folders and uploads from its web and Expo mobile apps, then adds face detection and clustering, object tags, generated captions, semantic search, a timeline by day and place, a map, event albums, shared albums and public links. Code is MIT, but face detection uses InsightFace, whose pretrained models are non-commercial research only. Needs 4 GB RAM and 2 cores (8 GB recommended for ML). Runs as a single container, Docker Compose, Kubernetes or a Windows standalone build. Automatic phone backup is not documented.
RepoQuarry. “LibrePhotos.” Checked 16 Oct 2026. https://repoquarry.dev/projects/librephotosHow much of Google Photos does it replace?
3 of 4 jobs. Search, sharing and timeline/map; background phone backup is not documented.
For automatic phone photo and video backup, see other Google Photos alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.
Facts, with sources
Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.
one folder with `librephotos.exe`, no Docker or Pythongithub.com · librephotos#installation ↗ today
The training data containing the annotation (and the models trained with these data) are available for non-commercial research purposes only.github.com · insightface#license ↗ today
The training data containing the annotation (and the models trained with these data) are available for non-commercial research purposes only.github.com · insightface#license ↗ today
A self-hosted, open-source photo management servicegithub.com · librephotos#readme ↗ today
8 GB+ RAM is strongly recommended for smooth operation.github.com · librephotos#system-requirements ↗ today
Any Docker-compatible OS, or Windowsgithub.com · librephotos#system-requirements ↗ today
one image serves the API and the web app, recommended for most peoplegithub.com · librephotos#installation ↗ today