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PhotoPrism photoprism/photoprism

Self-hosted photo library with AI labels, face recognition, search filters, maps and sharing; some features need a paid membership.

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PhotoPrism at a glance

Checked 16 Oct 2026

PhotoPrism (40k stars, release 261007 Oct 2026) indexes your photo and video folders and adds automatic labels, face recognition, powerful search filters, places, Live Photos and RAW support, in an installable web app (PWA). The Community Edition is AGPL-3.0 and free; paid Essentials and Plus memberships add features such as interactive world maps and a web UI for user accounts (the free edition manages users from the command line). There is no native mobile backup app; it suggests third-party apps like PhotoSync or WebDAV. Needs 2 cores and 3 GB RAM via Docker.

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How much of Google Photos does it replace?

3 of 4 jobs. Strong search, faces and browsing; phone backup needs a third-party app and some map features need a membership.

No: Automatic phone photo and video backup Not covered
Partial: Search photos by faces Partial replacement
Partial: Shared albums and links Partial replacement
Partial: Timeline and map browsing Partial replacement

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.

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Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.

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Runs on my machine? Confirmed: Self-hosted with Docker Compose or Linux packages; also offered managed via PikaPods and DigitalOcean We recommend running PhotoPrism with Docker Compose when hosting it on a private server. docs.photoprism.app · getting-started ↗ today
Code licence Partial: AGPL-3.0 (Community Edition); Plus and Pro editions use other licences GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE github.com · LICENSE ↗ today
Model weights licence Confirmed: The bundled-model NOTICE records MIT for YuNet/legacy FaceNet, Apache-2.0 for SFace/EfficientFormerV2 and BSD-2-Clause for legacy NSFW detection; upstream notices and model-specific terms must be retained Each model below is redistributed under the license stated by its upstream github.com · NOTICE ↗ today
Commercial use Partial: Community Edition under AGPL-3.0; the project sells commercial licences for teams we encourage you to support our mission by signing up for a personal membership or purchasing a commercial license. github.com · photoprism#readme ↗ today
Paid services needed? Partial: None required; membership adds features such as interactive world maps and a web UI for user management Our members enjoy additional features, including access to interactive world maps, and can join our private chat room to connect with our team. github.com · photoprism#readme ↗ today
Hardware Confirmed: At least 2 cores, 3 GB RAM, 64-bit OS and 4 GB swap; SSD recommended for large libraries You should host PhotoPrism on a server with at least 2 cores, 3 GB of physical memory docs.photoprism.app · getting-started ↗ today
Operating systems Confirmed: Any OS with Docker (Mac, Linux, Windows), plus FreeBSD, Raspberry Pi and many NAS devices PhotoPrism can be installed on all operating systems supporting Docker, as well as FreeBSD, Raspberry Pi, and many NAS devices. docs.photoprism.app · getting-started ↗ today
Setup effort Confirmed: Medium; Docker Compose, multi-arch images for AMD, Intel and ARM It is available for Mac, Linux, and Windows. github.com · photoprism#readme ↗ today

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