What is PhotoPrism?
This tool provides a user-friendly and privacy-focused solution for organizing and accessing pictures. It supports browsing various photo and video formats, including RAW files and Live Photos™, without requiring manual conversion and identifies duplicates. PhotoPrism is committed to user privacy, is 100% self-funded, independent, and guarantees never to sell user data or share it with major tech companies unless explicitly initiated by the user.
Features
- AI-Powered Tagging: Automatically classifies pictures based on content and location.
- Face Recognition: Identifies and groups photos based on the faces of family and friends.
- Comprehensive Format Support: Handles various photo (including RAW, HEIC, JPEG XL) and video formats without conversion issues.
- Duplicate Detection: Identifies and helps manage duplicate photos.
- Interactive World Maps: Includes high-resolution maps for visualizing photo locations.
- Powerful Search Filters: Enables quick searching based on various criteria like date, location, tags, and faces.
- Self-Hosting Option: Allows running the application on personal hardware for maximum privacy and control.
- Live Photos Playback: Plays Live Photos™ on hover in albums and search results.
- Privacy Focused: 100% self-funded, no data selling, emphasizes user control over data.
Use Cases
- Organizing large personal photo libraries automatically.
- Finding specific photos using content, face, or location search.
- Managing photos privately without relying on cloud providers.
- Visualizing travel photos on interactive world maps.
- Sharing curated photo albums with others.
- Professionals needing to manage extensive photo archives securely.
FAQs
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What is PhotoPrism?
PhotoPrism® is an AI-Powered Photos App for the decentralized web that uses the latest technologies to automatically tag and find pictures. It can be run at home, on a private server, or in the cloud. -
Is PhotoPrism free?
PhotoPrism offers a free Community Edition with core features. Paid memberships (Essentials and Plus) are available for additional features and support. -
Can I host PhotoPrism myself?
Yes, PhotoPrism is designed to be self-hosted. Step-by-step installation guides are available for Docker, DigitalOcean, FreeBSD, Raspberry Pi, or NAS. -
Does PhotoPrism respect my privacy?
Yes, PhotoPrism emphasizes privacy. It is 100% self-funded and independent, promises never to sell user data, and allows self-hosting for complete data control. -
What kind of support is available?
Community support is available through public forums and chat. Paid members receive additional support options, including private chat and email support for technical advice.