What is Immich?

Immich is a self-hosted photo and video management solution that helps you browse, search, and organize your photos with ease, without sacrificing your privacy. Backed by FUTO, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing open-source software, Immich provides a complete alternative to Google Photos and iCloud. The platform offers automatic backup from mobile devices, intelligent organization features, and a beautiful interface for browsing your memories. With Immich, you own your photos – they're stored on your own server, not in someone else's cloud.

Key Features

✓Automatic photo and video backup
✓Mobile apps (iOS and Android)
✓AI-powered face recognition
✓Object and location detection
✓Timeline and album organization
✓Shared albums and links
✓Fast search capabilities
✓RAW photo support
✓Video transcoding
✓Machine learning locally
✓External library support
✓REST API

🔒 Privacy & Data Protection

Immich is designed for privacy-first photo management. All photos, videos, and AI processing stay on your own server – nothing is sent to external services. Face recognition runs locally. The project is backed by FUTO, a non-profit committed to privacy and software that respects users. For families and individuals wanting Google Photos features without giving up their private moments to big tech, Immich provides the best of both worlds.

Best For

Families backing up photos privatelyUsers leaving Google Photos/iCloudPrivacy-conscious photographersNAS users wanting photo managementOrganizations with sensitive imagesSelf-hosters building personal cloud

💰 Pricing

Immich is free and open-source for self-hosting. Optional purchases support development. The software is available at no cost.

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