Immich
Immich is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Photo Galleries category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in TypeScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Google Photos, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom and ships a Docker image. It has 117,263 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
- Photo Galleries
- TypeScript
- AGPL-3.0
- Docker
- Active
- Featured
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 117,263
- Forks
- 7,356
- Open issues
- 499
- Commits, last 12 months
- 2,873
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- v3.3.5Oct 21, 2026
- Created
- Feb 3, 2022
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 2,873 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases7 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 2,873 |
| Latest release | v3.3.5 (Oct 21, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 7 |
| Releases, all time | 320 |
| Open issues | 499 |
| Open pull requests | 235 |
| Good first issues | 3 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Feb 3, 2022 |
Health as of , from the GitHub API. A label describes activity, not quality or security. How we label project health · Report a data error
About Immich
Photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone (alternative to Google Photos).
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/immich-app/immich.
Topics
- backup-tool
- mobile-app
- photo-gallery
- photos
- self-hosted
- videos
- flutter
- nestjs
- nodejs
- google-photos-alternative
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Is Immich free and open source?
Yes. Immich is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Immich with Docker?
Yes. Immich provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. Our step-by-step deploy guide covers the Compose file, HTTPS and backups.
What are the best alternatives to Immich?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Immich include PhotoPrism, Ente and Thumbor. Immich itself is a self-hosted alternative to Google Photos, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom.
Is Immich actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Immich was on Oct 26, 2026 with 2,873 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v3.3.5, published Oct 21, 2026. It had 499 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.