# PhotoPrism

> PhotoPrism is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the photo galleries category. Personal photo management powered by Go and Google TensorFlow. Browse, organize, and share your personal photo collection, using the latest technologies to automatically tag and find pictures. It has 40,272 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image. It is a self-hosted alternative to Google Photos, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism |
| Website | https://photoprism.org/ |
| Demo | https://demo.photoprism.app/library/browse |
| GitHub stars | 40,272 |
| Forks | 2,329 |
| Open issues | 464 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Go |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Go, Docker |
| Categories | Photo Galleries |
| Commits, last 12 months | 2,819 |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Latest release | 260919-28c46a116 (Sep 19, 2026) |
| Created | Jan 27, 2018 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: golang, tensorflow, photography, private-cloud, google-photos, ai, machine-learning, self-hosted

## Install

Step-by-step deploy guide: [How to self-host PhotoPrism with Docker Compose](https://appsgit.com/guides/photoprism) (beginner, about 20 minutes).

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## PhotoPrism replaces

- [Google Photos alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/google-photos): Google's cloud photo and video backup service with search and sharing.
- [Adobe Photoshop alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/photoshop): Adobe's professional raster image editor.
- [Adobe Lightroom alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/lightroom): Adobe's photo organizer and RAW editor with cloud sync.

## Comparisons

- [Immich vs PhotoPrism](https://appsgit.com/compare/immich-vs-photoprism): Pick Immich for a Google Photos-style experience with official mobile apps and automatic phone backup; pick PhotoPrism to browse and tag a large existing photo library.
- [PhotoPrism vs LibrePhotos](https://appsgit.com/compare/photoprism-vs-librephotos): Pick PhotoPrism for a polished, mature web library that indexes folders in place; pick LibrePhotos if you want a fully MIT-licensed, Django-based app with AI search and no paid tier.

## Similar apps in Photo Galleries

- [Immich](https://appsgit.com/apps/immich): Photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone (alternative to Google Photos). (115,648 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [Ente](https://appsgit.com/apps/ente): An end-to-end encrypted photo-sharing platform (alternative to Google Photos, Apple Photos). (29,252 stars, AGPL-3.0, Dart, Docker)
- [Thumbor](https://appsgit.com/apps/thumbor): A smart imaging service and enables on-demand cropping, resizing, applying filters and optimizing images. (10,521 stars, MIT, Python, Docker)
- [LibrePhotos](https://appsgit.com/apps/librephotos): Photo management service with a slight focus on cool graphs (alternative to Google Photos). (8,089 stars, MIT, Python, Docker)
- [Photoview](https://appsgit.com/apps/photoview): Simple and user-friendly photo gallery for personal servers. It is made for photographers and aims to provide an easy and fast way to navigate directories, with thousands of high resolution photos. (6,542 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [Lychee](https://appsgit.com/apps/lychee): Grid and album based photo-management-system. (4,307 stars, MIT, PHP, Docker)
- [Piwigo](https://appsgit.com/apps/piwigo): Photo gallery software for the web, built by an active community of users and developers. (3,867 stars, GPL-2.0, PHP)
- [Nextcloud Memories](https://appsgit.com/apps/nextcloud-memories): Fast, modern and advanced photo management suite. Runs as a Nextcloud app. (3,850 stars, AGPL-3.0, PHP)

## Articles

- [Immich vs PhotoPrism vs Ente: the best self-hosted Google Photos alternative](https://appsgit.com/blog/immich-vs-photoprism-vs-ente): Immich vs PhotoPrism vs Ente compared: phone backup, AI search, encryption, hardware needs and pricing, to find the best self-hosted Google Photos alternative.

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