PhotoPrism
AI-powered self-hosted photo library
What is PhotoPrism?
PhotoPrism is an AI-powered photo management app that indexes your library, recognizes faces and objects, and organizes everything by location and time. It runs entirely on your own hardware and imports from existing folders without moving your files.
Best for
People with large existing photo archives to organize
Replaces
- Google Photos
- Adobe Lightroom
- Apple Photos
Key features
- Automatic face and object recognition
- Location and timeline organization
- Raw file support
- Indexes existing folders without relocating
How to deploy
- Docker Compose
Project health
- GitHub stars: 40,262
- Last code push: 2026-10-01
- Open issues: 485
- Status: actively developed
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