The author explores alternatives to mainstream photo apps, seeking privacy and control. They try PhotoPrism, LibrePhotos, Immich, and Ente Photos, ultimately favoring Ente for its ease, privacy, and low maintenance.
It wasn’t mentioned in the list, but I like Photoview; it uses your existing file structure (rather than its own structure or a database), works with read-only access, accepts external syncing like Syncthing, and can handle multiple users. Not sure how it compares on features, but I just wanted something basic anyways, so I’m happy with it.
It wasn’t mentioned in the list, but I like Photoview; it uses your existing file structure (rather than its own structure or a database), works with read-only access, accepts external syncing like Syncthing, and can handle multiple users. Not sure how it compares on features, but I just wanted something basic anyways, so I’m happy with it.