Media Management
1 open source tools compared. Sorted by stars — scroll down for our analysis.
| Tool | Stars | Velocity | Language | License | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PhotoPrism AI-powered self-hosted photos app | 39.5k | +46/wk | Go | — | 69 |
Our Analysis
If you want Google Photos but on your own server — automatic face recognition, location mapping, AI-powered search across your photo library — PhotoPrism does that without sending your photos to anyone's cloud. Point it at a folder of images, and it indexes everything with object detection, color analysis, and GPS data. 39K stars, growing at 46 stars/week. This is the most popular self-hosted photo management tool. It handles RAW files, videos, live photos, and generates thumbnails automatically. The search is genuinely good — type "beach" and it finds your beach photos without you tagging anything. The Community Edition is free. PhotoPrism Essentials ($3.99/mo) and PhotoPrism Plus ($7.99/mo) add features like enhanced video support, premium themes, and priority access to new features. The AI features (face recognition, search) are in the free tier. The catch: self-hosting PhotoPrism is not trivial. It needs Docker, a database (MariaDB recommended), and decent hardware for the AI indexing — a Raspberry Pi 4 works but initial indexing of a large library will take days. RAM usage is real: 4GB minimum, 8GB+ recommended for large libraries. And the license is AGPL-adjacent (custom) — check terms carefully if you're building a product on top of it.