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What’s a good desktop app with the same-ish goal? > High performance [desktop] photo and video management solution Honestly all I want is - Non destructive l

What’s a good desktop app with the same-ish goal? > High performance [desktop] photo and video management solution Honestly all I want is - Non destructive library management. No copying and moving files and the library is just “a file” - Exif GPS map with search support (“Photos taken at NYC between 2 and 4pm”) - Automated (AI?) photo tagging

ghgr 1y ago
Checkout https://bpatrik.github.io/pigallery2/ https://bpatrik.github.io/pigallery2/. I've been using it for years and it checks all the boxes you're looking for
- haunter 1y ago
  >self-hosted directory-first photo gallery website That's not a desktop app, in fact it's pretty much like Immich
phlsa 1y ago
digiKam[1] might be for you. I only tried it briefly, but I think it covers most of the requirements out outlined. I personally landed on Peakto[2], since it has the unique ability to create a unified catalog across multiple CaptureOne sessions, but it's probably overkill for what you need. [1] https://www.digikam.org https://www.digikam.org [2] https://cyme.io/en/products/peakto/ https://cyme.io/en/products/peakto/
felixthehat 1y ago
Phil Gyford just posted about "Trying out eight macOS alternatives to Lightroom Classic to see if I could switch to one of them." which covers some of those points https://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2025/09/27/escaping-lightroom/ https://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2025/09/27/escaping-ligh...
0x000042 1y ago
Sounds like you need digikam. I have been a happy digikam user for more than a decade now. It works really well. The automated AI face detection can be improved compared to immich. But I guess this whole area is developing rapidly these days so I expect it to get better soon.
kkukshtel 1y ago
CaptureOne is the go to thing you want here. It's the best.
Chilko 1y ago
I've been using Mylio on my laptop which might suit you? My main requirement was that I organise photos using my file structure for maximum portability, and this works well with that.

ghgr 1y ago

Checkout https://bpatrik.github.io/pigallery2/ https://bpatrik.github.io/pigallery2/. I've been using it for years and it checks all the boxes you're looking for

haunter 1y ago
>self-hosted directory-first photo gallery website That's not a desktop app, in fact it's pretty much like Immich

phlsa 1y ago

digiKam[1] might be for you. I only tried it briefly, but I think it covers most of the requirements out outlined. I personally landed on Peakto[2], since it has the unique ability to create a unified catalog across multiple CaptureOne sessions, but it's probably overkill for what you need. [1] https://www.digikam.org https://www.digikam.org [2] https://cyme.io/en/products/peakto/ https://cyme.io/en/products/peakto/

felixthehat 1y ago

Phil Gyford just posted about "Trying out eight macOS alternatives to Lightroom Classic to see if I could switch to one of them." which covers some of those points https://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2025/09/27/escaping-lightroom/ https://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2025/09/27/escaping-ligh...

0x000042 1y ago

Sounds like you need digikam. I have been a happy digikam user for more than a decade now. It works really well. The automated AI face detection can be improved compared to immich. But I guess this whole area is developing rapidly these days so I expect it to get better soon.

kkukshtel 1y ago

CaptureOne is the go to thing you want here. It's the best.

Chilko 1y ago

I've been using Mylio on my laptop which might suit you? My main requirement was that I organise photos using my file structure for maximum portability, and this works well with that.