osxphotos is a command-line interface tool and programmatic database interface designed for managing and exporting media from Apple Photos libraries. It provides a bridge to the underlying system database, allowing for the automation of batch operations and the retrieval of technical metadata. The project distinguishes itself through a metadata-driven export system that uses custom templates to organize files into directory hierarchies. It can extract machine-learning data—including aesthetic scores and optical character recognition—and synchronize metadata across different libraries using un
Lychee is a self-hosted photo management system and PHP web application designed for organizing, browsing, and sharing personal photo collections. It functions as a dockerized media server that provides a web interface for uploading and managing images independently of commercial cloud services. The system features an integrated image processing pipeline that automatically generates responsive thumbnails and applies watermarks during the upload process. It supports remote media migration through integration with the Dropbox API and allows for the synchronization of existing server directories
Aves is an Android media gallery application used for browsing and organizing images and videos. It functions as a multi-purpose tool that combines gallery browsing with a bulk media renamer, an EXIF metadata editor, a GPS media map viewer, and a privacy-focused media vault. The application distinguishes itself through advanced metadata handling, allowing users to modify binary headers to update timestamps and location tags. It features a dynamic pattern-based renaming engine that uses file metadata and cryptographic hashes to update filenames in bulk. Additionally, it provides a secure stora
Memories is a self-hosted photo and video management system designed for organizing, indexing, and sharing media libraries from a private server. It functions as an AI-powered media organizer that uses artificial intelligence for face recognition and object tagging to automatically categorize large collections. The system distinguishes itself through deep metadata integration and specialized processing, featuring a geographic photo viewer that plots media on a map using GPS data and reverse geocoding. It also includes a self-hosted video transcoder that converts files into adaptive HLS stream