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PhotoStructure

PhotoStructure is a self-hosted photo and video organizer that indexes, searches, and deduplicates personal media collections.

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PhotoStructure is a self-hosted photo and video organizer that indexes, searches, and deduplicates personal media collections. It supports very large libraries, RAW and video formats, and metadata from Google Takeouts, Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) sidecars, and sibling files. It is suitable for users who want a fast, mobile-friendly, configurable organizer that runs across Docker, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

59/100 Fair

Maintained
72last commit 18 days ago
Popular
49291 GitHub stars
Easy to install
452 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
602 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 15 days ago

GitHub stars
291
Open issues
0
Last commit
2026-09-25
Activity
rising

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (photostructure/photostructure-for-servers)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 2 GB RAM. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 15 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Docker system requirements Docker images run on linux/amd64 and linux/arm64 and need at least 2GB RAM during imports; a 1GB container can cause ENOMEM errors. source
  • Docker host support The Docker edition does not support Windows hosts, including Docker Desktop; on Windows, use the Node.js or Desktops editions instead. source

Fetched 5 days ago - each note links to its source

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Checked 12 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Do my photos and metadata stay in standard files if I stop using PhotoStructure?

Yes, your files remain in your own folders. Tags, captions, corrected dates, and locations are saved using standards that other photo apps can read.

Does PhotoStructure collect analytics or send data to remote servers?

No, it has no tracking or analytics. The only remote check is an opt-in update check.

Can it automatically detect duplicate and edited versions of the same photo?

Yes, it groups duplicates, edited versions, and resized copies. It can identify the same photo even when filenames and dates do not match.

Does PhotoStructure continue importing new photos after the initial setup?

Yes, it watches for new photos as they arrive. It can sweep photos from drives, phones, and old backups into folders you design.

How does it behave when an import fails or the disk is nearly full?

It retries failed imports and pauses before your disk fills.

Answers sourced from photostructure.com

Community

Collected 15 days ago - public community threads