Ente Photos

Service in Photos

Photo and video backup with end-to-end encryption, so Ente cannot see your library. Apps for every platform, plus family sharing.

Privacy passport

3 of 5 checks

No trackingMinimalOnly opt-in or anonymous first-party telemetry, such as crash reports.
Open sourceYesApps and server code are public, so anyone can check them.
Only you can read itEncryptedSynced with end-to-end encryption: the provider can't read it.
No accountNeededYou need an account to use it.
FreeFree planA free plan, with paid upgrades.

Where it stands among 14 photo apps

No tracking

Yes

Partly

Not stated

Open source

Yes

Partly

Only you can read it

Yes

No account

Yes

Free

Yes

A private swap for

Google Photos

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PhotosOur pickGoogle Photos feel, but only you can see the photos

Other photo apps

ImmichPick

Self-hosted117.2k

Self-hosted photo backup with automatic phone upload, timeline, albums and face search that all runs on your own server.

No tracking
Open source
On your server
Account needed
Free

Android
iPhone
Mac
Windows
Linux
Web

Cryptee

Service533

Estonian service for encrypted documents and a private photo vault, all running in your browser.

Tracking not stated
Partly open
End-to-end encrypted
Account needed
Free plan

PhotoPrism

Self-hosted40.4k

Self-hosted photo library that tags and sorts your pictures with on-server AI, browsable from any web browser.

Tracking not stated
Partly open
On your server
Account needed
Free plan

Stingle Photos

Service

Encrypted photo backup for Android and iPhone; photos are encrypted on the phone before upload.

No tracking
Open source
End-to-end encrypted
Account needed
Free plan

Android
iPhone

Fossify Gallery

App3.9k

Offline gallery for Android with editing, hidden folders and no network access, from the community fork of Simple Gallery.

No tracking
Open source
Stays on device
No account
Free

Android

Aves

App5.5k

Android gallery that browses photos by date, place and tag on your phone, with a private map view and metadata viewer.

No tracking
Open source
Stays on device
No account
Free

Android

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