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Hi everyone

Do you use PhotoStructure or PhotoPrism? And why?

I would like to index all photos which I've taken with a DSLR (JPG and RAW).

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[–] mike_wooskey@lemmy.thewooskeys.com 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I used to use photostructure. I like its appearance and feature set (and the developer is a super nice guy), and really like how it leaves my asset files alone but works with sidecars, but i stopped using it because I only use open source software now.

I currently use Immich* and really like its appearance, features, self-hostability, but dislike how it manages the asset files. Even if i add my assets as an external library, which immich will theoretically not manipulate, the immich apps on iOS and Android will only upload images to a sifferent library that Immich manipulates. I'd have to ignore Immich's upload feature and roll my own, which is annoying.

*I realize Futo's license is not really FOSS. Disapppointing, but at least not peopeietary and secret.

[–] baduhai@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I realize Futo's license is not really FOSS. Disapppointing, but at least not peopeietary and secret.

Two points to that:

  1. Immich is licensed under the AGPL3.0, not the FUTO license.
  2. If it's not FOSS, it's proprietary, no in between. Even if it's source available and open to public contributions, it's still proprietary. As far as proprietary goes, I'd say it's a good place to be, but proprietary nonetheless.

I agree, but my point was that the source ia available to see and assess, which is important to me and why i am using Immich.