https://www.solosoft.dev/tags/immich/Recent content in Immich on SoloSoftHugoen-usFri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.solosoft.dev/post/immich-photo-manager-2026/Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.solosoft.dev/post/immich-photo-manager-2026/<p>The conveniences of cloud photo services come with a hidden cost: your personal photos and videos live on someone else&rsquo;s infrastructure, subject to their terms of service, pricing changes, and privacy policies. <strong>Immich</strong> offers a compelling alternative &ndash; a self-hosted photo management platform that gives you the same seamless experience as Google Photos or Apple iCloud Photos, with the critical difference being that you own and control every byte of your data.</p> <p>Immich has rapidly matured from a promising open-source project into a production-ready platform that rivals commercial offerings in both features and polish. It provides automatic mobile backup (iOS and Android), AI-powered search, facial recognition, album sharing, timeline and map views, and comprehensive metadata management &ndash; all running on your own hardware.</p>