Apple Photo Alternatives?
Is there any open source alternative to Apple Photos? I have run out of room on my iCloud and don't want to be stuck with paying forever. But, the organization of photos is so nice. I tried to download my data but they use separate files to track metadata. Is there some open source solution (or even a closed-source, non-cloud based one) that will be able to read the metadata files that Apple produced so that I can keep all of my photo info intact?
Facing a similar problem, I opted to buy a Synology and leverage the Synology Photos app in their 7.0+ OS release. This was the best solution for me for a few reasons:
- Reach feature set in the app
- No subscription fees to Synology after initial purchase
- Tons of storage (I’ve got 2x 6TB drives in a RAID1 configuration)
- Self-hosted, but not “too” self-hosted
- Mobile apps with auto-backup like Apple Photos
- Support for automatic offsite backups (I use AWS Glacier)
I'm the author of PhotoStructure, which doesn't _currently_ import the iPhoto SQLite db, but I've got family members, friends, and enthusiastic users that have asked for this feature, so I _will_ get to it (I need to build out face detection, geo, and multi user auth beforehand though, so it may not be until later this year)
I've no idea if it can import a Photos library though.