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PhotoPrism: Browse your life in pictures
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[][license]
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[][goreport]
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[][ci]
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[][docs]
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[](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/graphs/contributors/)
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[][chat]
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[][twitter]
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PhotoPrism™ is a server-based application for browsing, organizing and sharing your personal photo collection.
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It makes use of the latest technologies to automatically tag and find pictures without getting in your way.
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Say goodbye to solutions that force you to upload your visual memories to the cloud.
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More screenshots: https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/wiki/Screenshots
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## What to expect ##
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* Clearly structured Web interface for browsing, organizing and sharing your personal photo collection
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* Import everything without worrying about duplicates or [RAW to JPEG conversion][wiki:raw]
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* [Geocoding][wiki:geocoding], [XMP support][wiki:xmp] and [automated tagging][wiki:classification]
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based on Google TensorFlow
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## For the early birds ##
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You're welcome to play with our demo at [demo.photoprism.org](https://demo.photoprism.org).
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Leave your email to get a [release notification](https://goo.gl/forms/KBPVGl9PCsOKrAv33).
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Step-by-step [installation instructions](https://docs.photoprism.org/en/latest/getting-started/) can be found
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in our [User Guide](https://docs.photoprism.org/en/latest/).
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Developers can skip this and move on to the [Developer Guide](https://docs.photoprism.org/en/latest/developer-guide/).
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All you need is a Web browser and [Docker](https://store.docker.com/search?type=edition&offering=community)
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to run the server. It is available for Mac, Linux and Windows.
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There is also a [pre-installed Raspberry Pi image here](https://github.com/guysoft/PhotoPrismPi).
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Note that this is work in progress. We do our best to provide a complete, stable version.
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If you have a question, don't hesitate to ask in our [help forum][help]
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or [contact us via email](mailto:hello@photoprism.org).
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## Why this has to be free software ##
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The development of every commercial product is focused on monetization.
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We've [built similar apps more than once](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/wiki/Mediencenter)
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and every single time the constraints of working
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in a profit-oriented corporate environment were an impediment.
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We are sure we can do better with only a fraction of the budget. Simplicity - the art of maximizing the
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amount of work not done - can be very powerful.
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Go itself is a [great example](https://talks.golang.org/2015/simplicity-is-complicated.slide).
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Our long-term goal is to become an open platform for machine
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learning [research](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/wiki/Research) based on real-world photo collections.
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We're already in contact with data scientists who like our idea.
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## How to contribute ##
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We welcome contributions of any kind. If you have a bug or an idea, read our
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[guide](https://docs.photoprism.org/en/latest/developer-guide/) before opening an issue.
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Issues labeled [help wanted](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/labels/help%20wanted) /
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[easy](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aeasy) can be
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good (first) contributions.
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Please follow us on [Twitter][twitter] and join our [developers mailing list](https://groups.google.com/a/photoprism.org/forum/#!forum/developers)
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to receive regular project updates and discuss development related topics. Don't be afraid to ask stupid questions.
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## Free beer ##
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This project is about freedom and privacy but not necessarily about free beer. We feel like it
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would be a mistake to state there will be no costs, because clearly we have huge expenses, your server hardware
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will have a price tag and then maybe you'd like to have some extra features that need to be developed.
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It's fair to say that users with basic needs will have no monthly costs. We were also way more effective
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per dollar than commercial projects and learned a lot on top of it.
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An earlier version of this document contained a rough number, but at the end of the day it doesn't matter.
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Basically all established OSS companies make 90% of their revenue with enterprise customers, that's why private users
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and single developers typically get everything for free. Obviously that doesn't work if you have only private users
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that refuse to share their data on top of it. In our opinion it would have made sense to finance this like all
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public infrastructure, our expenses are peanuts compared to building a road.
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Looking forward, specific solutions for funding development and maintenance could be to...
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- sell a tested & supported version in the app store while our contributors and other developers can
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continue to use Docker or build from source
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- offer a geodata, public events and maps subscription since OpenStreetMap doesn't want us to use their development
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API for production, which is perfectly fine
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## Donations ##
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You're most welcome to support us via [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/lastzero),
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especially if you need help with using our software. They will match every donation in the first year.
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In addition, you can find us on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/photoprism) and [PayPal](https://www.paypal.me/photoprism).
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Our [sponsors](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/blob/develop/SPONSORS.md) and
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[contributors](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/graphs/contributors/) will get for free whatever we might
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have to charge for a geodata subscription later.
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Also please [leave a star](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/stargazers) on GitHub if you like this project,
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it provides additional motivation to keep going.
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Ideas backed by a sponsor are marked with a golden [sponsor](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Asponsor) label.
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Let us know if we mistakenly label an idea as [unfunded](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aunfunded).
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Thank you very much! <3
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## Public and corporate sponsorship ##
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We spent weeks asking organizations like [The Prototype Fund](https://prototypefund.de/en/) for help
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and also tried to cooperate with companies like Mapbox and Cewe.
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You would think it's easier to get a few dollars with [our background](http://docs.photoprism.org/en/latest/team/)
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and [working code](https://demo.photoprism.org/).
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If any of those organizations changes their mind, they are welcome to [reach out to us](mailto:hello@photoprism.org).
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## Disclaimer ##
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We'd like to remind everyone that we are not full-time marketing specialists but developers who work a lot and
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enjoy a bit of sarcasm from time to time. Please let us know when there is an issue with our "nuance and tone",
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and we'll find a solution.
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PhotoPrism™ is a trademark of Michael Mayer.
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You may use it as required to describe our software, run your own server, for educational purposes,
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but not for offering goods, products, or services to others without prior written permission.
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In other words, please ask.
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In exchange, PhotoPrism is [GPL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License)
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licensed instead of [AGPL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affero_General_Public_License).
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This means, you're not legally obliged to publish the source code when modifying a private copy.
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Hopefully we can keep it like that :)
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[wiki:classification]: https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/wiki/Image-Classification
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[wiki:xmp]: https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/wiki/XMP
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[wiki:geocoding]: https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/wiki/Geocoding
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[wiki:raw]: https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/wiki/Converting-RAW-to-JPEG
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[help]: https://groups.google.com/a/photoprism.org/forum/#!forum/help
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[license]: https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/blob/develop/LICENSE
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[patreon]: https://www.patreon.com/photoprism
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[paypal]: https://www.paypal.me/photoprism
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[goreport]: https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/photoprism/photoprism
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[coverage]: https://codecov.io/gh/photoprism/photoprism
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[ci]: https://travis-ci.org/photoprism/photoprism
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[docs]: https://docs.photoprism.org/en/latest/
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[issuehunt]: https://issuehunt.io/repos/119160553
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[chat]: https://gitter.im/browseyourlife/community
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[twitter]: https://twitter.com/browseyourlife
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[unfunded issues]: https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aunfunded
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[sponsored issues]: https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Asponsor
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