Ente

medium

End-to-end encrypted photo storage and sharing with excellent mobile apps. Privacy-first alternative to Google Photos.

2 GB RAM Docker Active AGPL-3.0 iOS & Android

Source Docs Website

Replaces

Google Photos iCloud Photos

Pros

End-to-end encrypted by default
Excellent native mobile apps for iOS and Android
Automatic photo backup from phone
Self-hosted server option (Ente Museum)
Clean modern interface

Cons

Self-hosting setup is more complex than Immich
Fewer AI features than Immich or PhotoPrism
Smaller self-hosting community
Some features designed primarily for the hosted service

Tags

photos encryption e2ee privacy mobile-sync cloud-storage

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