No. 12 of 71 ·Photo Storage Services

Photoview

Web · Linux · iPhone · Self-hosted

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Photoview is ranked #12 of 71 in photo storage services on Freedom251. It runs on iOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

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Free and Open-Source Free Completely free; self-hosted personal server photoview.github.io · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on photo storage services

Free plan: Yes
Primary platform: web
RAW photo support: Yes
Face recognition: Yes
Metadata tools: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Photoview is a self-hosted photo gallery designed for photographers to browse directories of high-resolution photos.
Filesystem organization: It scans configured filesystem paths and presents directories as albums, while leaving original media untouched.
Users and sharing: Users can have separate media paths, and albums or individual photos and videos can be shared with links that may be password protected.
Media features: Photoview supports RAW images, video, EXIF metadata, timelines, maps for photos with GPS data, and duplicate detection for nearby RAW and JPEG pairs.
Integrations: Photoview can scan files stored in Nextcloud when their filesystem path is mounted and added to a Photoview user.
Deployment: The documentation describes Docker and manual installation, and its Docker example mounts media read-only by default.
Databases: Photoview supports MySQL, Postgres, and SQLite databases.
Security: The maker says media resources use cookie tokens, passwords are hashed, and the API uses a strict CORS policy.
Privacy: The maker says media stays on the user's server, and the documentation says original files are never modified and can be read-only.
Sharing limitation: Share links need the Photoview instance to be accessible from the internet to work outside the local network, and share-link expiry is not implemented.
Mobile app: The maker says its iOS app can access, share, and download library media, but the app is no longer maintained or available on the App Store.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Photo Storage Services in 2026#12 of 71
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Best Photo Sharing Software in 2026#12 of 34

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Sources

photoview.github.io/en/docs/· checked 5 Oct 2026
photoview.github.io/en/docs/usage-nextcloud/· checked 5 Oct 2026
photoview.github.io/en/docs/installation-docker/· checked 5 Oct 2026
photoview.github.io· checked 5 Oct 2026
photoview.github.io/en/docs/usage-sharing/· checked 5 Oct 2026