Photoview

Product Overview

Photoview is a self-hosted, open-source web gallery designed specifically for photographers and individuals with large collections of personal photos and videos. It provides an easy and fast way to navigate through directories containing thousands of high-resolution images. Photoview's unique features include tagging, mobile-friendly design, and AI-powered image discovery.

Main Features

1. Closely tied to the file system: Photoview presents images found on the local filesystem of the server, with directories mapped to albums.
2. User management: Each user is created along with a path on the local filesystem, allowing access to photos within that path.
3. Sharing: Albums and individual media can be easily shared with a public link or password-protected link.
4. RAW file format support: Photoview is built with photographers in mind, supporting RAW file formats and EXIF parsing.
5. Video support: Many common video formats are supported, with automatic optimization for web playback.
6. Face recognition: Faces will be automatically detected in photos, grouping together photos of the same person.
7. Performant design: Thumbnails are generated automatically, and photos first load when they're visible on the screen.
8. Secure: Media resources are protected by a cookie-token, passwords are properly hashed, and the API uses a strict CORS policy.

Overall, Photoview offers a powerful and user-friendly solution for managing and exploring large collections of personal photos and videos.