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Memories

Ch 666.5of 71Photo Storage Services
  1. 1Runs onAndroid, iOS, self-hosted, Web
  2. 2Original-quality storageYes
  3. 3Face searchYes
  4. 4Shared albumsYes
  5. 5Video backupYes
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Overview

Memories is ranked #66 of 71 in photo storage services on Specifiction. It runs on Android, iOS, Self-hosted, Web.

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Free plan
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Original-quality storage
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Face search
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Shared albums
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Video backup
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Facts

Product
Memories is a free and open source photo management app for Nextcloud.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Storage and privacy
It is self-hosted, so photos are stored on the user's Nextcloud instance; the maker says users can encrypt data with a secret key.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Timeline
The timeline lets users jump to dates in photo libraries, including libraries with hundreds of thousands of photos.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Albums and sharing
Users can create albums, share them with other server users or anyone online, and collaborate with other users on the same Nextcloud server.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Tagging integrations
Memories integrates with the Recognize and Face Recognition Nextcloud apps for AI keyword and face tagging.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Metadata and maps
Users can edit photo EXIF fields including title, description, GPS location, date, time, and tags; the map view plots photos using GPS data and reverse geocoding.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Video
Memories includes an on-demand video transcoder for adaptive streaming and supports VA-API or NVENC hardware acceleration.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Mobile
An Android Memories client is available in early access; the web app is responsive on Android and iOS, and official Nextcloud mobile apps can automatically upload photos and videos.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Requirements
Memories requires Nextcloud 26 or later, PHP 8.0 or later, a MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL database, Imagick, ffmpeg and ffprobe, and distributed memcache such as Redis.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Recommended integrations
The maker recommends Preview Generator for performance, Recognize for AI tagging, Photos for album support, and optionally Face Recognition for face recognition.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Storage compatibility
Memories works with most Nextcloud setups, including external storage, but indexing external storage may be slow because files must be downloaded.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Support
Users can get help through the Discord community, file bugs and feature requests on GitHub, or ask general Nextcloud questions in the Nextcloud forums.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Notable limitation
The maker says video transcoding can be compute intensive and may not work on a Raspberry Pi.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Data portability
Memories stores most metadata in photo EXIF headers and uses the existing filesystem structure, which the maker says helps users migrate without losing data.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Self-hosted storage
Photos are stored on the user's own Nextcloud instance, and the page says they can be encrypted with a secret key.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Metadata editing
Users can edit photo titles, descriptions, GPS locations, dates, times, and tags, including across multiple photos at once.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Maps
Memories extracts GPS data from photos for a map view and provides reverse geocoding to find photos by place name.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Mobile uploads
Official Nextcloud mobile apps for Android and iOS can automatically upload photos and videos to the server.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Android app
A dedicated Memories Android client is available in early access through Google Play, F-Droid, and GitHub Releases.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Privacy
The privacy page says the service does not collect personally identifiable information and stores information on the user's device and servers they choose to connect to.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026
Audience and limits
The FAQ says Memories prioritizes commonly used features over advanced needs such as professional or photographer-focused metadata features.memories.gallery · 11 Oct 2026

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