Damselfly vs Photonix
Damselfly
github.com
Photonix
photonix.orgSide by side
| Figure | Damselfly | Photonix |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Photo Management Software | 8.3 (#10) | 7.7 (#26) |
| Purpose | Damselfly is a server-based photo management system designed to index large, folder-based photo collections for search and keyword tagging. | Photonix organizes photo collections for storing, presenting, searching and rediscovering photos through a web browser. |
Plans
In their own words
Photonix
Photonix is an open-source photo manager for storing, presenting, searching and rediscovering collections through a web browser. It runs on Android, iOS, the web and a self-hosted server. Classifiers identify faces, objects, image styles, colors and locations so photos can be filtered in several ways. Face recognition groups faces across images, and people can label those groups without training a model. Photonix compares metadata to identify related versions, including RAW files, camera JPEGs and edits, and watches selected folders for changes made in Lightroom, Darktable or Photoshop without plugins. The maker says object detection and photo analysis run on the installed server, while account, metadata and app data remain on installation machines and chosen backups. Major RAW formats include CR2, NEF, DNG, ARW and RWL. Mobile apps require a Photonix server.