{
  "slug": "photoprism",
  "category": "photo-management",
  "name": "PhotoPrism",
  "description": "Self-hosted photo management app with a web interface that indexes a photo library and adds automatic tagging, face recognition, maps and search. A free Community Edition is available, with paid memberships adding extra features.",
  "website": "https://www.photoprism.app",
  "source": "https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux",
    "web"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "DE",
    "name": "Germany",
    "eyes": "Fourteen Eyes",
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 50,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "PhotoPrism scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the photo management criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets open source and no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR).",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/photo-management/photoprism/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/photo-management/photoprism/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/blob/develop/LICENSE",
      "note": "The Community Edition is AGPL-3.0, but features in the paid editions are unpublished and under a separate commercial license."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.photoprism.app/privacy/",
      "note": "No third-party trackers, but the website and backend services record requests with self-hosted Plausible Analytics."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.photoprism.app/editions/",
      "note": "Funded by paid memberships, with no ads. The privacy policy states data is never sold."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:00:02.916Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}