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Lap

Lap is an open-source desktop photo manager and local photo organizer for people who want to browse family albums, find old photos quickly, and manage large photo libraries and media collections offline.

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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Support for Themes
  3.  Privacy focused
  4.  AI-Powered
  5.  Local-First

Features

  1.  Ad-free
  2.  Facial Recognition
  3.  Batch Editing
  4.  Dark Mode
  5.  No registration required
  6.  Non Destructive Editing
  7.  No Tracking
  8.  Built-in viewer
  9.  File Tagging
  10.  Works Offline
  11.  Folder-based
  12.  Offline
  13.  Photo Gallery

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  • asamirid added Facial Recognition as a feature to Lap
  • asamirid reviewed Lap  

    excellent photo manager, modern, free, frequent updates, lite, fast, packed with features, face recognition, ocr text search, AI search.

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Lap information

  • Developed by

    julyx10

  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.

  • Written in

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • German
    • Spanish
    • French
    • Portuguese
    • Russian
    • Japanese
    • Chinese
    • Korean

AlternativeTo Categories

Photos & Graphics, File Management, Video & Movies

GitHub repository

  •  2,471 Stars
  •  152 Forks
  •  32 Open Issues
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excellent photo manager, modern, free, frequent updates, lite, fast, packed with features, face recognition, ocr text search, AI search.

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What is Lap?

Lap is an open-source desktop photo manager and local photo organizer for people who want to browse family albums, find old photos quickly, and manage large photo libraries and media collections offline.

Lap is built as a privacy-focused alternative to cloud photo services. It's ideal for photographers and users who want a lightweight, fast, and private alternative to traditional photo management software.

Why Lap?

  • No cloud required: keep your library on your own disk instead of uploading it to a hosted service.
  • Private by default: processing happens locally, so your photos stay under your control.
  • Free to use: no subscription plan or recurring fee.
  • Folder-first: work directly with your existing folders, no import step required.
  • Built for large libraries: smooth browsing and organization across thousands of photos and videos.

Key features:

  • Browse and filter photos by date, location, camera, lens, tags, favorites, ratings, and faces (BETA).
  • Manage multiple libraries and switch between them quickly.
  • Detect duplicates and batch move unwanted files to trash.
  • Edit images in place with crop, rotate, flip, resize, and basic adjustments.
  • Use local search tools such as text/image search, similar-image search, face clustering, and smart tags.

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