Observed arrival · 2026-11-07
Cipherfilm puts your photo library behind keys your server never gets
An open-source, self-hosted photo and video library whose Android, Mac, and web apps encrypt files on your devices before upload.
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- For
- People who want to self-host a private photo library
- Worth noticing
- Search runs on the phone or Mac; search words are English for now, and the models are downloaded from Hugging Face.
Field notes
The encryption description covers more than image files: it says thumbnails, names, dates, locations, and camera details are encrypted too. The server still sees sign-in email, approximate library size, activity times, and which items belong to which albums. The site also describes a separate restore tool that can rebuild originals, albums, and dates from the server’s data folder or a backup without network access.
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