Fotema AlternativesPhoto Managers & Image Viewers like Fotema

Fotema is described as 'A photo gallery for everyone who wants their photos to live locally on their devices' and is a Photo Manager in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Fotema for a variety of platforms, including Android, F-Droid, Android Tablet, Linux and Flathub apps. The best Fotema alternative is Fossify Gallery, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fotema are Ente Photos, Simple Gallery, Gallery (by Ionut Iacob) and Piwigo.

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A photo gallery for everyone who wants their photos to live locally on their devices.

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Fotema alternatives page was last updated Mar 29, 2025
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  1. Fossify Gallery icon

    Fossify Gallery

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    Unleash memories, not personal data. Fossify Gallery is the ultimate photo and video app that's as powerful as it is private. No ads, no unnecessary permissions – just a seamless experience tailored for you.

    65 Fossify Gallery alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Android Tablet
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Photo Gallery
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Remove EXIF Data
    7.  Dark Mode

    Fossify Gallery VS Fotema

     

    • Fossify Gallery is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Fotema.

    • Fossify Gallery is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Fotema.

    • Fossify Gallery is Free and Open SourceFotema is also Free and Open Source
    • Fossify Gallery is Privacy focused and LightweightFotema is not according to our users
  2. Ente Photos icon

    Ente Photos

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    End-to-end encrypted alternative to Google Photos / iCloud Photos, that makes it easy to backup and share photos and videos.

    123 Ente Photos alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Encrypted Photo Storage
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Encrypted Backup
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Shared Folders
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Automatic Backup
    9.  Two-factor Authentication
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Built-in viewer
    12.  Selective Synchronization

    Ente Photos VS Fotema

     

    • Ente Photos is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac, iPhone, Linux, iPad & Self-Hosted alternative to Fotema.

    • Ente Photos is Freemium and Open SourceFotema is Free and Open Source
    • Ente Photos is Privacy focusedFotema is not according to our users
  4. Simple Gallery icon

    Simple Gallery

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    Simple Gallery is a highly customizable offline gallery. Organize & edit your photos, recover deleted files with the recycle bin, protect & hide files and view a huge variety of different photo & video formats including RAW, SVG and much more.

    62 Simple Gallery alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Warning

    The Simple Mobile Tools suite of mobile apps have been bought by ZipoApps in December 2023, and now show some ads, while not being open source anymore. If you're looking for something similar to the original Simple Mobile Tools apps, you should take a look at the Fossify suite of apps (listed on AlternativeTo). More information here: Simple Mobile Tools bought by ZipoApps, sparks controversy over future of open source apps

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Photo Gallery
    2.  Hidden Photo Album
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Built-in editor
    6.  No registration required
    7.  RAW Photo Editors
    8.  Batch Editing
    9.  Batch Rename Files
    10.  Wallpaper Cycling
    11.  Protected by Password

    Simple Gallery VS Fotema

     
  5. Gallery (by Ionut Iacob) icon

    Gallery (by Ionut Iacob)

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    An Android Gallery app built with Jetpack Compose.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Photo Gallery
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  Private gallery

    Gallery (by Ionut Iacob) VS Fotema

     
  6. Piwigo icon

    Piwigo

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    Manage your photo collection with Piwigo Piwigo is open source photo gallery software for the web. Designed for organisations, teams and individuals.

    124 Piwigo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
    Piwigo screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  On-premises software
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Watermark images
    5.  Photo Gallery
    6.  Access Control

    Piwigo VS Fotema

     
  7. Focus Go icon

    Focus Go

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    Focus Go is the gallery I always wanted to have, so I built it. I don't like bloated galleries with 23093485 features, so I only built the ones I need/think are needed.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Photo Gallery

    Focus Go VS Fotema

     
  9. Apple Photos icon

    Apple Photos

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    Photos is a digital photograph manipulation application developed by Apple, intended to be less complex than its predecessor iPhoto .

    112 Apple Photos alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Apple Photos screenshot 1

    Apple Photos Features

    1.  Facial Recognition
    2.  Geotagged Photos
    3.  Smart Albums
    4.  RAW Photo Editors
    5.  Non Destructive Editing
    6.  Hidden Photo Album
    7.  Built-in Photo editor
    8.  Raw converter
    9.  3rd-party filters

    Apple Photos VS Fotema

     
  10. Floral icon

    Floral

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    Floral Gallery is literally the best photo gallery app for your Android phone. You don’t have to make any trade-off because Floral is BETTER than any other apps in EVERY aspect.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Discontinued

    Not updated since June 2021.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Photo Gallery

    Floral VS Fotema

     
  11. Lavender Photos icon

    Lavender Photos

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    A sweet looking photo app for Android.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Lavender Photos screenshot 1
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    Lavender Photos Features

    1.  Photo Gallery

    Lavender Photos VS Fotema

     
  12. Microsoft Photos icon

    Microsoft Photos

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    You can use the Photos app to view or edit photos and videos in your Pictures library and on OneDrive, and to import photos and videos. The Photos app includes a wide range of editing options to enhance your photos, from automatic fixes to advanced adjustments.

    118 Microsoft Photos alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    Microsoft Photos screenshot 1

    Microsoft Photos Features

    1.  Facial Recognition
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Remove Image Background
    4.  Trim video
    5.  WEBP Support
    6.  Matroska
    7.  Cut video
    8.  Bundled with Windows
    9.  Photographic filters

    Microsoft Photos VS Fotema

     
  13. Nextcloud Photos icon

    Nextcloud Photos

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    📸 Your memories under your control.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Nextcloud Photos screenshot 1

    Nextcloud Photos Features

    1.  Favorites
    2.  Photo Gallery

    Nextcloud Photos VS Fotema

     
  14. Pix KDE icon

    Pix KDE

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    Pix is an image gallery and image viewer. Pix can be used to open images with other applications like an image editor, add tags to the files, add annotations to pictures, rotate and share them.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • KDE
    Pix KDE screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Photo Gallery

    Pix KDE VS Fotema

     
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