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.