Damselfly

Server photo management with face and object recognition.

About Damselfly

Damselfly is a free, open-source, server-based photo management system designed for very large collections. It provides fast browsing and powerful search, local face detection, face and object recognition, and EXIF keyword tagging, all without sending images to third-party clouds. Released under the GPL, it runs on Linux, macOS and Windows and suits photographers managing extensive archives on their own hardware.

Damselfly website preview

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Damselfly: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers photos, face recognition, exif, self hosted — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 808 tools in the AI Image & Video category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Damselfly pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	damselfly.info

Damselfly key facts

Category: AI Image & Video
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: photos, face recognition, exif, self hosted
Official site: damselfly.info

Damselfly FAQ

How much does Damselfly cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (damselfly.info).

What is Damselfly used for?

Server photo management with face and object recognition. Its focus areas in the AI Image & Video category: photos, face recognition, exif, self hosted.

Where can I try Damselfly?

On its official site, damselfly.info — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Damselfly vs alternatives

	Damselfly	LibrePhotos	ClyoCloud	HomeGallery
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	photos, face recognition, exif, self hosted	photos, gallery, face recognition, self hosted	media library, cloud storage, self hosted, photos, video	photos, gallery, self hosted, open source
Official site	damselfly.info	librephotos.com	clyo.cloud	home-gallery.org
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the AI Image & Video category

AI tools for generating images, videos, music, and voices from simple prompts. The AI Image & Video category on Tools Hub currently lists 808 tools. Alongside Damselfly, it includes GNU MediaGoblin, PhotoPrism, Zenphoto, Luvvoice.

FreeAI Image & Videophotosface-recognitionexifself-hosted

Alternatives to Damselfly

Tools in the same AI Image & Video category that share focus areas with Damselfly — worth comparing before you commit:

AI Image & Video

LibrePhotos

Self-hosted photo manager with face recognition

Freephotosgalleryface-recognitionself-hosted

AI Image & Video

ClyoCloud

Database-free personal cloud for organizing image and video libraries

Freemedia-librarycloud-storageself-hostedphotos

AI Image & Video

HomeGallery

Browse personal photos and videos with AI-powered discovery

Freephotosgalleryself-hostedopen-source

AI Image & Video

PhotoPrism

AI-powered photo management you host on your own server.

Freemiumphotosaiself-hostedgallery

AI Image & Video

Ampache

Web based audio and video streaming application and file manager

Freemusic-streamingself-hostedopen-source

AI Image & Video

AzuraCast

Web radio management suite that installs everything in minutes

Freeradiostreamingself-hosteddocker

More in AI Image & Video

Comparing tools in the AI Image & Video category? These related listings are worth a look: GNU MediaGoblin — Free media publishing platform for photos, video and audio; PhotoPrism — AI-powered photo management you host on your own server; Zenphoto — The simpler media website CMS for galleries and blogs.