Memories
Productivity
photo management
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27 positive, 52 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 14 critical, out of 97 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.
Execution: 3 for, 9 againstIdea: 5 for, 0 againstDesign: 4 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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Fast timeline and photo loading
From 2 comments
Impressed by the loading speed of pictures, how does that work?
greatNespresso on HNFace recognition is a hard task but you can manually correct the AI and it learns from that. Performance is the #1 goal here. I actually profiled this side-by-side and it's…
radialapps on HN
Polished UI and swipe navigation
From 2 comments
I need to dig deeper, but for now I just want to say how delightful it is to be able to go to the next/previous photo by swiping even if I've zoomed in. Google Photos makes me…
hunter2_ on HNI was just setting this up last weekend! Its lovely, really well put together. If this is your project, thank you so much
spencerflem on HN
Objections
Tied to Nextcloud; no standalone option
From 2 comments
Ugh, it's tied to Nextcloud. Is there a standalone option?
warkdarrior on HNNo
radialapps on HN
Slow or unreliable on some server setups
From 2 comments
For having used Memories on Nextcloud, and having spent hours trying to micro optimize the Nginx & PHP configuration, I can safely say that, while it is better than the…
menthe on HNI tried it a year ago through Nextcloud AIO and it barely worked... Has it had major improvements since? Or is it because I was using the AIO version of Nextcloud?
hereme888 on HN
No iOS app
From 1 comment
How complex is it to configure? I have an instance of NextCloud from Hetzner, but I would rather not misconfigure it. Also, is there a mobile app? Most of the time when I look at…
pathsjs on HN
Requests
Auto-sync from Apple Photos
From 1 comment
Is there auto syncing from Apple Photos? That’s the missing feature in Google Photos for me.
adam_gyroscope on HN
Questions
How complex is configuration
From 2 comments
How complex is it to configure? I have an instance of NextCloud from Hetzner, but I would rather not misconfigure it. Also, is there a mobile app? Most of the time when I look at…
pathsjs on HNHow complex is it to configure memories? I own a hosted instance of NextCloud from Hetzner, but I would rather not misconfigure it. Also, is there a mobile app? I think not…
pathsjs on HN
Is face recognition multi-person search supported
From 1 comment
Nice work! Been looking for a good standalone photo manager for a while. Three questions: 1. Can we do multiple person search? Eg: photos with Person A and Person B? 2. Any plans…
forgingahead on HN
Alternatives named
Immich
From 2 comments
How does this compare to immich? I spent a few weekends ago setting that up and it's working great, though it doesn't always detect faces correctly and swiping through images is…
belinder on HNI will take whatever is the most stable. I don't need a lot of feature, just a timeline and gallery with albums. Immich fits it for now, but it is way too focused on piling…
conqrr on HN
PhotoPrism
From 2 comments
What are your thoughts on PhotoPrism?
aendruk on HNShout out for photo prism, similar concept, with nice ai search, and doesn't need next cloud, just a folder. https://www.photoprism.app/ No affiliation, just a happy consumer.
mcfedr on HN
Ente
From 1 comment
How is it compared to https://ente.io/ ?
ementally on HN
Lychee
From 1 comment
I've been using Lychee for many years - https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee Memories looks like a nice alternative, anyone using Lychee here with a comparison?
nntwozz on HN