# deckerst/aves

Aves is a gallery and metadata explorer app, built for Android with Flutter.

Repository: https://github.com/deckerst/aves
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aves
Language: Dart
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: gallery, flutter, android, xmp, svg, tiff, exif, metadata, geotiff, metadata-explorer, topojson, motion-photos, mpf, gpx, slow-motion
Last push: 2026-08-08T22:56:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 94, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2586, "days_push": 25, "days_rel": 40, "gap_med": 15.0, "n_releases_24m": 41}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5145, forks 219 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:11.221440+00:00)

## What it is
Aves is an Android gallery and metadata explorer app built with Flutter. It handles a wide range of media formats including exotic ones like multi-page TIFFs and SVGs, and surfaces rich metadata such as EXIF, XMP, and GeoTIFF data.

## Use cases
- browse photos and videos on Android with a fast gallery app
- view EXIF and XMP metadata of photos
- open multi-page TIFF and SVG files on Android
- view motion photos and panoramas
- see photos on a map using geotags
- use a gallery app on Android TV
- act as a media viewer and picker for other apps

## When to choose
- you want a privacy-friendly, open-source gallery on Android
- you need to inspect image/video metadata in detail
- you have exotic formats like TIFF, SVG, or GeoTIFF
- you want map-based photo navigation and search

## When to avoid
- you need an iOS or desktop gallery app
- you want cloud photo sync or backup features
- you need advanced photo editing tools

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, file-system, geospatial
- domain: android-tools, photography, media, files
- platform: -
- tags: gallery-app, metadata-explorer, exif, xmp, motion-photos, geotiff, flutter-app, media-viewer, maps, android, mobile, flutter

## Member repositories
- deckerst/aves (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.221440+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:01:57.924573+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/deckerst/aves (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.221440+00:00, sha 054ac89b5d68)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.