# ente/ente

💚 End-to-end encrypted cloud for everything.

Repository: https://github.com/ente/ente
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ente
Homepage: https://ente.com
Language: Dart
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, ios, e2ee, encryption, end-to-end-encryption, google-photos-alternative, opensource, photos, privacy, privacy-tools, 2fa, zero-knowledge, google-photos, flutter, golang, typescript, authy
Last push: 2026-08-26T02:31:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1401, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 22, "gap_med": 4, "n_releases_24m": 104}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 28513, forks 1781 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:48.362781+00:00)

## What it is
Ente is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted cloud platform with client apps for photos (a Google Photos alternative), document/credential storage (Locker), and 2FA authenticator (Auth), plus the server that powers them. The monorepo includes cross-platform Flutter clients and a self-hostable Go/TypeScript backend, with externally audited cryptography.

## Use cases
- back up photos privately without Google or Apple
- self-host an encrypted Google Photos alternative
- replace Authy with an open-source 2FA authenticator
- store sensitive documents and credentials encrypted
- share photo albums end-to-end encrypted with family
- search photos semantically without giving up privacy

## When to choose
- you want zero-knowledge, end-to-end encrypted photo backup across mobile, desktop, and web
- you need a self-hostable alternative to Google Photos or iCloud Photos
- you want an open-source, cross-platform 2FA authenticator app
- privacy audits and data exportability matter to you

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose cloud drive for arbitrary files rather than photos and documents
- you want a free unlimited-storage service (free tier is 10GB)
- you need deep third-party app integrations or ecosystem features of mainstream cloud services

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: cryptography, self-hosted, auth, image-processing, search-engine, file-upload, computer-vision
- domain: privacy, photography, security, self-hosted, mobile-development, cross-platform
- platform: windows, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: e2ee, zero-knowledge, google-photos-alternative, photo-backup, two-factor-authentication, authenticator, encrypted-cloud, flutter-apps, audited-crypto, android, ios, web-server, linux, macos, flutter

## Member repositories
- ente/ente (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:48.362781+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 2026-08-29T16:54:22.303710+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ente/ente (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:48.362781+00:00, sha 7f55c9d4ab8f)
  - homepage: https://ente.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:45.367328+00:00, sha 63197f9fd532)
  - site_page: https://ente.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:45.370679+00:00, sha da0bb9792500)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.