simulot/immich-go
An alternative to the immich-CLI command that doesn't depend on nodejs installation. It tries its best for importing google photos takeout archives. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
88/100
- Activity 89
- Release rhythm 90
- Longevity 81
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 9.0
- age_days: 1139
- days_rel: 69
- days_push: 69
- n_releases_24m: 19
Adoption not part of the score
6773 stars · 251 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Immich-Go is a standalone Go CLI tool for uploading large photo collections to a self-hosted Immich server without requiring Node.js. It specializes in importing Google Photos Takeout archives and supports local folders, ZIP files, iCloud exports, and archiving from other Immich servers.
Use cases
- import google photos takeout into immich
- upload photos to self-hosted immich server without nodejs
- migrate photo library from icloud to immich
- bulk upload 100k+ photos to immich
- archive photos from an immich server to a local folder
- deduplicate photos when uploading to immich
- handle RAW+JPEG pairs and burst photo stacking on import
When to choose
- you need to import Google Photos Takeout archives into Immich
- you want a single binary with no Node.js or Docker dependency
- you are uploading very large photo collections and need duplicate detection
- you need cross-platform support including FreeBSD
When to avoid
- you need the officially supported Immich CLI with full feature parity
- you want a GUI-based photo management tool
- your Immich server version is older than the supported V2/V3 range
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli file-upload developer-tools self-hosted photography files windows bsd cli cross-platform self-hosted immich google-photos takeout photo-upload go duplicate-detection automation linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/simulot/immich-go · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5ce936fd5c26
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| simulot/immich-go | main | 88 |
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