# 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.

Repository: https://github.com/simulot/immich-go
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/immich-go
Language: Go
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: golang, immich-cli, google, immich, photos, takeout
Last push: 2026-06-25T10:34:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 90, longevity 81
- inputs: {"age_days": 1139, "days_push": 69, "days_rel": 69, "gap_med": 9.0, "n_releases_24m": 19}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6773, forks 251 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:48.447580+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, file-upload, developer-tools
- domain: self-hosted, photography, files
- platform: windows, bsd, cli, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: immich, google-photos, takeout, photo-upload, go, duplicate-detection, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- simulot/immich-go (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.447580+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 2026-08-29T17:42:24.527962+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/simulot/immich-go (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.447580+00:00, sha 5ce936fd5c26)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.