# julyx10/lap

An offline-first photo manager for large local libraries

Repository: https://github.com/julyx10/lap
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lap
Homepage: https://julyx10.github.io/lap/
Language: Vue
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: desktop-app, face-recognition, local-first, offline, privacy, image-search, photo-management, digital-asset-manager, duplicate-detection, family-photos, linux-app, macos-app, open-source, photo-library, photo-organizer, windows-app, large-photo-collections
Last push: 2026-08-26T12:58:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 53
- inputs: {"age_days": 752, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 6.5, "n_releases_24m": 21}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2012, forks 124 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:04.989586+00:00)

## What it is
Lap is an open-source, local-first desktop photo manager for macOS, Windows, and Linux built for large personal photo libraries. It offers on-device AI features like text search, similar-image search, face clustering, and smart tags, with a folder-first workflow and no cloud upload requirement.

## Use cases
- manage a 100k+ photo library offline
- find old family photos by text search
- cluster and browse photos by faces
- find and remove duplicate photos
- organize photos without importing into a locked database
- replace cloud photo services with a private local alternative
- browse photos by folder, timeline, location, camera, or rating

## When to choose
- you want your photos to stay on your own disk with no cloud account
- you have a very large local library and need fast browsing
- you want local AI search and face recognition without uploading media
- you prefer working directly with your existing folder structure
- you want a free, open-source photo organizer

## When to avoid
- you need automatic cloud backup and sync across devices
- you need mobile apps for iOS or Android
- you want collaborative shared albums with family members online
- you need advanced RAW editing or photo retouching tools

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, search-engine, computer-vision, gui
- domain: photography, privacy, desktop-applications, media, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: photo-manager, local-first, face-recognition, duplicate-detection, offline, digital-asset-management, vue, electron-app, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- julyx10/lap (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.989586+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 2026-08-30T03:01:02.291493+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/julyx10/lap (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.989586+00:00, sha 9c0fd79448b0)
  - homepage: https://julyx10.github.io/lap/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:12.732129+00:00, sha 036a5e9cf538)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.