PhotoStructure

No phone app

5.2No. 65 of 71
in Photo Storage Services

Recognised40% of the score20
Phone app26% of the score0
Documented20% of the score45
Free plan14% of the score30

Free plan: Yes
Paid plans from: $3.50/mo
Runs on: Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows

Summary

PhotoStructure is ranked #65 of 71 in photo storage services on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $3.50/mo.

PhotoStructure plans and pricing

All plans

Lite Free Free Portable libraries · duplicate and edited-copy grouping · metadata reading and date recovery · random library samples · automatic drive scans photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026

Plus $5/mo $5/month One household · many photo and video formats · browser video previews · keyword tagging · Apple Photos metadata import · corruption checks · automatic organization · reads existing face tags · archive, exclude, and delete · forum and email support photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026

Plus $42/yr $42/year (30% less than monthly billing) One household · many photo and video formats · browser video previews · keyword tagging · Apple Photos metadata import · corruption checks · automatic organization · reads existing face tags · archive, exclude, and delete · forum and email support photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on photo storage services

Free plan: Yesphotostructure.com
Paid from: $5/mophotostructure.com

Facts

Product: PhotoStructure describes itself as a personal digital asset manager for organizing, browsing, and sharing photos and videos.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026
File organization: It scans drives, organizes photos into a folder structure users choose, and watches for new photos as they arrive.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026
Duplicate handling: It groups duplicate copies, edits, resized versions, and related burst photos into a single library entry.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026
Browsing: Its pages show random samples from across a library, with facets based on dates, locations, camera details, folders, and people tags.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026
Format support: PhotoStructure says it supports several hundred photo and video formats and pre-renders web-friendly previews for browsing.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026
Metadata: It saves tags, captions, corrected dates, and locations in files or XMP sidecars using standards other photo apps can read.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations: It can import metadata from Apple Photos libraries, and its guide describes reading metadata sidecars and Google Takeout JSON files.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026
Hosting and platforms: Desktop installers are offered for Windows, macOS, and Linux, while server editions support Docker or Node.js on a home server, NAS, or VPS.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026
Security and privacy: The privacy policy says the application does not upload photo or video libraries, while optional error reports may send system information, file paths, logs, and error details.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026
Privacy controls: The maker says Lite has no tracking or analytics, and its privacy policy says in-app update checks, detailed identification, and application error reporting can be disabled.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026
Scale and durability: The maker says PhotoStructure has been tested with libraries containing millions of files and automatically backs up its library database.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026
Support: Plus includes forum and email customer support, and the maker also points users to its community forum and Discord.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026
Subscription lapse: The free Lite edition can open any PhotoStructure library after Plus ends, but new imports no longer receive Plus-only automatic organization or tagging.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026
Audience: The maker presents PhotoStructure as a personal photo and video organizer for people who want their library on hardware they control.photostructure.com · 4 Oct 2026