I replaced Google Photos with an offline AI gallery; finding old photos is finally easy

I replaced Google Photos with an offline AI gallery; finding old photos is finally easy

By Akshay Bhalla
Publication Date: 2026-10-30 23:00:00

Over the years, I have captured over 5,000 images, including vacations, travel, and screenshots.

But about 4,000 of them are pictures of my three dogs, and finding a particular image I want to share can be a real task.

I still have to dig through a stockpile of images to find the one I want, even with Google Photos’ people and pets feature.

Then I found an open source gallery app that lets me search with AI, all while offline.