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Encrypted & Secure Photo Storage

Private alternatives to Google Photos, iCloud Photos, Amazon Photos, vetted against our public criteria.

Your photo library is a detailed record of where you have been and who you were with, and mainstream services scan all of it. Encrypted photo storage locks your pictures on your device before they upload, so only you can see them. These are the ones that keep your memories private.

What mainstream photo services see

Services like Google Photos analyse faces, places, and objects in every image, building a searchable record that lives readable on their servers. Encrypted storage flips that around: photos are encrypted before they leave your phone, and any clever search or face grouping runs on your own device rather than in someone else’s cloud.

What to look for

End-to-end encryption, an open-source client, on-device search and face grouping so nothing is scanned in the cloud, reliable automatic backup from your phone, and a clean export. Self-hosted galleries give the most control if you have the hardware to run one.

Moving your library

Export from your current service, bulk-upload to the new one, and verify the count and a few albums before deleting anything. Keep an encrypted local backup of your originals as well, so your only copy never lives on a single cloud account, however private that account is.

Frequently asked

Can I import my whole library?
Yes. Export your photos from your current service and bulk-upload them. A large library takes time and bandwidth, so start it before you delete anything, and verify the count when it finishes.
Do I lose search and face grouping?
Not necessarily. Several encrypted services include search and face grouping, but it runs on your device instead of in the cloud. You keep the convenience while the provider stays unable to scan your library.
What about shared albums?
Shared albums and links are supported, usually with passwords and expiry dates. The provider shares encrypted data rather than a readable copy, so a shared link does not hand your photos to the platform.