Fotema

fotema (adj. Esperanto) "fond of taking photos"

A photo gallery for Linux.

Installation

Fotema is available on Flathub.

Building the project

Install flatpak, flatpak-builder, and just.

Install prek for pre-commit hooks uv:

uv tool install prek

To build a local development release, run:

just devel

Roadmap

Aspirationally, this is what I want to add to Fotema.

• Machine learning.
  • Face detection and person recognition, supporting features such as naming a face and then generating an album of all faces that are similar. Preferably in pure Rust, but needs be as needs must.
  • Object and animal recognition.
  • Text recognition, supporting such features as copying text out of a photo or searching for photos containing particular text.
• Search by recognized items, such as "all photos of Sven with a dog".
• A dashboard page showcasing people, places, and events.
• Swipe and keyboard support for the photo/video viewer.
• Fewer (preferably zero) Flatpak permissions.