Noodle Gallery
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Noodle Gallery, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Noodle Gallery's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free self-hosted | Free | No storage cap · Runs on hardware you provide · AGPL-3.0 · No subscription |
The facts
Each one read from Noodle Gallery's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- Each running instance serves OpenAPI-described REST API documentation and Swagger UI at /doc.checked 7 Oct 2026
- License
- Noodle Gallery is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Mobile data handling
- The iOS and Android apps connect directly to the self-hosted server and contain no analytics, tracking, or crash reporting, according to the privacy policy.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Photos, videos, metadata, face-recognition data, and user accounts are stored on the user's server, which the developers say they cannot access.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Noodle Gallery is a self-hosted photo and video app with smart search, face recognition, Shared Spaces, and S3 storage.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The installation guide specifies 2+ CPU cores, 4 GB RAM (6 GB+ for machine-learning features), Docker Engine v25+ with Compose v2, and about 10 GB for containers and database.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Search
- A Cmd/Ctrl+K palette searches photos, people, places, tags, albums, Spaces, commands, and settings.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Shared Spaces
- Shared Spaces let multiple people contribute to one chronological timeline while each person keeps their own library.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Storage integrations
- The server supports S3-compatible storage including AWS S3, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, and Wasabi.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs users to its official documentation, Discord, and GitHub issues for help.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Supported server operating systems
- The install guide recommends Linux and says macOS and Windows with WSL2 also work.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Google Photos migration
- A browser import wizard reads Google Takeout archives and preserves dates, GPS coordinates, descriptions, favorites, and album structure.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Native iOS and Android apps offer background camera backup, CLIP search, a map, and Shared Spaces.checked 7 Oct 2026
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