Every device at home
Scan a code with your phone or iPad and your whole library is there. Nothing to install, and no password to type.
Coming soon for Mac and Windows
Your photos. On a drive you own.
fotobank is a private photo library for your home. It runs on your Mac or Windows PC, keeps every photo and video on your own drive, and feels just like Google Photos on your phone, tablet and laptop.
Yours, not rented
Every photo lives on a drive in your home, as an ordinary file. No storage plan to keep paying for, and nothing to lose if you stop.
Private by design
No account, no ads, no tracking, and nobody scanning your pictures. Your photos never leave your home unless you choose a cloud backup.
Feels familiar
A timeline of everything, albums and folders, favorites and a trash, the way you’re used to, on every screen in the house.
Everything a family photo library needs
Built for the photos of a lifetime, from the phone in your pocket to the camera on the shelf.
Phone backup
Upload from your phone’s browser, or let a sync app bring new photos in by themselves. Photos you already have are skipped.
Albums and folders
Organize albums in folders, choose their covers, star your favorites. A photo can be in as many albums as you like.
Backup drives
Plug in a second drive and fotobank keeps a full copy on it, catching up by itself whenever it’s connected.
Optional cloud copy
Want one more copy away from home? Add your own cloud storage, like Backblaze B2 or Cloudflare R2, and pay only for what you use.
Separate volumes
Keep personal, family and work photos apart, each with its own albums, trash and drive, and switch with one click.
Bring your library
Move in from Google Photos, with the right dates from your Takeout, or from Apple Photos, iCloud and Lightroom.
Originals, always
iPhone HEIC photos, RAW files and videos are kept exactly as they came, and can be downloaded any time.
Set up in minutes
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Install fotobank
One step on your Mac or PC, nothing to configure. It starts by itself whenever you log in.
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Choose a drive
Plug in an external drive and pick it, or use room on the computer itself. Your photos go there as ordinary files.
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Scan the code
Point your phone or iPad at the code in Settings, and your library opens on it, ready to browse and back up.
Questions
What do I need?
A Mac or Windows PC that stays on (a Mac mini or a small desktop PC is ideal) and a drive for your photos: an external USB drive, or room on the computer itself. Your phones, tablets and other computers just need a web browser.
Do I need an app on my phone?
No. Scan the code once and fotobank opens in your phone’s browser. Add it to your home screen and it works like an app, full screen, with its own icon.
Are my photos private?
Yes. There’s no fotobank account and no fotobank cloud: your photos stay on your drive, in your home. Only devices you’ve set up yourself can see them.
What if a drive fails?
Add a backup drive, and fotobank keeps a full copy on it whenever it’s plugged in. You can add your own cloud storage as well, for a copy outside your home.
Can I leave whenever I want?
Yes. Your originals are ordinary files in folders by year and month. Open them in Finder or File Explorer, or copy them anywhere, with or without fotobank.
Can I see my photos away from home?
fotobank is made for your home network. Today you can reach it from anywhere with Tailscale, a free app that connects your own devices privately.
Does it work on Windows?
Yes. fotobank is coming to both Mac and Windows PCs. Your phones and tablets work the same with either, whether they’re iPhones, iPads or Android.
How much will it cost?
We’ll share pricing at launch. People on the waitlist hear first.
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