Lap
Lap runs as an offline-first desktop photo manager on macOS, Windows, and Linux, for albums and large local libraries.
About Lap
Lap is an offline-first desktop photo manager for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It works directly with existing folders for browsing albums and managing large personal libraries, with no required cloud account or upload.
It includes filtering by date, folder, location, camera, lens, tags, ratings, and faces, local text and visual search, Smart Albums, duplicate cleanup, and built-in editing for crop, rotate, and resize. Not every piece of information shown in Lap is embedded in the original file, and originals remain as ordinary files in their folders.
Key features
- Browse by date, folder, location, camera, lens, tags, ratings, faces
- Local AI search for text, visual similarity, subjects and face clustering
- Smart Albums save rule-based views with grouping and sorting
- Date-organized import with duplicate skipping and original filenames
- Duplicate cleanup with reclaimable-space summaries and bulk removal
- Built-in editing for crop, straighten, rotate, flip, resize and adjustments
Best for: People with large local photo libraries on macOS, Windows, or Linux who want to organize existing folders offline.
Good for
- Works with existing folders with no required cloud account or upload
- Search, similarity, tags, and face features run locally on the machine
- Open-source with code available for inspection
Watch out for
- Windows installer is unsigned and may trigger a SmartScreen warning
- Linux .deb package is for Debian-based distributions
- Not all information shown in Lap is embedded in the original file
Lap at a glance
- Website
- github.com/julyx10/lap
- Category
- Online Tools › Image Tools
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Lap FAQ
Does Lap require a cloud account or photo upload?
No. Photos stay on your own disk, with no required cloud account or upload.
How do I install Lap on Linux?
Use the .deb file for Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint, or make the AppImage file executable and then double-click to run.
Does Lap import photos into a closed database?
No. It works directly with existing folders, and original photos and videos remain as ordinary files in their folders.
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