Arhivphoto
Your images. Any location.
Free
Your photos. Your server. Your rules.
Arhivphoto lets you browse and organize images stored on your device or your own remote server — with no sign-ups, no tracking, and no cloud lock-in.
Whether your photos live on a NAS, a personal server, or a local folder, Arhivphoto gives you a fast, seamless way to view and enjoy them — right from your pocket or desktop.
Features:
- Browse photos from local folders or your Photo Library
- Connect to remote servers via SMB or WebDAV
- Organize photos into albums across multiple sources
- Smooth gestures for swiping, zooming, and navigating
- iCloud sync for your gallery settings across devices
- No ads, no subscriptions, no analytics
- Your photos stay yours — nothing is uploaded or stored by us
Perfect for:
- Privacy-focused users
- NAS and home server owners
- Photographers who self-host their libraries
- Anyone tired of big-cloud gallery limitations
Your memories deserve a place you control.
more • Faster gallery loading and background photo indexing.
• Smoother scrolling with lower memory usage.
• Improved thumbnail loading from SMB servers.
• More reliable favorites, albums, and gallery refreshes.
• Safer photo exports and better protection for saved gallery data.
1.8.0 Oct 15
• Videos on network shares now start playing instantly instead of downloading first
• Faster app launch and quicker gallery loading
• Smoother scrolling and faster thumbnails in large galleries
• Improved pinch to zoom in the photo viewer, now it zooms around your fingers
• Added playback controls with scrubbing for videos on iOS
• Tapping a photo on the map now selects and scrolls to it in the gallery
• Fixed a crash when sharing photos on iPad
• Fixed metadata and favorites being lost when a network folder was temporarily unavailable
• Fixed photos being permanently marked as damaged when a drive was not available
• Fixed photos from network shares and the Photos library missing on the map
• Fixed videos playing without sound when the silent switch was on
• Fixed quick swipes skipping a photo in the viewer
• Fixed the gallery order changing after adding a photo to favorites
• Fixed the capture date ignoring the time zone stored in the photo
• Fixed changes synced from iCloud only appearing after a restart
• Improved performance and significantly reduced memory usage across the app
1.7.1 Sep 4
• Added an option to save videos to the Photos library
• Improved network connection stability with automatic reconnection
• Fixed photos with invalid GPS data appearing at the wrong location on the map
• Fixed location names occasionally showing data from the previous photo
• Fixed sharing via AirDrop and Mail occasionally failing for large files
• Improved performance and reduced memory usage across the app
1.7.0 Aug 12
• Added support for viewing photos in full HDR
• Added quick actions when long-pressing photos in galleries
• Improved thumbnail loading performance for network shares
• Improved map zooming and scrolling performance
• Improved background scanning performance
1.6.0 Jun 17
• Added support for the Files app on iOS
• Improved file handling and overall app stability
1.5.0 May 19
• Redesigned navigation between galleries and map using native iOS controls
• Relocated search bar from the list view to a more accessible bottom button
• Replaced color indicators with grid image previews for photos on the Map
• Added smart clustering that groups folders on the Map based on zoom level
• Various performance improvements
1.4.3 Apr 30
• Added gallery file sorting options
• Improved video metadata loading
• Enhanced overall app performance
• Fixed file date tracking (now distinguishes file date from photo capture date)
1.4.2 Apr 15
• Fixed landscape orientation slide navigation
• Fixed excessive gallery rescanning with single rescan option
• Updated video control UI
• Improved folders initialization
• Improved photo assets loading
1.4.1 Apr 7
• Added Map view to browse photos by location using EXIF data
• Added Favorites album
• Added support for Live Photos and HDR photos
• Added media metadata to the media inspector
• Added sync option to extract EXIF data for map display
• Improved photo zoom and slide gesture animations
• Improved grid view performance with lazy loading
• Improved video playback support
• Improved SMB connection stability
1.4.0 Apr 6
• Added initial support for video files in galleries
• Fixed local folder permission issue on macOS
• Removed expand arrow from galleries with no subfolders
• Prevented duplicate galleries from being created
1.3.4 Mar 26
• Improved photo sorting for files with similar creation dates
• Preloads neighboring photos for faster swiping in preview
• Fixed scroll not working in the grid after zooming in preview
• Reduced memory usage for smoother performance on all devices
• Faster album loading with optimized file lookups
• Preloads the previous/next photo when navigating between images
• Reduced unnecessary UI refreshes for a more responsive experience
1.3.3 Mar 22
• Fixed incorrect timestamp indexing in subfolders
• Added an option to edit SMB server details for existing connections
• Improved overall app performance for a smoother experience
1.3.2 Jan 19
• Improved album photo loading when the app starts
• Added a new toolbar menu for easier album actions
• Albums now display creation and last updated dates
• Added a confirmation alert when disconnecting a gallery
• Improved photo drag animation for a smoother experience
1.3.1 12/14/2025
• New loading experience – A sleek progress bar now appears when opening full-size images, giving you clear feedback during loading.
• Smarter image support – The app now recognizes all image formats supported by Swift, instead of relying on a limited hard-coded list.
• Improved zoom interactions – Dragging images while zoomed feels smoother and more natural thanks to refined animations.
• All-new Albums – Introducing albums! You can now organize your images more easily with our new albums functionality.
1.3.0 12/12/2025
• iCloud Sync for Galleries: Added iCloud synchronization support for galleries. (Works with SMB servers when the option is enabled.) Note: Data from previous versions will not be available after updating.
• Improved Double-Tap Zoom: Smoother and more responsive zooming for a better viewing experience.
• Enhanced Thumbnail Sizes: Thumbnails are now clearer and more consistent across the app.
• Deletion Sync Fix: Resolved an issue where deleted files or subfolders were not being properly reflected in the database.
1.2.0 11/22/2025
New Features
- Renamed Folders to Galleries for clearer navigation
- Redesigned the toolbars in both gallery and preview views
- Added automatic cache clearing when disconnecting a gallery
Bug Fixes
- Improved tappable button areas for better usability
- Fixed an issue that prevented sharing photos from the Photo Library
1.1.1 11/19/2025
- Added search to the folders list
- Decreased thumbnail size to allow faster thumbnail preloading
- Removed full-image size limit — images now load in full resolution when previewing
- Added image metadata (resolution, file size, creation and modification dates)
- Migrated storage from JSON files to Core Data (improved performance and reduced storage size)
- Redesigned the “New Folder” view
- Added an option to reset cache
- Improved overall app stability and performance
1.1.0 11/18/2025
• Faster gallery loading and background photo indexing.
• Smoother scrolling with lower memory usage.
• Improved thumbnail loading from SMB servers.
• More reliable favorites, albums, and gallery refreshes.
• Safer photo exports and better protection for saved gallery data.
more Version 1.8.0 Oct 15
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