Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Photok

Free and open source photo safe.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Photok launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Arcane Photos▲201

   Like Google Photos, but encrypted and decentralized.

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Recall▲177

   Open-source alternative to Google Photos 📸

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3WB
   We built an end-to-end encrypted alternative to Google Photos▲1,180

   Hello HN, Over the last year we've been building ente[1], a privacy-friendly, easy-to-use alternative to Google Photos. We've so far built Android[2][3], iOS[4], web[5] apps that encrypt your files and back them up in the background. You can access these across your devices, and share them with other ente users, end-to-end encrypted. You can also use our electron app[6] to maintain a local copy of your backed up files. We've built a fault-tolerant data replication layer that replicates your data to two different storage providers in the EU. We will be providing additional replicas as an…

   2021 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Safe Pixel▲73

   Keep your images in a secure vault and share securely.

   2019 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Encrypt My Photos▲226

   End-to-end encrypted photo storage 📸

   2018 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Block Photos▲74

   Your photo album decentralized and encrypted in the cloud.

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Safe Photos▲65

   Locks down private photos and videos.

   2019 · its alternatives →

8. 8EA
   Encrypt and hide files inside images▲208

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ente Photos▲182

   End-to-end encrypted alternative to Google Photos

   2025 · ente.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Photo Vault 2.0.0 by 2Stable▲66

    Encrypted vault, keep your photos & videos in a safe place

    2022 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Free Media Hosting by ImageKit▲270

    Securely upload images and videos + Share links instantly

    2025 · imagekit.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    PixelUnion.eu▲107

    A Google Photos alternative in Europe, based on Immich

    2025 · pixelunion.eu · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Safety Photo+Video▲73

    An app to help keep your photos and videos safe and secure

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Pikkano Encrypt & Share Images▲72

    Encrypt images, and share them securely and anonymously.

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15SE
    Secure encrypted vault for photos and videos▲32

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    GrapheneOS▲116

    Open source mobile OS focused on privacy and security.

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Secret Clock Photo Locker App▲76

    Lock your personal photos and videos behind a clock 🔐

    2020 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Neo Vault▲75

    A private encrypted space to hide private photos & videos

    2021 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    PikPak▲69

    Fast and safely collect files with up to 10TB private cloud

    2022 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Recall▲3

    Best alternative to Google Photos

    2019 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Photo Vault-Secret Photo Album▲7

    Lock personal photos in Photo Vault, Private Photo Vault

    Jul 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    LockLens: Private Photo Vault▲7

    A completely private, local-only photo vault for Android.

    Jun 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Safety Photo+Video▲7

    An app that secure your private sensitive photo and video

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Encrypted Camera for iOS▲8

    Encrypt every photo you take, store your photos securely

    2023 · its alternatives →

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