Scoping a Local-First Image Archive

For years, I’ve been thinking about how we store and access our digital files, especially photos. Everything is moving to the cloud, with complex systems/applications that abstract away what should be simple: a folder of images. I don’t want that. I want something simple. Something that doesn’t need a server, doesn’t rely on a database, and doesn’t lock me into any specific ecosystem. I want something that just works with files and folders, something that can disappear tomorrow without leaving a trace or be run once and the result lives forever. After a rough prototype using nodejs and seeing the value - this is a brain dump of why I want to build it better. My quick prototype. An image archive viewer that's can be opened in a browser by clicking an html file 1. The Problem With Most Photo Solutions (Google Photos, iCloud Photos etc) Photo organisation has become too complicated and focused solely on organisation - not archiving. I'm not hating on these services, they're fantasti ... Read full article.