Pluto Photos Blog

Multicam, Sequences, and an Edit That Survives a Moved Drive — Pluto Photos v2.4.10 rebuilds the video editor for longer projects: multicam angles that sync themselves from audio, several sequences in one project, nested se
Vectors, Smart Objects, and Output You Can Send to a Printer — The Pluto Photos image editor gains a vector pen tool, non-destructive smart objects, CMYK soft proofing against a real printer profile, spot inks, and press-re
Best Photo Management Apps in 2026 (Free & Paid) — A practical comparison of the best photo management apps for 2026 — including local desktop tools, self-hosted servers, and cloud services. What to pick if you
The Best Local AI Photo Editor in 2026 — Most "AI photo editors" require an internet connection and upload your images to remote servers. Here are the few that actually run on your machine — ranked.
Best Self-Hosted Photo Management in 2026 — A practical guide to self-hosted photo management options in 2026 — Pluto Photos, Immich, PhotoPrism, and others. What to run on your NAS, what to skip.
Google Takeout Organizer: How to Actually Use Your Exported Photos — Google Takeout dumps your photos into a chaotic mess of folders and JSON sidecars. Here's how to organize a Takeout export so your library is actually usable.
Remove Background from Product Images: Photoshop vs Online Tools vs AI in 2026 — Comparing the three real options for removing backgrounds from product images in 2026 — Photoshop, online tools like remove.bg, and local AI like Pluto Photos.
I Had 80,000 Photos in a Folder Called "Unsorted." So I Built an App. — The story behind Pluto Photos — why I quit using cloud services, what made me start building my own photo manager, and the mistakes I made along the way.
I Left Google Photos. Here's How I Did It Without Losing Anything. — A walkthrough of exporting from Google Photos via Takeout and actually keeping all your dates, locations, and albums intact in a local photo manager.
Pluto Photos Now Has a Video Editor — We just shipped a full multi-clip video editor inside Pluto Photos — timeline, transitions, audio overlays, color grading, and export. Here's what it does.
Running Pluto Photos on Your NAS with Docker — A guide to self-hosting Pluto Photos as a Docker container on your NAS or home server — no desktop app required.
Why Your Google Takeout Dates Are Wrong (And How to Fix Them) — Google Takeout exports strip date metadata from your photos and bury it in JSON files. Here's what's happening and how to get your timeline back.
The Tagging System I Use to Actually Find My Photos — After trying five different organizational systems, here's the one that stuck — a simple tagging approach that makes any photo findable in seconds.
The Simplest Way to Get Photos Off Your Phone and Into a Real Library — Your phone is full and your camera roll is a mess. Here's how to move your photos to your computer and never worry about running out of space again.
Cinematic Video Effects, Green Screen, and a Pro-Grade Image Editor — All in One App — Pluto Photos v2.3.14 adds letterbox bars, film grain, LUT color grading, chroma key, and a full photo editor with tone curves, HSL, portrait blur, and more.
I Had 6,000 Duplicate Photos. Here's How I Found Them. — After years of importing photos from multiple devices, I ran a duplicate scan and found 6,000 wasted files. Not all of them had identical filenames.