Ente

Someone just built an #opensource backup service on top of Ente.

Check it out @ https://github.com/doorlay/ente-backups

Ente photos now works offline.

Face recognition, search, memories - all running on your local photos.
No sign-in required.

First of many offline updates.

Introducing Paste - a simple way to share sensitive text, API keys, snippets, notes, or instructions.

- End-to-end encrypted links (decryption key lives in the URL fragment)
- Self-destructing (opening consumes the paste)
- No account required
- Automatic expiry after 24 hours
- Preview crawler protections to avoid accidental consumption

https://paste.ente.io

We removed the sign-up screen.
Face recognition. Smart search. Curated memories.
All working offline, on your device.
No account needed.

Under this release, across every platform:

- Public links 80% faster
- QR code detection
- Better text recognition
- Faster on-device ML processing
- Resumable ML model downloads
- Redesigned help & support
- Bug fixes and stability improvements

Shipping continues...

LLMs are too important to be left to Big Tech. So we built Ensu.
It runs on your device, and doesn’t share your data because it can’t!
https://ente.com/ensu
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This is an experimental project by Ente Labs: https://ente.com/blog/ensu
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Come over to https://ente.com/discord to build Ensu with us.

Say hello to Locker!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWb8swMVvrE

Love wins.

We've a new address: https://ente.com

Thank you for being with us on this journey!

https://ente.com/blog/ente-dot-com/

In our latest release, we've integrated a vector database into our on-device machine learning infrastructure, making search noticeably faster and people suggestions more accurate.

All of our work is open source @ https://github.com/ente-io/ente

Socialise inside your photos app. With people you actually know.

Your family's moments now appear in your feed. Like, comment, and keep up with all from one place.

No algorithm. No influencers. No ads.

Close to 500 million photos stored. No VC funding. Fully #opensource.

🇫🇷 Clubic dives into the Ente story with our founder & CEO - Vishnu.

https://www.clubic.com/actualite-598945-interview-ente.html

Shared albums just got a glow-up with waterfall layout + trip view.

No more creating albums just to share one pic.

Ente now provides secure, end-to-end encrypted document protection with Locker.

https://www.clubic.com/actualite-600595-apres-auth-et-photos-ente-donne-le-coup-d-envoi-pour-son-stockage-securise.html

500 million memories have been preserved on Ente. End-to-end encrypted. 🏆️

We've shipped a lot more bug fixes and improvements in our latest release.

- Ability to ignore named people on mobile
- More collage layouts
- Search for on-device albums
- Catalan support across all platforms
- Fixed window controls hiding app UI on iPadOS
- Fixed iOS video player crash
- Fixed broken map view
- Fixed pinch-to-zoom accidentally opening the info sheet on videos
- Fixed file picker galleries getting clipped on wider screens

Full release notes here: https://ente.io/blog/offline-gallery-faster-ml-family-feed-and-more/

You can now share a memory as a link.

Your friend opens it in their browser and sees exactly what you see,
all without leaving the tab.

We love our pixels.

Here's the honest story of what it took to build the system behind it, the mistakes, the rebuilds, and why boring design systems are actually the best ones.
https://ente.com/blog/ente-design-system/

Quick links are now available on desktop and web.
Single photo and video links open directly in full screen.
No album page, no scrolling.

We've brought the best of Locker to Photos. You can now assign an heir to inherit your memories after a configurable time has passed.

First review of Ente Locker! 💙

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipj_TRxIy5I

Shared albums just got a visual upgrade. Public links now default to masonry grids.
Your photos keep their aspect ratio, no more cropping into squares.

We've improved our Hide feature - you can Hide photos, videos, albums and even shared albums.

You can also clean up hidden items from your device, so no app can access them.

We're live streaming an AMA on 4th March @ 09:30 GMT.

If you have questions you'd like the team at Ente to answer, please drop them in comments.

Also, don't worry about missing the stream, we'll publish a recording afterwards!

We hosted Ente's second Hackathon over the weekend.

Here are some of the toys we built: https://ente.com/blog/ente-hackathon-2026-april

Think twice before posting your kids photos @deutschetelekom

Encrypted > "trust us bro."

We care about open source. We care about privacy. So does Mozilla's manifesto.

Our founder Vishnu sat down with Mozilla's CTO and Mozilla AI CEO to talk about the Firefox AI backlash, how Mozilla looks to win back trust and whether open source AI can survive.

https://youtu.be/O-xyNkvIB9g

In 30 minutes, we’re going live for AMA 2026 and nothing is off-limits.

Tune in @ https://youtube.com/live/9O8BQR5AgaU?feature=share

We'll publish the full recording soon!

'Magic cues' = Google admitting they’ve been reading your messages all along. Now they’re just calling it a feature

With v1, Ente Photos now:

1. Brings back special memories — with loved ones, past trips, and celebrations — curated for you, on-device
2. Comes with an Android and iOS homescreen widget for memories
3. Offers 10 GB of free storage

100+ questions were distilled and answered.

Here's our AMA: https://youtu.be/3lkTspvi_mM

Found a writer whose prose makes you grateful for being alive. This kind of writing is why we started Joy of Reading.

https://joy.ente.io/sin-city-airport/

RE: @ente@fosstodon.org

Open source. open answers. open always. AMA 2026 wrapped. ✅️