# How to organise your photos and videos using Nextcloud Memories

Nextcloud Memories is an app designed to simplify managing your photos and videos. It offers a wide range of features, including auto-upload, automatic sorting, AI tagging and video transcoding. The app can be installed through the Nextcloud App Store.

## What is Nextcloud Memories?

Nextcloud Memories is an app for **managing photos and videos** within the [Nextcloud](https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/server/tools/what-is-nextcloud/) interface. As a self-hosted app, it ensures your media is stored in your own cloud and not on an external service’s server. The app also supports data encryption, providing the highest levels of security and privacy.

The app offers a flexible and secure platform for organising media content, making it easy to store, manage and access large volumes of photos and videos. Whether for professional media projects, organising large media libraries, or simply for personal memories, Nextcloud Memories is ideal for both professional and personal use.

## What features does Nextcloud Memories have to offer?

Nextcloud Memories provides users with a variety of features. What’s more, its innovative technologies are designed to streamline the organisation of media libraries. Usability, security and performance are prioritised alongside the app’s flexibility. Its key features include:

- **Automatic upload**: Photos and videos can be automatically uploaded to your cloud server using the mobile Nextcloud app. The app also extracts EXIF metadata such as date, time and GPS location during the upload process.
- **Timeline view**: Nextcloud Memories organises photos and videos by their creation date. The timeline view makes it easy for you to jump back to any point in your photo library.
- **Create and share albums**: You can create albums for your photos and videos, which can be kept private or shared with others. Multiple people can also collaborate on an album, which is particularly useful for group projects.
- **Automatic tagging**: With AI support, Memories automatically tags photos with keywords and recognises faces. You can also add tags manually.
- **Editing metadata**: Titles, descriptions, and other EXIF metadata of your photos can be edited. You can also adjust multiple files simultaneously.
- **Video transcoding**: The app features a video transcoder that ensures maximum compatibility and performance, enhanced by hardware acceleration via VA-API or NVENC.
- **Map view**: Nextcloud Memories uses GPS data to automatically read and display the precise geolocation of photos and videos on an interactive map.
- **Open data structure**: As the EXIF metadata is stored directly in the file headers, you can easily migrate your files to other platforms without losing any data.

## How to install Nextcloud Memories

Installing the Memories app is straightforward and is done through the Nextcloud App Store.

1. **Log in to Nextcloud**: Sign in as an administrator to your Nextcloud instance.
2. **Open the Nextcloud App Store**: Click on your account icon and select **Apps** from the dropdown menu.
3. **Search for the Memories app**: Use the search function to quickly and easily find the Memories app.
4. **Install Nextcloud Memories**: To install, simply click on **Download and enable**.

[![Image: Memories in the Nextcloud App Store](https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/fileadmin/_processed_/3/f/csm_memories-nextcloud-store_0088e0d37d.webp "Memories in the Nextcloud App Store")](https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2024/memories-nextcloud-store.png) In the Nextcloud App Store, you’ll find the Memories app in the ‘Multimedia’ category Since version 5.0.0, you can fully configure the Memories app via the administration area. Go to **Administration** -> **Memories**. For optimal use of all features, it’s a good idea to install the following [Nextcloud apps](https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/server/tools/nextcloud-apps/):

- **Preview Generator**: For image previews (improves performance)
- **Recognize**: For AI-powered tagging of images and people with facial recognition
- **Photos**: For album support

Note To automatically upload images and videos, you’ll need the mobile Nextcloud app. The Android version is available on the [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=nextcloud&c=apps&hl=en "Nextcloud app on Google Play Store") and on [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.nextcloud.client/ "Nextcloud Android app on f-droid.org"), and you can download the iOS app from the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/nextcloud/id1125420102 "Nextcloud for iOS on the App Store"). For Android, a Memories app is also available via [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gallery.memories&hl=en_GB "Memories app in Google Play Store"), [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/gallery.memories/ "Memories app on F-Droid"), and [GitHub](https://github.com/pulsejet/memories/releases?q=android "Memories Android app on github.com").

## How to get started with Nextcloud Memories

Once installed and activated, the Memories icon will appear in the top menu bar of the Nextcloud interface. You can use this button to manage your photos and videos at any time. Below we’ll cover some basic features of the app.

### How to upload photos and videos

1. Click the upload button (**Upload**) in the top-right corner of the Nextcloud interface.
2. In the pop-up window, select the files you want to upload and click **Open**.
3. Choose the directory where the files should be saved. You can also add them to an album or tag them at this point.
4. Once you’re ready, click **Upload** to begin the upload process.

[![Image: Uploading files to Nextcloud Memories](https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/fileadmin/_processed_/8/d/csm_upload-nextcloud-memories_8971ebe04a.webp "Uploading files to Nextcloud Memories")](https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2024/upload-nextcloud-memories.png) You can define tags individually in Nextcloud Memories and assign them to your uploads.  Tip To automatically upload photos and videos from your smartphone or tablet, you need to enable the **Automatic Upload** option in the Nextcloud app.

### How to create an album

1. Click on the **Albums** section within the Memories app.
2. Click on the `+` symbol (‘Create new album’) located at the top right under the profile icon.
3. Give the album a name and set its file path. You can also assign specific individuals or groups who will have access to the album.
4. Click on **Create album**.

[![Image: Creating an album in Nextcloud Memories](https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/fileadmin/_processed_/d/2/csm_album-nextcloud-memories_8a301b0826.webp "Creating an album in Nextcloud Memories")](https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2024/album-nextcloud-memories.png) You can create as many albums as you like in Memories to help organise your photos and videos. ### How to share an album

1. Click on the **Albums** section within the Memories app.
2. Tap the album you wish to share.
3. Click the share button (top right under the profile icon).
4. Specify which users should have access to the album or create a public link for sharing.
5. Press **Save** to confirm the settings.

[![Image: Sharing an album on Nextcloud memories](https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/fileadmin/_processed_/b/4/csm_share-album-nextcloud-memories_90d29614e0.webp "Sharing an album on Nextcloud memories")](https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2024/share-album-nextcloud-memories.png) Click on ‘Copy public link’ to generate a link that allows you to share your album with users outside the Nextcloud platform.  Tip You can share your images and videos organised with Memories on Nextcloud via [Nextcloud Group Folders](https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/server/tools/nextcloud-group-folders/).


This is a markdown version of: [https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/server/tools/nextcloud-memories/](https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/server/tools/nextcloud-memories/) for AI/LLM consumption.