Mimick
Back up and browse your photos Source
Description
Mimick is a native Linux desktop client for self-hosted Immich servers. It monitors your folders in the background and automatically syncs photos and videos to your server.
- Per-folder sync methods: upload only, download only, or full bidirectional sync with optional deletion mirroring.
- Built-in Library View for browsing your timeline, managing albums, and searching with Smart Search, OCR, and metadata filters.
- SHA-1 deduplication, parallel upload workers, and offline retry queue for reliable transfers.
- Environment-aware: automatically pauses on battery or metered connections. Configurable quiet hours and per-folder rules.
- Built in Rust with GTK4 and Libadwaita. System tray integration and Flatpak sandbox support.
Mimick is a community-developed client and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Immich project.
Notice
Only the setup dialog was evaluated, please contribute to the rating, if you have an Immich instance and a differing first-hand experience.
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Rating
Mobile Fit: 5Perfect - this app fits your phone screen just fine out of the box and works nicely with touch input!
Project status: released
This project has been developed so far, that its authors felt confident enough to create a release.
The project repository was created on 2026-03-03.
The last known commit happened on 2026-06-04.
Please note: This information is not updated continuously. This particular listing was last updated on 2026-06-04
Features
✔ This app is (according to its appstream metadata or description) intended to be compatible with mobile devices.
Packaging
Get it on Flathub!
Install as flatpak: https://flathub.org/apps/dev.nicx.mimick.flatpakref
Build and install your own flatpak: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nicx17/mimick/refs/heads/main/dev.nicx.mimick.yml
If you're lucky*, you can install this app by just hitting this button:
Install* You need to have an appstream:// handler, e.g., GNOME Software or KDE Discover, installed and the app needs to be available in a configured software repository, more details.
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By Service: Immich
By Category: photo management file sync
By FreeDesktop-(Additional-)Category: Network Utility
Licensing and technical details
License: GPL-3.0-or-later Metadata: CC0-1.0
Frameworks: GTK4 libadwaita
Programming languages: Rust
Build system: cargo
AppStream Metadata URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nicx17/mimick/refs/heads/main/setup/metainfo/dev.nicx.mimick.metainfo.xml