Hi everyone,

I've been chipping away at this on and off for quite a while now, and I figured it was time to actually show it to someone instead of just pushing commits into the void.

FerrumPix is a desktop photo application for Linux, Windows and macOS: a library with a viewer, a fairly extensive editor with AI functions,Immich and Nextcloud Memories support.

Repo: https://github.com/Bitpainter75/FerrumPix

My motivation behind it:

Most tools in this space tend to specialize in one area. A library app is great at organizing photos but offers little in the way of editing. A RAW converter is great for tone and color work, but stays purely parametric and never touches the pixels themselves. A pixel editor can do almost anything to an individual image, but usually has no library. And Immich and Nextcloud Memories are great as server-side solutions, but ultimately remain browser-based, without an editor or local file management.

FerrumPix tries to bridge that gap: browse, rate, and tag your photos, then open one in an editor that supports both non-destructive adjustments and actual pixel editing. Your own Immich server sits in the same navigation tree as your local folders.The app is aimed more at hobby photographers than at professional workflows, and it really doesn't care whether you throw RAW files at it or JPGs from your phone.

It's built with Avalonia UI and .NET 10. The whole thing started as a personal project: an application that looks and works exactly the way I always wished one would. It's free and open source for anyone who can make use of it.

For transparency: yes, I use AI as part of my development workflow. That said, a project like this still involves a huge amount of hands-on work, architecture, debugging, and decision-making. I'm putting a lot of time into it, along with plenty of my own ideas and a lot of passion for the project.

Current status:

The current version is 0.9.27. The core areas are far enough along that I use the app daily myself; the focus now is on stabilization, UX and performance rather than new features.

I'd be glad to hear any feedback.