Browse local photos and videos
View accessible media in an adaptive timeline grid, switch density, open albums, and explore favorites, videos, screenshots, camera items, downloads, recent files, and large files.
Photography
Luminest
A local-first Android gallery for photos, videos, albums, search, and…Luminest is a local-first Android gallery for browsing and managing photos and videos already available on your device. It uses Android media permissions and MediaStore to show timeline grids, albums, explore collections, search results, full-screen image viewing, video playback, selection actions, sharing, hidden items, trash-style review screens, and storage details without an account, upload service, ads, analytics, tracking, advertising ID, or Internet permission.
hourglass_topIn developmentRelease details pending
person_off No Tenshio account by defaulttune Permissions tied to featurespolicy App-specific policysupport_agent Direct support available
Why Luminest
What Luminest helps with.
Search, select, and inspect media
Find media by local filename or album, open details, use full-screen photo viewing, play videos, select multiple items, and share through Android platform tools.
Keep the gallery device-first
Luminest works without Internet permission, accounts, uploads, analytics, ads, tracking, or advertising ID; media access stays tied to Android permissions on the device.
Luminest at a glance
A native Android gallery with MediaStore browsing, albums, explore collections, local search, full-screen viewing, video playback, selection tools, sharing, and no account, upload, ads, analytics, tracking, advertising ID, or Internet permission.
Android workflow
Open into a local media grid
Recent photos and videos are grouped into a responsive gallery with selection states, video badges, favorites, and limited-access awareness.
- checkLocal gallery
- checkAlbums and search
- checkNo Internet permission
Luminest screens
Inside Luminest.
Luminest quality
Browse local photos and videos
View accessible media in an adaptive timeline grid, switch density, open albums, and explore favorites, videos, screenshots, camera items, downloads, recent files, and large files.
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Luminest privacy
Data and permissions for Luminest.
Product-specific boundaries
Luminest has a dedicated policy describing local storage, permissions, online services, account features, and deletion controls that apply to the product.
- phone_androidLocal behavior is documentedSee what stays on the device and what services may process data.
- cloud_offOnline services are identifiedAccount, cloud, analytics, or platform services are described in the app policy when they apply.
- verified_userPermissions have contextDevice access is tied to the feature that uses it and explained in product terms.
What’s new
Luminest release notes
Luminest updates and fixes are shared here when release notes are available.
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- Platform
- Native Android
- Status
- In development
- Category
- Photography
- Privacy
- App-specific policy
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