Stream
Stream is a photo management app for Mac that brings together libraries from local storage, WebDAV, Immich, and PhotoPrism in one place.
What is Stream?
Stream is a photo management app for Mac that helps you view, organize, search, and clean up pictures stored across different sources. It is designed for people who keep photos in multiple places, such as local libraries, self-hosted servers, NAS storage, or compatible photo services, and want to work with them in a single gallery. Stream supports sources including Local Photos, WebDAV, Immich, and PhotoPrism, making it useful for mixed personal and home-server workflows. The app also includes natural-language photo search, duplicate cleanup, batch actions, albums, and optional iCloud syncing for app features. Stream is available on Apple platforms including Mac and focuses on managing your own media libraries without moving users into a locked-in storage system.
Key features
- Browse photos from local libraries and supported remote sources in one gallery
- Connect to WebDAV, Immich, and PhotoPrism photo libraries
- Search for photos with natural-language queries
- Find and remove duplicate photos to recover storage space
- Run batch actions across large groups of photos
- Create and manage albums with cover selection
- Use optional iCloud syncing for app features across devices
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Stream is a legitimate photo-management app whose data access is consistent with its purpose. It may need permission to access your photo library and can also connect to remote photo sources such as WebDAV, Immich, or PhotoPrism if you choose to add them. Actions like duplicate cleanup and batch changes can affect large numbers of photos, so it is wise to review selections carefully before confirming removals or edits. If you use remote libraries, keep your server access settings and backups in good order.
Recommendation: Keep Stream if you actively manage photos across local and self-hosted libraries, or want its search and cleanup tools on your Mac. If you no longer use it, you can remove the app, but review any connected libraries and synced app settings first so you do not interrupt your photo workflow.
Common paths
/Applications/Stream.app
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