June 1, 2026
— Immich Team
A review of how Immich has changed since joining FUTO in 2024.
Hello everyone!
When Immich originally joined FUTO two years ago, the news was received with a healthy level of skepticism. Who was FUTO? Why did they want to "acquire" Immich? Did this mean the beginning of the end for the product? Well, it's been almost two years now and we thought it would be fun to have a little retrospective on how things have played out since then.
To begin, let's review the original list of commitments that were made when Immich became part of FUTO:
On May 1st, 2024 three members of the core team came on full time. Since then, the paid team and scope has expanded to ~10 people, located all around the world, and we continue to grow. As previously announced, we're also working on an encrypted backup product, which is something the team is very excited about. Also, last summer (2025) Immich had its first intern, Brandon, which was super awesome and something we are doing again this year. As an intern he implemented a lot of exciting features, including:
Yep, Alex continues to be the BDFL (benevolent dictator for life) of the project.
It's pretty normal to think that the project governance might have changed when Immich joined FUTO. However, it has stayed pretty much exactly the same. Alex still has the final say in important decisions, like how to implement the option to purchase Immich, what features to work on and prioritize, and any controversial design changes in the application. Also, since joining FUTO we have checked off a ton of items from our roadmap. So, two years later, Immich continues to move forward, and in a good direction.
Yep, it is still the same license.
The project and associated code remains available on GitHub under the terms of AGPL.
Yep, there are still no features that require payment.
When it comes to monetization there are lots of options, most of which are not great for the end user. We decided to go with the approach of selling product keys. In short, we ask users to pay for the software, especially if they find it useful. We launched product keys a few months after joining FUTO and have seen a lot of success with it so far. If you would like to support us, considering buying a product key here.
More than just not requiring payment, we've also been running some services for the community, for free. Most notably is https://tiles.immich.cloud/, our tile server which handles tens of millions of requests each month.
Since joining FUTO we've been able to deliver a ton of features. Some of the bigger ones include:
Yep, there continue to be no ads, data mining/selling, or alternative motives.
Since coming on board, we've actually been able to add a privacy onboarding card, which makes it easier to see what features rely on external services and how to disable them.
Besides paying our salaries, being part of FUTO has meant we've been able to:
Being part of FUTO has given us a lot of support, especially in areas outside of product development, which has left the team with more time to focus on building what matters most: an awesome product.
It's worth mentioning that in response to the original announcement, which was also posted in Discord, Reddit, and GitHub, many of you wrote comments expressing additional concerns. Some of the common areas included doubts that:
As far as we can tell none of these concerns have really panned out. We think most people would agree that Immich is in a much better place than it was 2 years ago. The product is better, the team is bigger, and the future looks brighter.
At the end of the day, this is all about trust. Unfortunately, technology companies have generally shown patterns of making choices and decisions that erode, instead of build it. At FUTO, we want to earn trust and establish a track record of building software that respects and prioritizes users and their privacy.
We hope that we have been able to earn your trust over the last two years. We are committed to building awesome products that delight users. We have no hidden agenda. We have no exit plan. Our primary goal and focus has and always will be building awesome software in a sustainable way.
Cheers,
The Immich Team
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