Free for the desktop app. Barside Plus: US$20 a month or US$200 a year. Paid Spaces: creators set their own pricing through Stripe, with Barside taking 8% (5% for Plus subscribers).
Free beta with 2,000 newest photos, full version $79 one-time purchase
Key features
Notes with rich formatting including headings, checklists, tables, code and links
Integrated drawing and diagramming with Excalidraw editor
Screen recording that saves directly into notes
Video transcription with timestamps
AI-powered search across all notes and content
Built-in password manager with auto-fill
Video meetings for up to 6 people
Cloud backup with up to 90 days of history for Plus subscribers
Team Spaces with chat, polls and shared notes
AI agents that run on schedule with approval workflow
Automatic face detection and grouping across library
Map view with camera location data
All processing runs locally on your computer
Hide photos, faces, or people from view
Automatic indexing of new photos
Support for multiple libraries with separate settings
Read-only access to cloud storage
Expert controls for clustering and detection
What makes it different
Completely free for core features with local-first architecture requiring no account
Replaces 10+ subscription apps in one unified desktop application
AI agents with approval workflow for safe automation
Integrated screen recording and transcription without external tools
Supports multiple operating systems with native desktop integration
No photos leave your device or are sent to Aubora servers for processing
Desktop app with no server to maintain, unlike self-hosted alternatives
Barside
Aubora