Hi HN,<p>We started building Ente in 2020 as an end-to-end encrypted[1] alternative to Google Photos.<p>We've come a long way since then,<p>- deploying on-device machine learning[2]<p>- undergoing a cryptography audit[3]<p>- open sourcing everything[4]<p>- replicating to 3 clouds[5]<p>- and shipping a lot of features[6]<p>We're trying to build a business that can outlive us, so we have a long way to go – this is only v1.0.<p>HN has been historically kind with feedback[7][8], a lot of which has influenced our culture in engineering, product, and marketing.<p>If you've any thoughts on what we could do better, please do share.<p>Thank you!<p>[1]: <a href="https://ente.io/architecture" rel="nofollow">https://ente.io/architecture</a><p>[2]: <a href="https://ente.io/ml" rel="nofollow">https://ente.io/ml</a><p>[3]: <a href="https://ente.io/blog/cryptography-audit" rel="nofollow">https://ente.io/blog/cryptography-audit</a><p>[4]: <a href="https://ente.io/blog/open-sourcing-our-server" rel="nofollow">https://ente.io/blog/open-sourcing-our-server</a><p>[5]: <a href="https://ente.io/reliability" rel="nofollow">https://ente.io/reliability</a><p>[6]: <a href="https://ente.io" rel="nofollow">https://ente.io</a><p>[7]: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28347439">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28347439</a><p>[8]: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39570692">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39570692</a>
The iOS app looks great! I like that you also have a Linux app. Going to evaluate Ente over the next week by using it on those 2 platforms.<p>The pricing seems very reasonable as well and the free tier is good enough for me to give this a serious try.