--- title: I mounted my Immich library in Finder, and now I never... description: Findich is an open-source macOS app that mounts your Immich self-hosted photo library directly into Finder as a native folder. It streams files on demand... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-mounted-my-immich-library-in-finder-and-now-i-never-open-the-web-app-vobltgpgi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I mounted my Immich library in Finder, and now I never open the web app | daily.dev og:description: Findich is an open-source macOS app that mounts your Immich self-hosted photo library directly into Finder as a native folder. It streams files on demand... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-mounted-my-immich-library-in-finder-and-now-i-never-open-the-web-app-vobltgpgi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vobLTgpGi.png og:image:alt: I mounted my Immich library in Finder, and now I never open the web app og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I mounted my Immich library in Finder, and now I never open the web app **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Findich is an open-source macOS app that mounts your Immich self-hosted photo library directly into Finder as a native folder. It streams files on demand without creating local copies, organizes photos by face, location, and albums as folders, supports drag-and-drop into editors like Lightroom, allows direct uploads from Finder, and routes deletions to Immich's trash for 30-day recovery. The result is a seamless file-system experience that eliminates the need to export photos from the Immich web interface before using them. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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