ReFra
ReFra — A modern, open-source media gallery
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Description
ReFra is a modern, open-source media gallery for Android built with Jetpack Compose. It refracts how you browse, organize, and experience your photos and videos — with AI-powered categories, panorama viewing, motion photo playback, video casting, and a fully customizable Material 3 interface.
Features
- Media Timeline with date-grouped photos and videos
- Grid and mosaic layout modes
- Smooth scrolling with optimized thumbnail loading
- Smart grouping for RAW+JPG pairs, burst shots, and edited copies
- 360° Panorama & Photosphere Viewer
- OpenGL-powered spherical and cylindrical projections
- Touch and gyroscope navigation with compass overlay
- Motion Photo Playback
- Detects Google Motion Photos, Samsung Live Photos, and Micro Videos
- Interactive filmstrip scrubber with haptic feedback
- FCast Video Casting
- Cast videos and images to devices on your local network
- mDNS device discovery with remote playback controls
- AI-Powered Categories & Search
- On-device CLIP-based image classification with customizable categories
- Natural language search and image-to-image similarity search
- Optional AI model downloads — not bundled, installed on demand
- Location Map Viewer
- Interactive MapLibre map with clustered photo markers
- Browse geotagged media by location
- Smart Search with Discovery
- Carousels for categories, locations, media types, camera models
- Special mode filters: night shots, long exposures, panoramas
- Custom Color Palettes
- Pick from wallpaper-derived or preset color schemes
- Live preview with full Material 3 theme generation
- Albums with Groups, Collections, and Merge by Name
- Multi-Select with configurable action sheet and right-align option
- Sortable and pinnable albums
- Encrypted Vault with gate authentication, custom passwords, and biometric unlock
- Built-in Photo Editor with markup, crop, filters, and edit backups
- Custom Video Player powered by Media3 ExoPlayer with frame-accurate seeking
- Auto-contrast viewer enhancement (Beta)
- Full EXIF and metadata viewer
- Google Sans typography and modern Material 3 design
- Open Source (Apache-2.0) with active development
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Permissions
What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.
- NotificationsShow notifications.
- QUERY_ADVANCED_PROTECTION_MODE
- PhotosRead images from the media library.
- VideosRead videos from the media library.
- READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
- Photo locationRead location data stored in photos.
- Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
- ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
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- Wi-Fi stateRead information about the Wi-Fi connection.
- Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
- CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
- Precise locationDetermine the location via GPS.
- Read storageRead files on the device storage.
- Write storageCreate and change files on the device storage.
- MANAGE_MEDIA
- Full file accessAccess all files on the device.
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROCESSING
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- BiometricsUnlock with fingerprint or face.
- FingerprintUnlock with a fingerprint.
- Approximate locationDetermine the location via the network.
- Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
- Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
- Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
- gallery.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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