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Install immich-go with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, winget

Alternative to the official immich-CLI command written in Go. Version 0.32.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#immich-go.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install immich-go

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install immich-go

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/immich-go/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#immich-go

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/im/immich-go/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S immich-go

Arch Linux sync databases · immich-go · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id simulot.immich-go -e

Windows Package Manager source index · simulot.immich-go · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Alternative to the official immich-CLI command written in Go

Commands and aliases

  • immich-go

history

Project history and usage

immich-go is a community-maintained Go utility for uploading and migrating large photo collections into Immich. Its README describes it as an open-source tool for uploading from local folders, Google Photos Takeout, iCloud exports, ZIP archives, and other Immich servers without requiring Node.js or Docker.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2023-07-21. The project's motivation document says the author needed to migrate NAS-stored photos and Google Photos content into Immich, wanted better handling of Google Takeout archive oddities, and chose Go partly to avoid deploying a Node.js program to user machines.

As Immich's API changed, immich-go tracked the server ecosystem rather than standing still as a one-off importer. Release metadata for v0.32.0 in June 2026 explicitly calls out compatibility work for Immich V3 while maintaining compatibility with Immich V2.

Adoption history

immich-go became important because the official Immich CLI intentionally keeps a narrower scope. The official Immich CLI documentation recommends immich-go for Google Photos Takeout imports, giving the community tool a clear place in the official migration story.

The repository has several thousand GitHub stars in repository metadata, and the input metadata records packages across Homebrew, Nix, Arch, and winget. Homebrew formula analytics also show more installs than several smaller image tools in this batch, consistent with active use by self-hosters migrating large libraries.

How it is used

The README documents commands for uploading from folders and Google Photos Takeout archives, archiving from an Immich server, duplicate detection, album and tag creation, RAW+JPEG and burst-photo stacking, iCloud import, server-to-server migration, and skipped-file patterns for common system artifacts. Its command style centers on explicit --server and --api-key options.

Why package nerds care

immich-go is package-nerd significant because it is a classic static-binary answer to a fast-moving web application's migration pain. It complements the official CLI by trading monorepo alignment for easy cross-platform distribution and specialized import heuristics, especially around Google Photos Takeout metadata.

Timeline

  • 2023-07-21: GitHub repository created.
  • 2025-03-22: v0.25.0 release published with iCloud import noted in the release name.
  • 2025-09-22: v0.28.0 release published with concurrent uploads noted in the release name.
  • 2025-11-23: v0.31.0 release published.
  • 2026-06-25: v0.32.0 release published with Immich V3 compatibility.

Related projects

  • immich-go is built around the Immich server API and is explicitly related to immich-cli. Its migration focus also connects it to Google Photos Takeout and iCloud export workflows.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
immich-goexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.32.0
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:immich-go
Version0.32.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/simulot/immich-go
Repositoryhttps://github.com/simulot/immich-go
Last updated2026-07-26T04:07:48+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

immich-go

nix profile install nixpkgs#immich-go
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Immich Go
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/im/immich-go/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
pacman95%

immich-go 1:0.32.0-1

Unofficial immich-cli alternative

https://github.com/simulot/immich-go

sudo pacman -S immich-go
  • License: AGPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Immich Go
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: immich-go from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

immich-go

sudo port install immich-go
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Immich Go
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: graphics/immich-go/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

simulot.immich-go

winget install --id simulot.immich-go -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Immich Go
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: simulot.immich-go from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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Used sources

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  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
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