Search, tag, and manage images, videos, and files using AI-powered natural language. Built for developers, loved by teams.
Features
From upload to insight — Open DAM handles the entire lifecycle with AI at every step. Discover features built for modern teams.
Keep your DAM clean, organized, and duplicate-free by easily finding and managing duplicate assets.
Find the assets you need with unmatched accuracy by describing what you are looking for in simple, everyday language.
Quickly tag and find images of specific individuals by typing their name or using smart filters.
A powerful mechanism that prevents accidental asset duplicates that clutter your asset bank.
Upload any image to find visually similar assets in your library. Perfect for finding variants and related content.
AI automatically generates relevant tags the moment assets land. Bulk edit and refine with a single click.
Extract and index text from images, PDFs, and screenshots. Make every pixel in your library searchable.
Organize assets into smart collections and custom categories. Build the structure your team needs.
How it works
Three simple steps. Endless intelligence underneath.
Drag and drop images, videos, PDFs, and files. Supports bulk upload via API or the web interface.
OCR, smart tagging, face recognition, and vector embeddings run automatically in the background.
Use natural language, structured queries, or advanced syntax to find exactly what you need in milliseconds.
Product
Every interaction optimized for speed. Find what you need — before you know you need it.
AI-tagged asset grid
Smart tags, bulk select, instant filters
Natural language search
Results in milliseconds
Face Recognition
Grouped 1,248 portraits
Auto-detected 14 unique individuals across your media library. Click to view collections.
Developer-first
Open DAM ships as a fully open-source platform. Extend it, fork it, self-host it — no vendor lock-in, ever.
Every feature accessible via REST API. Integrate Open DAM into any workflow or product.
GET /api/v1/assets?q=red+car+at+night
&type=image&sort=relevanceSDKs, webhooks, and event streams. Connect to your existing pipeline in minutes.
npm install @open-dam/sdkBuilt on Node/NestJS, OpenSearch, and Postgres. Handles millions of assets without breaking a sweat.
NestJS · OpenSearch · PostgreSQLYour data stays yours. Deploy on any cloud or on-premise with Docker Compose in minutes.
docker compose up open-damUse cases
Whether you manage 500 images or 50 million assets, Open DAM scales with you.
Find campaign-ready assets instantly using plain English. No more shared drives chaos.
Search thousands of clips, images, and files the same way you'd describe them to a colleague.
Activity logs, permissions, and enterprise-grade search across millions of assets in any format.
Pull tagged, extracted, and categorized assets via API. Pre-built for RAG and fine-tuning workflows.
Testimonials
See what developers and teams are saying about Open DAM.
"Open DAM cut our asset search time from minutes to milliseconds. The natural language search is a game-changer for our creative team."
Sarah Chen
Head of Creative at Acme Inc
"Finally, a DAM that speaks our language. We self-host it on our infrastructure and the API-first approach integrates perfectly with our CI/CD."
Marcus Johnson
Staff Engineer at TechFlow
"The face recognition feature alone saved us hundreds of hours organizing our photo library. It's like having an AI assistant that never sleeps."
Elena Rodriguez
Content Director at MediaPro
Comparison
Open DAM is built around intelligence. Others bolt it on — or don't bother.
Deploy Open DAM in minutes. Open source, self-hostable, and built for teams of every size.