ReFra

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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