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Immich vs SiYuan
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Immich and SiYuan — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Immich vs SiYuan: at a glance
What is Immich?
Immich is four release candidates into v3 with every feature note published somewhere else.
The visible release stream is a v3.0.0 RC series — rc.0 through rc.3, cut over eleven days in June — and each entry is the same template: a release-candidate disclaimer, a database and library backup warning, and instructions to move IMMICH_VERSION from v2 to v3 or the rolling v3-rc tag. The actual release notes live on a work-in-progress preview page outside the changelog.
What is SiYuan?
Near-daily alphas grinding toward parity between desktop and every mobile OS
SiYuan tags alphas almost daily — six v3.7.4 alphas in nine days following the v3.7.3 stable on July 21. The notes are cumulative, so each alpha restates the previous list and appends what landed since, which makes the train look larger than it is. Individual entries are long lists of small enhancements rather than headline features.
Immich vs SiYuan: editorial side-by-side
Immich
0.0COLLAB
Immich is four release candidates into v3 with every feature note published somewhere else.
◆ Current state
The visible release stream is a v3.0.0 RC series — rc.0 through rc.3, cut over eleven days in June — and each entry is the same template: a release-candidate disclaimer, a database and library backup warning, and instructions to move IMMICH_VERSION from v2 to v3 or the rolling v3-rc tag. The actual release notes live on a work-in-progress preview page outside the changelog.
◆ Where it's heading
What the feed does show is a project running a disciplined pre-release: a rolling RC tag so testers do not have to chase point versions, and two-to-seven day turnarounds between candidates as bugs come in. What it does not show is a single feature, which means anyone tracking Immich through its changelog learns only that a major version is close, not what it changes.
◆ Prediction
A v3.0.0 stable release follows once the RC turnaround lengthens; the entries give no basis for predicting what it contains, because none of them describe it.
SiYuan
5.0COLLAB
Near-daily alphas grinding toward parity between desktop and every mobile OS
◆ Current state
SiYuan tags alphas almost daily — six v3.7.4 alphas in nine days following the v3.7.3 stable on July 21. The notes are cumulative, so each alpha restates the previous list and appends what landed since, which makes the train look larger than it is. Individual entries are long lists of small enhancements rather than headline features.
◆ Where it's heading
Two threads dominate. The first is mobile and multi-OS parity: audio recording on Android and HarmonyOS, S Pen hover for block popovers on Android tablets, batch image insertion in the HarmonyOS editor, back-action dialog ordering, custom font import on mobile, and RPM packaging that coexists with other Electron apps. Treating HarmonyOS as a first-class target alongside Android and iOS is unusual for a note-taking tool this size. The second is the database feature set maturing into a structured-data layer — column alignment, relation backlinks in the attribute panel, item templates, and deep links to individual database items.
◆ Prediction
A v3.7.4 stable should follow within weeks given v3.7.3 shipped after three betas in as many days. Expect the database and HarmonyOS threads to keep accumulating small enhancements rather than a single large feature.
Alternatives to Immich and SiYuan
Other Collab products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Immich or SiYuan.
PhotoPrism
PhotoPrism swapped in an ONNX vision pipeline, then opened the library to 360° media at 16K.
EGroupware
Two branches, one deadline: 23.1 security coverage ends August 15th and 26.x is the only exit.
SOGo
SOGo's 5.12 line has become a CVE conveyor belt while the team's attention sits on SOGo 6.
File Browser
File Browser is shutting down — the repo archives on 2026-09-01 and no security fixes follow.
Paperless-ngx
Paperless-ngx shipped its 3.0 rewrite, then spent a week putting out the fires.
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Recent activity from Immich and SiYuan
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 12h agoSiYuanTab dragging to Documents panel and child docs from selection
- 1d agoSiYuanSync performance and variable font support
- 1d agoSiYuanS Pen hover popovers and configurable tab startup
- 3d agoSiYuanAudio recording on Android and HarmonyOS
- 7d agoSiYuanRelation selector row-opening tweak
- 9d agoSiYuanExport fidelity fixes and callout flashcards
- 1mo agoImmichThird v3 candidate fixes issues found in rc.2
- 1mo agoImmichSecond v3 candidate fixes issues found in rc.1
- 1mo agoImmichRolling v3-rc tag introduced for prereleases
- 1mo agoImmichFirst v3 release candidate opens the major-version cut
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Immich and SiYuan?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. SiYuan is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Immich better than SiYuan?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. SiYuan is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Immich?
Top Immich alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Immich alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/immich for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to SiYuan?
Top SiYuan alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "SiYuan alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/siyuan for the full list with editorial commentary on each.