Type of site | Image Hosting Service |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | USA |
| Founder(s) | Jaisen Mathai and Patrick Santana |
| URL | trovebox |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Not required for viewing |
| Launched | 2011 |
| Current status | Defunct |
Trovebox was a digital photography sharing and management platform. As of March 31, 2015, the service has shut down.
Trovebox was initially started by Jaisen Mathai as a Kickstarter project [1] and launched in December 2011. [2] Trovebox was originally known as OpenPhoto until being rebranded in January 2013. [3]
Trovebox received funding from the Shuttleworth Foundation. [4]
On January 16, 2015, the company announced [5] that they would be shutting down on March 31, 2015.
Trovebox consisted of a platform API, [6] web application, iOS application [7] [8] and Android application. [9] A unique feature of Trovebox was the ability to connect to various cloud storage services including Dropbox, Box, Amazon S3, Dreamhost Dreamobjects and Trovebox's own storage.
Trovebox's server-side, Android app, and iOS client source code is available on GitHub under the Apache open source license for users who prefer to install Trovebox themselves. [10]
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