[Feature] Support nested albums (album hierarchy)

[ActN0w]

I have searched the existing feature requests, both open and closed, to make sure this is not a duplicate request.

• Yes

The feature

Currently, all albums in Immich exist on a single level.

I would like to request support for nested albums (sub-albums), allowing users to organize albums in a hierarchical structure.

Example:

Family
├── Trip 1
├── Trip 2
└── Birthday

Instead of having all albums displayed at the root level:

Family
Trip 1
Trip 2
Birthday

This would greatly improve organization for users with large photo collections and many albums.

Use cases

• Organize family-related albums under a "Family" parent album
• Group travel albums by region, year, or category
• Create project-based album structures
• Reduce clutter in the album list when managing hundreds of albums

Suggested behavior

• Allow creating albums inside existing albums
• Support navigation through parent and child albums
• Display album hierarchy in the Albums view
• Optionally show breadcrumb navigation (e.g. Family > Trip 1)

Benefits

• Better scalability for large libraries
• More intuitive album organization
• Similar workflow to folders/directories that many users are already familiar with

Thank you for considering this feature.

Platform

• Server
• Web
• Mobile

[bo0tzz]

#2073