A new open-source app called Osmosis is trying to give DJI Osmo camera users a way to manage footage without DJI’s official Mimo app. The Verge reports that Osmosis is free, was built by DJI watcher Konrad Iturbe with help from Claude, and is designed to download footage from DJI Osmo cameras over a wireless connection. The appeal is straightforward: The Verge says DJI’s own apps are closed-source, heavy, and connect back to DJI’s cloud servers, but have remained the easiest way to review, manage, and wirelessly pull files from pocket cameras while away from a desktop workflow. According to The Verge, Osmosis is an attempt to change that by offering a separate app for that camera workflow. According to The Verge, Iturbe built Osmosis by reverse engineering the protocol DJI’s cameras use to communicate with the Osmo app. The app does more than basic file transfer: it can show thumbnails, stream low-resolution previews, trim clips, mark favorites, filter for photos, videos, or favorites, and queue only selected downloads. Device coverage is still described in practical rather than formal terms. The Verge says it got Osmosis working with an Osmo Pocket 3 and an Osmo Pocket 4P. The report also says the app has been tested on the Osmo Nano, Osmo Action 5 Pro, and Osmo Action 6, and should work on the Xtra versions of those cameras as well. The current version is not presented as a polished replacement. The Verge says pairing a new camera is relatively easy because the app detects cameras wirelessly and can remember more than one, but connection and media browsing can still take longer than expected. The report also notes that Osmosis did not fully stow the gimbal on an Osmo Pocket 3, leaving the lens exposed unless folded away manually. There are workflow mismatches too. Favorites in Osmosis are not the same as items marked as favorites on the camera itself, according to The Verge, so filtering by favorites reflects choices made inside Osmosis rather than on-device selections. The Verge says Osmosis is not the only open-source app coming to replace DJI’s Mimo. The report also points to OpenPocketCine, another open-source project for the Osmo Pocket lineup, described as a field-monitor app with features including custom LUTs, focus peaking, and zebras. That app comes from the developer of OpenZCine for Nikon Z cameras, according to the report. Who benefits: DJI Osmo users who want to see thumbnails, stream low-resolution previews, trim, filter, and selectively download footage without opening Mimo could benefit if Osmosis proves reliable. Who's exposed: DJI’s official Mimo app is the product most directly challenged, though the provided reporting does not quantify adoption or impact. Users are also exposed to the rough edges The Verge identifies, including slow connections and incomplete gimbal stowing on at least one tested camera.