foss_photo_libraries

📸 Free and OpenSource Photo Libraries

There are many great free and open-source alternatives to closed source and/or paid photo libraries. This project aims to track and compare the feature set between the many different options with a focus on ‘Gratis’ (free as in free beer) open source photo libraries. ‘Libre’ (free as in free speech) projects are also welcome, but will likely need to be submitted via a pull request since the time in testing each different project is significant.

⚠️ Disclaimer: This repository displays both objective and subjective measures of feature quality. The owner of this repository reserves the right to make changes to any pull request.

⚖️ Comparison

✅ = Feature exists in at least a limited fashion
🚧 = Feature may exist but may not be practical or officially released
❌ = Feature does not yet exist
#️⃣ = Subjective measure of feature quality (on scale of 0-10)
Tip: Hover over emoji for additional information (🔗 link to related issue, 🔑 demo credentials, etc)
Feature Chevereto Damselfly Ente HomeGallery Immich Librephotos Lychee Nextcloud Photos Nextcloud Memories Photonix Photofield PiGallery2 Photoprism Photoview Piwigo Snapcrescent
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Demo ✅5️⃣ ❌ ✅3️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅4️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅9️⃣
Freeness ✅5️⃣ ✅🔟 ✅🔟 ✅🔟 ✅🔟 ✅🔟 ✅🔟 ✅🔟 ✅🔟 ✅🔟 ✅🔟 ✅🔟 🚧7️⃣ ✅🔟 ✅🔟 ✅🔟
Automatic Mobile Upload ❌ ❌ ✅8️⃣ ❌ ✅8️⃣ ❌ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅6️⃣ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ✅7️⃣
Web App ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅7️⃣
Android App ❌ ❌ ✅8️⃣ ❌ ✅8️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ❌ ✅3️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅4️⃣ ❌ ❌ 🚧4️⃣ 🚧3️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅7️⃣
iOS App ❌ ❌ ✅8️⃣ ❌ ✅8️⃣ 🚧3️⃣ ❌ 🚧3️⃣ 🚧3️⃣ ✅4️⃣ ❌ ❌ 🚧4️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ❌
Desktop App ❌ ✅9️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ 🚧2️⃣ 🚧2️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
LivePhotos ❌ ❌ ✅8️⃣ ❌ ✅9️⃣ ❌ ✅6️⃣ ✅️3️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌
Videos ✅7️⃣ ❌ ✅6️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ❌ ✅6️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅4️⃣ ✅7️⃣
Geolocation/Map ❌ ✅7️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ❌
Discovery ✅2️⃣ ❌ ✅6️⃣ ❌ ✅6️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅6️⃣ ❌ ✅1️⃣ ❌
Existing Folders ❌ ✅7️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ✅4️⃣ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ❌ ✅4️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ❌
Albums ✅8️⃣ ❌ ✅9️⃣ ❌ ✅8️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅4️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ❌ ✅6️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅5️⃣
Slideshow ❌ ✅4️⃣ ✅3️⃣ ❌ ✅5️⃣ ❌ ✅4️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ❌ ✅6️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ❌ ✅5️⃣ ❌
Timeline ✅3️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅3️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ❌ ✅4️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅3️⃣ ✅5️⃣
Sharing ✅7️⃣ ❌ ✅8️⃣ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ❌ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ✅5️⃣
Search ✅5️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ✅4️⃣ ✅4️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ❌
Duplicate Handling ✅5️⃣ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ❌ ✅5️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ❌ ❌ ✅5️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ❌ ✅6️⃣ ✅7️⃣
User Defined Tags ✅7️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ✅️6️⃣ ❌ ✅5️⃣ ✅️3️⃣ ✅️6️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ❌ ✅5️⃣ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ❌
Docker Installation ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅3️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅8️⃣
Object/Face Recognition ❌ ✅8️⃣ 🚧 ✅6️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ❌ ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅5️⃣ ❌
Basic Editing ✅1️⃣ ❌ ✅6️⃣ ❌ ✅4️⃣ ❌ ❌ ✅6️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
EXIF Data ✅3️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ❌ ✅8️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅️3️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅7️⃣
Multiple User Support ✅8️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ❌ ✅8️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅6️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ✅7️⃣ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ❌ ✅6️⃣ ✅8️⃣ ✅5️⃣
Authentication Providers ✅5️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅7️⃣ ❌ ❌ ✅9️⃣ ✅9️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ 🚧 ❌ ✅5️⃣ ❌

Note: This list is by no means comprehensive and is provided on a best efforts basis. No guarantees are made to it’s accuracy or completeness. If you see an error or inaccuracy, please report it and contribute a fix if you can!

For links to other photo library projects, see:

An HTML version of this comparison table is here: https://meichthys.github.io/foss_photo_libraries/

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