foss_photo_libraries

πŸ“Έ 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 β€˜Gratis’ (free as in free beer) open source photo libraries. β€˜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.

βš–οΈ Comparison

βœ… = 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)
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Feature Chevereto Damselfly Ente HomeGallery Immich Librephotos Lychee Nextcloud Photos Nextcloud Memories Photonix Photofield PiGallery2 Photoprism Photoview Piwigo Snapcrescent
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Demo βœ…5️⃣ ❌ βœ…3️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…4️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…9️⃣
Freeness βœ…5️⃣ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ 🚧7️⃣ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ βœ…πŸ”Ÿ
Automatic Mobile Upload ❌ ❌ βœ…8️⃣ ❌ βœ…8️⃣ ❌ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ βœ…6️⃣ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…7️⃣
Web App βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…7️⃣
Android App ❌ ❌ βœ…8️⃣ ❌ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ ❌ βœ…3️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…4️⃣ ❌ ❌ 🚧4️⃣ 🚧3️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…7️⃣
iOS App ❌ ❌ βœ…8️⃣ ❌ βœ…8️⃣ 🚧3️⃣ ❌ 🚧3️⃣ 🚧3️⃣ βœ…4️⃣ ❌ ❌ 🚧4️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ ❌
Desktop App ❌ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ 🚧2️⃣ 🚧2️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
LivePhotos ❌ ❌ βœ…8️⃣ ❌ βœ…9️⃣ ❌ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…οΈ3️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌
Videos βœ…7️⃣ ❌ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ ❌ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…4️⃣ βœ…7️⃣
Geolocation/Map ❌ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ ❌
Discovery βœ…2️⃣ ❌ βœ…6️⃣ ❌ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ βœ…6️⃣ ❌ βœ…1️⃣ ❌
Existing Folders ❌ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…4️⃣ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ ❌ βœ…4️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ ❌
Albums βœ…8️⃣ ❌ βœ…9️⃣ ❌ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…4️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ ❌ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…5️⃣
Slideshow ❌ βœ…4️⃣ βœ…3️⃣ ❌ βœ…5️⃣ ❌ βœ…4️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ ❌ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ ❌ βœ…5️⃣ ❌
Timeline βœ…3️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…3️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ ❌ βœ…4️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…3️⃣ βœ…5️⃣
Sharing βœ…7️⃣ ❌ βœ…8️⃣ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ ❌ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…5️⃣
Search βœ…5️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…4️⃣ βœ…4️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ ❌
Duplicate Handling βœ…5️⃣ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ ❌ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ ❌ ❌ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ ❌ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…7️⃣
User Defined Tags βœ…7️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…οΈ6️⃣ ❌ βœ…5️⃣ βœ…οΈ3️⃣ βœ…οΈ6️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ ❌ βœ…5️⃣ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ ❌
Docker Installation βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…8️⃣
Object/Face Recognition ❌ βœ…8️⃣ 🚧 βœ…6️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ ❌ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…5️⃣ ❌
Basic Editing βœ…1️⃣ ❌ βœ…6️⃣ ❌ βœ…4️⃣ ❌ ❌ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
EXIF Data βœ…3️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ ❌ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…οΈ3️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…7️⃣
Multiple User Support βœ…8️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ ❌ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…7️⃣ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ ❌ βœ…6️⃣ βœ…8️⃣ βœ…5️⃣
Authentication Providers βœ…5️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ βœ…7️⃣ ❌ ❌ βœ…9️⃣ βœ…9️⃣ ❌ ❌ ❌ 🚧 ❌ βœ…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/

🀝 Contributing

Please contribute additions and corrections! When contributing, please add links to the source of the information. (i.e. link to an issue that indicates that a feature does not exist) Tip: Using a Markdown Editor helps with formatting.

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