meichthys/foss_photo_libraries

Free and Open Source Photo Libraries

Python

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📸 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	Foldergram	HomeGallery	Immich	Librephotos	Lychee	Nextcloud Photos	Nextcloud Memories	Photonix	Photofield	PiGallery2	Photoprism	Photoview	Piwigo	Snapcrescent
Logo
Github Stars
Contributors
Last Commit
Source Language
License
Demo	✅5️⃣	❌	✅3️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅4️⃣	✅4️⃣	✅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	✅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	✅8️⃣	✅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	✅7️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣	❌	❌	❌	✅6️⃣	❌	✅1️⃣	❌
Existing Folders	❌	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	❌	✅7️⃣	✅4️⃣	❌	✅7️⃣	✅9️⃣	❌	✅4️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅7️⃣	❌
Albums	✅8️⃣	❌	✅9️⃣	❌	❌	✅8️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅4️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅5️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅5️⃣
Nested Albums	✅8️⃣	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅9️⃣	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅6️⃣	❌	❌	✅8️⃣	❌
Slideshow	❌	✅4️⃣	✅3️⃣	❌	❌	✅5️⃣	❌	✅4️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅5️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	✅5️⃣	❌
Timeline	✅3️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅3️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅4️⃣	✅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	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅4️⃣	✅4️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅7️⃣	❌
Duplicate Handling	✅5️⃣	❌	✅7️⃣	❌	❌	✅7️⃣	❌	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	❌	✅5️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣
User Defined Tags	✅7️⃣	✅7️⃣	❌	❌	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	✅8️⃣	✅3️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	✅5️⃣	❌	✅7️⃣	❌
Docker Installation	✅8️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅3️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅8️⃣
Object/Face Recognition	❌	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅8️⃣	❌	✅8️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅5️⃣	❌
Basic Editing	✅1️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	❌	❌	✅4️⃣	❌	✅1️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
EXIF Data	✅3️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	✅9️⃣	❌	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅3️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣
Multiple User Support	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅9️⃣	❌	❌	✅8️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅7️⃣	❌	✅7️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅5️⃣
Authentication Providers	✅5️⃣	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅7️⃣	❌	✅9️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅9️⃣	❌	❌	❌	✅5️⃣	❌	✅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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meichthys/foss_photo_libraries

Free and Open Source Photo Libraries

Python

2,810

251 commits

updated Apr 18, 2026

meichthys.github.io/foss_photo_libraries

See the code

README

📸 Free and OpenSource Photo Libraries

⚠️ 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	Foldergram	HomeGallery	Immich	Librephotos	Lychee	Nextcloud Photos	Nextcloud Memories	Photonix	Photofield	PiGallery2	Photoprism	Photoview	Piwigo	Snapcrescent
Logo
Github Stars
Contributors
Last Commit
Source Language
License
Demo	✅5️⃣	❌	✅3️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅4️⃣	✅4️⃣	✅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	✅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	✅8️⃣	✅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	✅7️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣	❌	❌	❌	✅6️⃣	❌	✅1️⃣	❌
Existing Folders	❌	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	❌	✅7️⃣	✅4️⃣	❌	✅7️⃣	✅9️⃣	❌	✅4️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅7️⃣	❌
Albums	✅8️⃣	❌	✅9️⃣	❌	❌	✅8️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅4️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅5️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅5️⃣
Nested Albums	✅8️⃣	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅9️⃣	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅6️⃣	❌	❌	✅8️⃣	❌
Slideshow	❌	✅4️⃣	✅3️⃣	❌	❌	✅5️⃣	❌	✅4️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅5️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	✅5️⃣	❌
Timeline	✅3️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅3️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅4️⃣	✅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	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅4️⃣	✅4️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅5️⃣	✅7️⃣	❌
Duplicate Handling	✅5️⃣	❌	✅7️⃣	❌	❌	✅7️⃣	❌	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	❌	✅5️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣
User Defined Tags	✅7️⃣	✅7️⃣	❌	❌	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	✅8️⃣	✅3️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	✅5️⃣	❌	✅7️⃣	❌
Docker Installation	✅8️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅3️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅8️⃣
Object/Face Recognition	❌	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅8️⃣	❌	✅8️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅5️⃣	❌
Basic Editing	✅1️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	❌	❌	✅4️⃣	❌	✅1️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
EXIF Data	✅3️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	❌	✅9️⃣	❌	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅3️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅6️⃣	✅7️⃣
Multiple User Support	✅8️⃣	✅7️⃣	✅9️⃣	❌	❌	✅8️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅7️⃣	❌	✅7️⃣	❌	✅6️⃣	✅8️⃣	✅5️⃣
Authentication Providers	✅5️⃣	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅7️⃣	❌	✅9️⃣	✅9️⃣	✅9️⃣	❌	❌	❌	✅5️⃣	❌	✅5️⃣	❌

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