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Best open source photo management apps

The best open source photo management app is Immich, with 115,648 GitHub stars, the AGPL-3.0 license and a Docker image; PhotoPrism and Ente are strong alternatives. This page also breaks the picks down by team size and use: Immich leads for home use. The overall ranking weighs GitHub stars, commits in the last year, Docker images, open-source licenses and recent commits across the 21 apps in the photo galleries category of the appsgit catalog.

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Top picks

  1. Rank 1:

    Immich

    immich-app/immich

    Photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone (alternative to Google Photos).

    FeaturedPhoto GalleriesTypeScriptDocker

    Immich has 115,648 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,638 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Photoshop.

  2. Rank 2:

    PhotoPrism

    photoprism/photoprism

    Personal photo management powered by Go and Google TensorFlow. Browse, organize, and share your personal photo collection, using the latest technologies to automatically tag and find pictures.

    Photo GalleriesGoDocker

    AI-nativePhotoPrism has 40,272 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,819 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Photoshop.

  3. Rank 3:

    Ente

    ente/ente

    An end-to-end encrypted photo-sharing platform (alternative to Google Photos, Apple Photos).

    Photo GalleriesDartDocker

    Ente has 29,252 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 16,902 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Lightroom.

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Top picks

10 of the 21 apps in the photo galleries category, ranked on GitHub stars, commits in the last year, Docker images, open-source licenses and recent commits.

  1. 1

    Immich

    Photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone (alternative to Google Photos).

    Immich has 115,648 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,638 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Photoshop.

  2. 2

    PhotoPrism

    Personal photo management powered by Go and Google TensorFlow. Browse, organize, and share your personal photo collection, using the latest technologies to automatically tag and find pictures.

    AI-nativePhotoPrism has 40,272 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,819 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Photoshop.

  3. 3

    Ente

    An end-to-end encrypted photo-sharing platform (alternative to Google Photos, Apple Photos).

    Ente has 29,252 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 16,902 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Lightroom.

  4. 4

    LibrePhotos

    Photo management service with a slight focus on cool graphs (alternative to Google Photos).

    AI-nativeLibrePhotos has 8,089 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 753 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Lightroom.

  5. 5

    Thumbor

    A smart imaging service and enables on-demand cropping, resizing, applying filters and optimizing images.

    Thumbor has 10,521 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 177 commits in the last year.

  6. 6

    Lychee

    Grid and album based photo-management-system.

    Lychee has 4,307 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 750 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Imgur.

  7. 7

    Photoview

    Simple and user-friendly photo gallery for personal servers. It is made for photographers and aims to provide an easy and fast way to navigate directories, with thousands of high resolution photos.

    Photoview has 6,542 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 91 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos.

  8. 8

    Nextcloud Memories

    Fast, modern and advanced photo management suite. Runs as a Nextcloud app.

    Nextcloud Memories has 3,850 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license and had 947 commits in the last year.

  9. 9

    Immich Kiosk

    Lightweight slideshow for running on kiosk devices and browsers that uses Immich as a data source.

    Immich Kiosk has 1,710 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,049 commits in the last year.

  10. 10

    PiGallery 2

    Directory-first photo gallery website, with a rich UI, optimised for running on low resource servers.

    PiGallery 2 has 2,294 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 232 commits in the last year.

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Best for home use

Ranked for home use on GitHub stars, commits in the last year, Docker images, open-source licenses and recent commits.

  1. 1

    Immich

    Photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone (alternative to Google Photos).

    Immich has 115,648 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,638 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Photoshop. For home use it also scores on a Docker image, an open-source license and a commit in the last 90 days.

  2. 2

    PhotoPrism

    Personal photo management powered by Go and Google TensorFlow. Browse, organize, and share your personal photo collection, using the latest technologies to automatically tag and find pictures.

    AI-nativePhotoPrism has 40,272 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,819 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Photoshop. For home use it also scores on a Docker image, an open-source license and a commit in the last 90 days.

  3. 3

    Ente

    An end-to-end encrypted photo-sharing platform (alternative to Google Photos, Apple Photos).

    Ente has 29,252 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 16,902 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Lightroom. For home use it also scores on a Docker image, an open-source license and a commit in the last 90 days.

  4. 4

    LibrePhotos

    Photo management service with a slight focus on cool graphs (alternative to Google Photos).

    AI-nativeLibrePhotos has 8,089 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 753 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Lightroom. For home use it also scores on a Docker image, an open-source license and a commit in the last 90 days.

  5. 5

    Thumbor

    A smart imaging service and enables on-demand cropping, resizing, applying filters and optimizing images.

    Thumbor has 10,521 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 177 commits in the last year. For home use it also scores on a Docker image, an open-source license and a commit in the last 90 days.

FAQ

Questions and answers

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What is the best open source photo management app?

The best open source photo management app is Immich, with 115,648 GitHub stars, the AGPL-3.0 license and a Docker image; PhotoPrism and Ente are strong alternatives. This page also breaks the picks down by team size and use: Immich leads for home use. The overall ranking weighs GitHub stars, commits in the last year, Docker images, open-source licenses and recent commits across the 21 apps in the photo galleries category of the appsgit catalog.

Is Immich free?

Yes. Immich is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Which open source photo management app is best for home use?

Immich ranks first for home use, with 115,648 GitHub stars, the AGPL-3.0 license and a Docker image; PhotoPrism and Ente follow. The home use ranking adds points for Docker images, open-source licenses and recent commits on top of stars and activity.

Can I self-host these photo management apps with Docker?

Yes, 9 of the 10 picks. Immich, PhotoPrism and Ente publish Docker images, so you can run them on a VPS or home server with Docker Compose. The others install from their own packages or source; follow each project's install guide.

Are all of these photo management apps open source?

All 10 apps on this list are open source. You can self-host and modify each one under its license.

Which of these photo management apps is the most actively developed?

Ente, with 16,902 commits in the last 12 months and a latest release, photos-v1.3.64, from September 2026. Activity is a good sign that bugs and security issues get fixed.

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