# Open-source alternatives to Adobe Lightroom

> Adobe Lightroom: Adobe's photo organizer and RAW editor with cloud sync. The best self-hosted, open-source alternatives are Immich, PhotoPrism and LibrePhotos. All of them can run on your own server, so your data stays under your control. All 6 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Commercial product | Adobe Lightroom |
| Category | Photo Galleries |
| Alternatives listed | 6 |
| Top pick | Immich (115,648 stars, AGPL-3.0) |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/alternatives/lightroom |

## Alternatives, in recommended order

- [Immich](https://appsgit.com/apps/immich): Photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone (alternative to Google Photos). (115,648 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [PhotoPrism](https://appsgit.com/apps/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. (40,272 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [LibrePhotos](https://appsgit.com/apps/librephotos): Photo management service with a slight focus on cool graphs (alternative to Google Photos). (8,089 stars, MIT, Python, Docker)
- [Ente](https://appsgit.com/apps/ente): An end-to-end encrypted photo-sharing platform (alternative to Google Photos, Apple Photos). (29,252 stars, AGPL-3.0, Dart, Docker)
- [Lychee](https://appsgit.com/apps/lychee): Grid and album based photo-management-system. (4,307 stars, MIT, PHP, Docker)
- [Piwigo](https://appsgit.com/apps/piwigo): Photo gallery software for the web, built by an active community of users and developers. (3,867 stars, GPL-2.0, PHP)

## Comparisons

- [Immich vs PhotoPrism](https://appsgit.com/compare/immich-vs-photoprism)
- [Immich vs Ente](https://appsgit.com/compare/immich-vs-ente)
- [PhotoPrism vs LibrePhotos](https://appsgit.com/compare/photoprism-vs-librephotos)

More in this category: [Photo Galleries](https://appsgit.com/categories/photo-galleries)

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