GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 4,307
- Forks
- 382
- Open issues
- 18
- Commits, last 12 months
- 750
- Last commit
- Oct 5, 2026
- Latest release
- v7.10.0Sep 28, 2026
- Created
- Aug 8, 2018
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About Lychee
Grid and album based photo-management-system. Lychee is open source under the MIT license and written mainly in PHP, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 4,307 stars and 382 forks on GitHub, with 750 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.
Topics
- photos
- photo-management
- gallery
- hacktoberfest
- photo-gallery
- photo-gallery-application
- php
- typescript
- vuejs
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What is Lychee?
Lychee is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Photo Galleries category. Grid and album based photo-management-system. The source code lives at github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee, where it has 4,307 stars.
Is Lychee free and open source?
Yes. Lychee is open-source software released under the MIT 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.
Can I run Lychee with Docker?
Yes. Lychee provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Lychee?
Popular open-source alternatives to Lychee include Immich, PhotoPrism and Ente. Lychee itself is a self-hosted alternative to Google Photos, Imgur, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom.
Is Lychee actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Lychee was on Oct 5, 2026 with 750 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v7.10.0, published Sep 28, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.