PictShare
Multi lingual image hosting service with a simple resizing and upload API.
- File Sharing
- PHP
- Apache-2.0
- Docker
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 951
- Forks
- 137
- Open issues
- 2
- Commits, last 12 months
- 106
- Last commit
- Oct 1, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Oct 27, 2015
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About PictShare
Multi lingual image hosting service with a simple resizing and upload API. PictShare is open source under the Apache-2.0 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 951 stars and 137 forks on GitHub, with 106 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
- docker
- images
- selfhosted
- picture
- mp4-uploads
- image-uploader
- encryption
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What is PictShare?
PictShare is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our File Sharing category. Multi lingual image hosting service with a simple resizing and upload API. The source code lives at github.com/HaschekSolutions/pictshare, where it has 951 stars.
Is PictShare free and open source?
Yes. PictShare is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 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.
Can I run PictShare with Docker?
Yes. PictShare 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 PictShare?
Popular open-source alternatives to PictShare include qBittorrent, transfer.sh and Transmission. PictShare itself is a self-hosted alternative to Imgur.
Is PictShare actively maintained?
The most recent commit to PictShare was on Oct 1, 2026 with 106 commits in the past twelve months. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.