# Best self-hosted Photo Galleries apps

> Photo backup, galleries and albums with face and object search. A self-hosted alternative to Google Photos and iCloud. The most popular self-hosted photo galleries apps on GitHub are Immich, PhotoPrism and Ente. appsgit lists 21 self-hosted apps in this category, ranked by GitHub stars. All 21 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Apps listed | 21 |
| Most starred | Immich (115,648 stars) |
| With a Docker image | 18 |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/categories/photo-galleries |

## All 21 Photo Galleries apps

- [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)
- [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)
- [Thumbor](https://appsgit.com/apps/thumbor): A smart imaging service and enables on-demand cropping, resizing, applying filters and optimizing images. (10,521 stars, MIT, Python, 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)
- [Photoview](https://appsgit.com/apps/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. (6,542 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, 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)
- [Nextcloud Memories](https://appsgit.com/apps/nextcloud-memories): Fast, modern and advanced photo management suite. Runs as a Nextcloud app. (3,850 stars, AGPL-3.0, PHP)
- [PiGallery 2](https://appsgit.com/apps/pigallery-2): Directory-first photo gallery website, with a rich UI, optimised for running on low resource servers. (2,294 stars, MIT, TypeScript, Docker)
- [ChronoFrame](https://appsgit.com/apps/chronoframe): Personal gallery application with online photo management, supporting Live/Motion Photos, and explore map. (1,936 stars, MIT, Vue, Docker)
- [Damselfly](https://appsgit.com/apps/damselfly): Fast server-based photo management system for large collections of images. Includes face detection, face & object recognition, powerful search, and EXIF Keyword tagging. Runs on Linux, MacOS and… (1,789 stars, GPL-3.0, C#, Docker)
- [Immich Kiosk](https://appsgit.com/apps/immich-kiosk): Lightweight slideshow for running on kiosk devices and browsers that uses Immich as a data source. (1,710 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [bewCloud](https://appsgit.com/apps/bewcloud): File sharing + sync, notes, and photos (alternative to Nextcloud and ownCloud's RSS reader). (1,238 stars, AGPL-3.0, JavaScript, Docker)
- [HomeGallery](https://appsgit.com/apps/homegallery): Browse personal photos and videos featuring tagging, mobile-friendly, and AI powered image discovery. (1,194 stars, MIT, JavaScript, Docker)
- [Chevereto](https://appsgit.com/apps/chevereto): Ultimate image sharing software. Create your very own personal image hosting website in just minutes. (998 stars, AGPL-3.0, PHP, Docker)
- [Photofield](https://appsgit.com/apps/photofield): Experimental fast photo viewer. (608 stars, MIT, Go, Docker)
- [Zenphoto](https://appsgit.com/apps/zenphoto): Gallery and CMS project. (318 stars, GPL-2.0, PHP)
- [Memtly](https://appsgit.com/apps/memtly): Event photo sharing platform and gallery with slideshow that allows guests to view and share memories via a QR code. (288 stars, GPL-3.0, C#, Docker)
- [SPIS](https://appsgit.com/apps/spis): A simple, lightweight and fast media server with decent mobile support. (212 stars, GPL-3.0, Rust, Docker)
- [This week in past](https://appsgit.com/apps/this-week-in-past): Aggregates images taken this week, from previous years and presents them on a web page with a simple slideshow. (103 stars, MIT, Rust, Docker)

## Replaces

- [Open-source alternatives to Google Photos](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/google-photos)
- [Open-source alternatives to Adobe Photoshop](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/photoshop)
- [Open-source alternatives to Adobe Lightroom](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/lightroom)

## 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)

## Related categories

- [Media Servers](https://appsgit.com/categories/media-servers): Video and multimedia servers and live streaming software. Stream movies, shows and live video to your devices, like a free Plex or YouTube.
- [CMS](https://appsgit.com/categories/cms): Content management systems and headless CMS platforms for websites and apps. Publish and manage content on a stack you control.
- [File Sync & Storage](https://appsgit.com/categories/file-sync-storage): Private cloud storage and file synchronization across devices. A self-hosted alternative to Dropbox and Google Drive.
- [Groupware & Calendars](https://appsgit.com/categories/groupware-calendars): Shared calendars, contacts and collaboration suites. Sync schedules and address books across devices with CalDAV and CardDAV servers you run.
- [Feed Readers](https://appsgit.com/categories/feed-readers): RSS and Atom feed readers and aggregators. Follow blogs and news in a clean timeline you control.
- [Note-taking & Editors](https://appsgit.com/categories/note-taking): Note apps, Markdown editors and collaborative writing tools. A private alternative to Notion, Evernote and Google Docs.

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