Open Source Photo & Video Management Software
Photo & Video Management software organizes large libraries of images and movie files in a centralized location. These tools automate the sorting of media through face recognition, object detection, and EXIF metadata analysis. This type of software serves photographers and home users who need to archive high-resolution RAW files and digital negatives. Self-hosting these apps ensures that private family photos and personal videos remain on local hardware. This approach removes reliance on external storage companies and keeps media galleries accessible without internet connectivity.
This page lists 28 open source tools in the Photo & Video Management category. The most popular are Immich, PhotoPrism and Ente. Most use the AGPL-3.0 or MIT license, and 22 offer an official Docker image.
Immich
Back up, organize, and browse personal photo and video libraries on a self-hosted server without cloud access.
PhotoPrism
Self-hosted photo and video management application using machine learning for automatic tagging and face recognition.
Ente
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage for photos, videos, and documents with a dedicated two-factor authentication tool.
Darktable
Manage digital negatives and develop raw images using a non-destructive workflow with professional color management.
Stash
A self-hosted media organizer and server for managing and streaming diverse video and image collections.
ytDownloader
Downloads video and audio content from hundreds of websites with built in compression and playlist support.
LibrePhotos
A self-hosted photo management service featuring automatic face recognition, object detection, and semantic image search.
Photoview
A self-hosted photo gallery designed for photographers to navigate high-resolution images and RAW files.
Lychee
Self-hosted photo management software for uploading, organizing, and sharing images with full control over data privacy.
Piwigo
Self-hosted photo gallery software for organizing and sharing large image libraries for individuals, teams, and organizations.
Memories
A photo management suite for Nextcloud that organizes images and videos using date and location metadata.
PicList
Manage image hosting and cloud storage with support for batch renaming, image processing, and markdown integration.
PicView
View and manage images with support for batch resizing, format conversion, and extensive file type compatibility.
ExifCleaner
Removes metadata from images, videos, and PDFs to protect privacy across multiple file formats.
PiGallery2
A directory-first photo gallery website optimized for running on low-resource servers and Raspberry Pi hardware.
Manyfold
A self-hosted digital asset manager designed for organizing and managing collections of 3D print files.
ChronoFrame
Self-hosted personal gallery application for managing photo albums with EXIF parsing and geolocation mapping.
Damselfly
A server-based photograph management system for indexing and searching large image collections using metadata and AI.
Immich Kiosk
Configurable slideshows for displaying photo and video assets from Immich on browsers and digital devices.
Slink
A self-hosted image sharing platform with granular access controls, nested tagging, and multiple storage provider options.
HomeGallery
Self-hosted web gallery for photos and videos with AI-powered face recognition and reverse image search.
MyTube
Self-hosted video downloader and player for YouTube, Bilibili, Twitch, and other yt-dlp supported sites.
Chevereto
Self-hosted media sharing platform for managing and hosting images and videos on a private server.
PictShare
Self-hosted hosting service for images, videos, and text bins with a resizing and upload API.
Sigal
A Python based static site generator that creates image galleries with thumbnails and HTML pages.
Photofield
A self-hosted photo gallery focused on high-speed rendering and displaying large volumes of images simultaneously.
Omeka
A web publishing platform for the display of library, museum, and scholarly collections and archives.
Openinary
A self-hosted media processing platform for on-the-fly image and video transformations via URL and REST API.
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