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Best open-source Photo management

The best self-hosted photo manager in the c17.io catalog is Immich (the published Google Photos stack), with PhotoPrism for browse-and-organize, Ente when you want end-to-end encryption (photos plus an authenticator), and Lychee for a smaller shareable gallery. A Drive suite stays on /best/file-sync-storage.

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Ranked picks

  1. 1

    Immich

    AGPL photo and video backup — the c17 Google Photos stack, with mobile upload and a timeline.

    When to pick it: A camera-roll app you host.

    116,458 stars in the catalog

  2. 2

    PhotoPrism

    AGPL AI-powered photo library already named next to Immich.

    When to pick it: Browse and organize a library, not the Immich mobile-backup motion.

    40,311 stars in the catalog

  3. 3

    Ente

    AGPL-3.0 end-to-end encrypted photo cloud (and a separate authenticator app) in one monorepo.

    When to pick it: E2EE albums. Self-host or their cloud.

    29,448 stars in the catalog

  4. 4

    Lychee

    MIT photo-management system you run on a server to manage and share photos.

    When to pick it: A smaller gallery if Immich is more box than you wanted.

    4,311 stars in the catalog

How they compare

ToolLicenseSelf-hostBest for
ImmichGNU Affero General Public License v3.0MediumA camera-roll app you host.
PhotoPrismGNU Affero General Public License v3.0MediumBrowse and organize a library, not the Immich mobile-backup motion.
EnteGNU Affero General Public License v3.0MediumE2EE albums. Self-host or their cloud.
LycheeMIT LicenseEasyA smaller gallery if Immich is more box than you wanted.

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FAQ

Immich or PhotoPrism?
Immich if you want mobile backup and a timeline (the published stack). PhotoPrism if the job is browse and organize a library you already copied over.
Why not Nextcloud?
Nextcloud is the Drive suite — /best/file-sync-storage and /compare/nextcloud-vs-seafile. Use it if people dump folders. Immich if they expect a camera-roll app.
Are these free?
Immich, PhotoPrism, Ente, and Lychee are OSI licenses as listed. You pay disk and hosting. Template users never pay c17.
How do I deploy it?
Open /stacks/immich-photos. Persist originals. Machine-learning jobs can run on CPU.

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