Lychee AlternativesPhoto Managers & Photo Sharing Apps like Lychee

Lychee is described as 'Free photo-management tool, which runs on your server or web-space. Installing is a matter of seconds. Upload, manage and share photos like from a native application. Lychee comes with everything you need and all your photos are stored securely' and is a Photo Manager in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Lychee for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Windows, Web-based, Mac and Linux apps. The best Lychee alternative is Ente Photos, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lychee are Immich, Google Photos, PixelUnion and PhotoPrism.

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  1. Ente Photos icon
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    Open-source, end-to-end encrypted backup and sharing for photos and videos, multi-platform sync, original quality preservation, privacy-first design, collaborative albums, family sharing, secure external sharing, robust data replication, and device imports.

    153 Ente Photos alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    • Cloudron
     
  2. Immich icon
     147 likes

    High performance self-hosted photo and video management offering local AI search, automatic backup, facial recognition, map-based tagging, multi-user and album support, raw and 360-degree image compatibility, public sharing, and extensive organizational features.

    47 Immich alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
     
  3. Google Photos icon
     341 likes

    Offers 15 GB free cloud storage for automatic photo and video backups, AI-powered editing tools, smart organization, duplicate cleanup, daily roll albums, locked folders, Google Lens, and easy sharing across devices with advanced security. Print services available in select regions.

    169 Google Photos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. PixelUnion icon
     34 likes

    PixelUnion is a privacy-focused, EU-based photo storage service alternative to Google Photos. It offers lossless uploads, free 16 GB starter storage, AI-powered face recognition, and more.

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    • Online
     
  5. PhotoPrism icon
     125 likes

    AI-powered, privacy-centered platform for managing, searching, and organizing photos with automatic tagging, face recognition, RAW support, advanced filters, geocoding, secure backups, Live Photo playback, and private server or cloud hosting options.

    139 PhotoPrism alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
     
  6. Piwigo icon
     71 likes

    Manage your photo collection with Piwigo Piwigo is open source photo gallery software for the web. Designed for organisations, teams and individuals.

    142 Piwigo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  7. Plex Photos icon
     15 likes

    Plex Photos lets you effortlessly view and manage your personal photo libraries, providing easy access to your favorite moments both at home and on the go.

    65 Plex Photos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • iPhone
     
  8. LibrePhotos icon
     22 likes

    Unlike commercial service that store your photos in the cloud and scan/index them to train their machine learning models and collect ad targeting data on you, LibrePhotos keeps all your photos and metadata on your local machine.

    129 LibrePhotos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Foldergram icon
     11 likes

    Turn local folders into a self-hosted, open-source gallery offering an Instagram-style feed, instant previews, post details, offline PWA functionality, private browsing, Home, Reels, Explore, Library, download controls, and automatic metadata indexing.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  10. Photobox icon
     5 likes

    Photo library and interactive editor built with Next.js.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. jAlbum icon
     26 likes

    Create web-based galleries from images and movies using customizable templates, drag-and-drop support, IPTC/EXIF metadata handling, lossless image editing, built-in FTP/SFTP uploading, pluggable filters, style sheets, and a web server for direct previews.

    25 jAlbum alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Wordpress
     
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