LibrePhotos
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VisitLibrePhotos vs Lychee
What both publish
| Fact | LibrePhotos | Lychee |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy | The official site says nothing is sent to a third party and lists zero trackers or phone-home behavior. | LycheeOrg says the gallery ships without analytics or other tracking mechanisms. |
| Search | Search supports people, places, objects, captions and metadata, with optional AI semantic search. | Search covers photo titles and descriptions, album names and tags across the accessible library, with an administrator option for public search. |
| Sharing | The feature list includes multiple users, shared albums and public links. | Albums can be shared with specific users or made public, and the homepage says albums can be password-protected. |
| Support | The project points users to Discord to ask questions and talk with other users. | The maker points users to documentation, GitHub Issues, and Discord for help. |
LibrePhotos plans
- FreeFree
Lychee plans
- FreeFree
- Supporter Edition€5 a month
Pick LibrePhotos if…
LibrePhotos suits people who want to organize and search a self-hosted photo collection, including those who need offline mobile browsing or shared albums. It also offers deployment options for users of Docker, Kubernetes, Unraid, or Windows.
Pick Lychee if…
Lychee suits personal users wanting self-hosted photo organization and sharing. Professional photographers and businesses selling pictures may prefer the Supporter Edition.