Free, open-source alternatives to Flickr
Photo sharing community and portfolio. 7 apps you can run yourself instead of Flickr, sorted by how well they replace it. Each one is open source, so your data stays with you.
PixelFedBest match
Ethical photo sharing platform, powered by ActivityPub federation (alternative to Instagram).
Lychee
Grid and album based photo-management-system.
Piwigo
Photo gallery software for the web, built by an active community of users and developers.
Chevereto
Ultimate image sharing software. Create your very own personal image hosting website in just minutes.
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.
PiGallery 2
Directory-first photo gallery website, with a rich UI, optimised for running on low resource servers.
Zenphoto
Gallery and CMS project.
Side by side
| App | Stars | License | Activity | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PixelFed | 7,125 | AGPL-3.0 | PHP | |
| Lychee | 4,310 | MIT | PHP, Docker | |
| Piwigo | 3,866 | GPL-2.0 | PHP | |
| Chevereto | 996 | AGPL-3.0 | PHP, Docker | |
| PhotoPrism | 40,291 | AGPL-3.0 | Go, Docker | |
| PiGallery 2 | 2,298 | MIT | Docker, Node.js | |
| Zenphoto | 317 | GPL-2.0 | PHP |
Why replace Flickr?
Flickr works, but your data lives in someone else's account, the price can change at any time, and features can disappear. An open-source app you run yourself is yours: you choose where it runs, who can see the data, and when to update.
Questions
What is the best free alternative to Flickr?
PixelFed is the closest open-source replacement for Flickr in our list. Lychee and Piwigo are worth a look too, depending on what you need.
Can I self-host an alternative to Flickr?
Yes. All 7 apps on this page are open source and can run on your own server, usually with Docker, or on a managed host that installs them for you.