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Open source alternatives to Google Photos

We track 8 open-source Google Photos alternatives, of which 5 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 7 ship a Docker image. Immich leads on health at 100/100 with 717 commits in the last 90 days; across all 8 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, GPL-2.0, GPL-3.0 and 1 other licences.

updated Oct 2026 8 alternatives best health 100 ★ 207k combined 9,573 commits / 90d 7 with Docker

Top picks to replace Google Photos

  • Healthiest

    Immich

    Health 100/100: 717 commits in 90 days, latest release v3.3.5, Docker image available.

  • Most active

    Ente

    6,111 commits in the last 90 days, more than any other option here.

  • Permissive licence

    LibrePhotos

    MIT, so you can fork or embed it without publishing changes; health 96/100.

Licence family

Showing 8 of 8 tools

All 8 Google Photos alternatives, ranked by health

  • Top pick · highest health

    Immich

    Photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone (alternative to Google Photos).

    ★ 118k⟳ todayv3.3.5AGPL-3.0

    Docker
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • 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.

    ★ 40k⟳ yesterday261029-963b58c50AGPL-3.0

    DockerGo
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Ente

    An end-to-end encrypted photo-sharing platform (alternative to Google Photos, Apple Photos).

    ★ 30k⟳ todayente-cli-v0.4.2AGPL-3.0

    DockerNodejsGo
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • LibrePhotos

    Photo management service with a slight focus on cool graphs (alternative to Google Photos).

    ★ 8.1k⟳ today1.5.0MIT

    DockerPython
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Piwigo

    Photo gallery software for the web, built by an active community of users and developers.

    ★ 3.9k⟳ yesterday16.4.0GPL-2.0

    PHP
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Damselfly

    Fast server-based photo management system for large collections of images. Includes face detection, face & object recognition, powerful search, and EXIF Keyword tagging. Runs on Linux, MacOS and Windows.

    ★ 1.8k⟳ 1 month ago4.5.3GPL-3.0

    DockerC#.NET
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • HomeGallery

    Browse personal photos and videos featuring tagging, mobile-friendly, and AI powered image discovery.

    ★ 1.2k⟳ 17 days agoMIT

    DockerNodejs
    Website ↗ Source ↗

Google Photos alternatives compared

Immich edges PhotoPrism 100 to 98, and most of the difference is stars: 118k stars against 40k stars. PhotoPrism is the busier codebase, though, with 1,893 commits in 90 days to 717.

The most recent release is PhotoPrism 261029-963b58c50, published yesterday. HomeGallery publishes no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. HomeGallery scores under 40, so check recent activity before adopting it. By stack, Go (2), Nodejs (2) and PHP (2) are the most common. LibrePhotos, Lychee and HomeGallery are permissively licensed; Immich, PhotoPrism, Ente and 2 more are copyleft.

Open source alternatives to Google Photos by health, stars, licence and last commit
Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit Docker
Immich Health 100 on 11 Sep, 100 nowSteady at 100 since 11 Sep 100 118k AGPL-3.0 today Yes
PhotoPrism Health 98 on 11 Sep, 98 nowSteady at 98 since 11 Sep 98 40k AGPL-3.0 yesterday Yes
Ente Health 98 on 11 Sep, 98 nowSteady at 98 since 11 Sep 98 30k AGPL-3.0 today Yes
LibrePhotos Health 96 on 11 Sep, 96 nowSteady at 96 since 11 Sep 96 8.1k MIT today Yes
Lychee Health 95 on 11 Sep, 95 nowSteady at 95 since 11 Sep 95 4.3k MIT yesterday Yes
Piwigo 61 3.9k GPL-2.0 yesterday No
Damselfly 53 1.8k GPL-3.0 1 month ago Yes
HomeGallery 36 1.2k MIT 17 days ago Yes

Google Photos alternatives: common questions

What is the most maintained open source alternative to Google Photos?

Immich scores highest at 100/100, with 717 commits in the last 90 days, 118k stars on GitHub and its latest release (v3.3.5) published 9 days ago. Ente has the most raw commit activity at 6111 commits in 90 days.

Which Google Photos alternatives use a permissive licence?

3 of 8 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): LibrePhotos (MIT), Lychee (MIT), HomeGallery (MIT). 5 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.

Which Google Photos alternatives run in Docker?

7 of 8 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Immich, PhotoPrism, Ente, LibrePhotos, Lychee, Damselfly and 1 more. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.

Is Immich or PhotoPrism the better Google Photos alternative?

On measured health Immich leads, 100 to 98. Immich has 717 commits in 90 days, 118k stars and v3.3.5 from 9 days ago; PhotoPrism has 1,893 commits in 90 days, 40k stars and 261029-963b58c50 from yesterday. Immich is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.

Are the Google Photos alternatives still maintained?

5 of the 8 measured options score 70 or above. Damselfly had no commits in the last 90 days. HomeGallery scores under 40.

What languages are the Google Photos alternatives written in?

Go: PhotoPrism and Ente. Nodejs: Ente and HomeGallery. PHP: Lychee and Piwigo. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.