Lychee
Grid and album based photo-management-system.
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Still maintained? Yes: 276 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v7.12.0 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Google Photos.
At a glance
Lychee quick facts
- Health score
- 95/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 4,323
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v7.12.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to Lychee
Full rankings: Google Photos alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool that runs on your server or web space. Installation is quick and easy, taking just seconds. With Lychee, you can upload, manage, and share your photos seamlessly, just like using a native application. It comes with all the essential features you need, ensuring your photos are stored securely. Read more on our website."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Lychee scores 95/100, #6 of 25 in Photo Galleries: 276 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v7.12.0, 8 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 4,323 stars add 14.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 5.5 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
276 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v7.12.0 released 8 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 14.5 / 20
4.3k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 276
- Last 90 days
- 834
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #6 of 25 tools in Photo Galleries by health , between Thumbor (#5) and ChronoFrame (#7) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | PHP, Docker |
| Latest release | v7.12.0 · 8 days ago |
| Stars | 4,323 |
| Open issues | 16 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | LycheeOrg/Lychee ↗ |
Lychee vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Lychee (Photo Galleries), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immich | 100 | 118k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Ente | 98 | 30k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| PhotoPrism | 98 | 40k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| LibrePhotos | 96 | 8.1k | MIT | today |
| Lychee (this tool) | 95 | 4.3k | MIT | yesterday |
| Piwigo | 61 | 3.9k | GPL-2.0 | yesterday |
Lychee: common questions
What does Lychee replace?
Repoly lists Lychee as an open-source alternative to Google Photos. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Lychee stands against the others.
Is Lychee still maintained?
Lychee had 276 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v7.12.0, is from 8 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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