Omeka S
Next-generation web publishing platform for institutions interested in connecting digital cultural heritage collections with other resources online.
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Still maintained? Yes: 34 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v4.2.1 (Jun 2026).
Also an alternative to Wayback Machine.
At a glance
Omeka S quick facts
- Health score
- 81/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 528
- Last commit
- 7 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v4.2.1, Jun 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Omeka S is a web publication system for universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. It consists of a local network of independently curated exhibits sharing a collaboratively built pool of items, media, and their metadata."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Omeka S scores 81/100, #14 of 19 in Archiving and Digital Preservation (DP): 34 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v4.2.1, 4 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 528 stars add 10.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
34 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v4.2.1 released 4 months ago
- Stars 10.9 / 20
528 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 34
- Last 90 days
- 151
- Last 12 months
- 7 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #14 of 19 tools in Archiving and Digital Preservation (DP) by health , between ArchivesSpace (#13) and Collective Access - Providence (#15) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Nodejs |
| Latest release | v4.2.1 · 4 months ago |
| Stars | 528 |
| Open issues | 177 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | omeka/omeka-s ↗ |
Omeka S vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Omeka S (Archiving and Digital Preservation (DP)), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paperless-ngx | 99 | 47k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| ArchiveBox | 98 | 29k | MIT | yesterday |
| Open Archiver | 84 | 2.4k | AGPL-3.0 | 6 days ago |
| Omeka S (this tool) | 81 | 528 | GPL-3.0 | 7 days ago |
| Collective Access - Providence | 78 | 388 | GPL-3.0 | today |
| bitmagnet | 40 | 4.4k | MIT | 3 months ago |
Omeka S: common questions
What does Omeka S replace?
Repoly lists Omeka S as an open-source alternative to Wayback Machine. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Omeka S stands against the others.
Is Omeka S still maintained?
Omeka S had 34 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 7 days ago; the latest tagged release, v4.2.1, is from 4 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.