Foldergram vs Lychee

Comparing two open source alternatives to Google Photos. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Foldergram

AGPL-3.0

A self-hosted, Instagram-style photo and video gallery that serves your local folders as a beautiful feed.

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Lychee

MIT

Self-hosted photo and video gallery for uploading, organizing, and sharing your library.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Foldergram	Lychee
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	604	4,330
Forks	37	382
Open Issues	21	16
Last Commit	Nov 3, 2026	Nov 7, 2026
First Released	Mar 14, 2026	Aug 8, 2018
Categories	Personal Cloud	Media Servers Cloud Storage
Tags	#photo gallery #docker #home server #homelab #privacy	#self hosted #privacy #cloud storage #photo gallery #photo-management

GitHub stars over time

Foldergram604

Lychee

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