Monbooru vs Tropy
Comparing two open source alternatives to Eagle. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.
Monbooru
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted, booru-style gallery that tags, searches and deduplicates a local image, video and comic collection.
Tropy
AGPL-3.0Desktop app for organising, describing and annotating photographs of archival research material.
Side-by-side comparison
| Monbooru | Tropy | |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| GitHub Stars | 120 | 1,160 |
| Forks | 9 | 68 |
| Open Issues | 18 | 223 |
| Last Commit | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| First Released | Apr 16, 2026 | Nov 3, 2015 |
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