Self-hosted photo-management done right.
Lychee is a free photo-management tool, which runs on your server or web-space. Installing is a matter of seconds. Upload, manage and share photos like from a native application. Lychee comes with everything you need and all your photos are stored securely.
Manage
Managing your photos has never been easier. Upload, move, rename, describe, delete or search your photos in seconds. All in one place, right from your browser.
Share
Sharing like it should be. One click and every photo and album is ready for the public. You can also protect albums with passwords if you want. It's under your control.
View
Look at all your images in full-screen mode, navigate forward and backward by using your keyboard or let others enjoy your photos by making them public.
Upload your photos or create new albums.
See all the information from your photo
Batch selection with Desktop-like multi-select
Share your albums or photos with your favourite service.
Open
Lychee is completely open-source. Everyone can take advantage of the work we have already done and improve it. We are open for every suggestion or help.
Secure
Your server, your data, your rules. Never depend on someone else. Lychee is a self-hosted solution, so you are in the full control of your photos.
Beautiful
Our goal was to create a web app everyone can use. Lychee works intuitive and comes with a stunning, beautiful interface.
Made for Photographers,
by Photographers.
Lychee is the perfect place to store all your photos. No storage limit, no compression, no loss in data. We even support and display your EXIF and IPTC Metadata. And if you want, you can make your photos public for your audience. With just one click.
EXIF
Get the most out of our photos. Lychee supports EXIF and IPTC Metadata. Always available one click away. Clearly listed next to all other information.
Import
Import your photos from various sources. From you local computer, server, via URL or even from your Dropbox.
Tag
Never lose one of your photos in the depth of your albums. Tag them or mark them as important. Every single photo or all selected photos at once.
Lychee on Docker
Deploy in a matter of seconds with our docker-compose file.