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Audacity vs photofield
Audacity has 18,582 GitHub stars, 2,674 forks, 1,781 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. photofield has 608 stars, 15 forks, 35 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Audacity leads on adoption by 2,956% (18,582 vs 608 stars). Audacity is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; photofield is written in Go under MIT. Audacity has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, photofield 2%. Audacity was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Audacity | photofield | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 19K | ★ 608 |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-25 | 2026-08-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 15 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Audacity if
- You weight community size — 19K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick photofield if
- You want the photofield feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and photofield fits your workflow better
About Audacity
Audacity is an open source audio editor and recorder written in C++ and distributed under free software terms. It lives in the open source desktop audio editing ecosystem, where it provides a multi track interface for recording and editing audio on Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. The README describes the project as an easy to use audio tool, and the repository contains both the Audacity 3.x line and the in progress Audacity 4 line.
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About photofield
Photofield is a self hosted, non invasive, single binary photo gallery written in Go and released under the MIT licence, intended for people who want to browse very large photo collections quickly on their own hardware.
read the full photofield overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Audacity or photofield more popular?
Audacity has 18,582 GitHub stars and photofield has 608. Audacity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Audacity and photofield free?
Both are open source. Audacity has no licence declared in this registry, and photofield is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Audacity and photofield?
Audacity is written in C++ and photofield in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Audacity or photofield?
Choose Audacity if you want the larger community (18,582 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose photofield if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.