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Audacity vs photoview
Audacity has 18,477 GitHub stars, 2,668 forks, 1,781 open issues and last shipped yesterday. photoview has 6,528 stars, 485 forks, 189 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Audacity leads on adoption by 183% (18,477 vs 6,528 stars). Audacity is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; photoview is written in Go under AGPL-3.0. Audacity has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, photoview 7%. 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 | photoview | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 6.5K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 485 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Audacity if
- You weight community size — 18K 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 photoview if
- You want the photoview feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and photoview 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 photoview
Photoview is an AGPL 3.0 licensed photo and video gallery server written in Go that scans an existing folder of media on a self hosted machine and serves it as a fast, browsable website built for photographers.
read the full photoview overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Audacity or photoview more popular?
Audacity has 18,477 GitHub stars and photoview has 6,528. Audacity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Audacity and photoview free?
Both are open source. Audacity has no licence declared in this registry, and photoview is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Audacity and photoview?
Audacity is written in C++ and photoview 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 photoview?
Choose Audacity if you want the larger community (18,477 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose photoview if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.