Open source photo-editor projects
Every project in the registry tagged photo-editor, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
A Photo Editor library with simple, easy support for image editing using paints,text,filters,emoji and Sticker like stories.
nomacs is a free image viewer for windows, linux, and mac systems.
AI-assisted RAW photo developer: GPT vision advisor proposes an EditRecipe, a deterministic Rust engine renders it — Lightroom-compatible XMP sidecars, 24 RAW f
FerrumPix is a desktop photo management and editing application for Linux, Windows and macOS.
Frequently asked questions
How many open source photo-editor projects are there?
This registry tracks 4 projects tagged photo-editor, with 9,834 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is PhotoEditor at 4,532 stars.
Are these photo-editor projects free to use?
Yes — 4 of the 4 carry an explicit open-source licence across 2 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which photo-editor project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these photo-editor projects still maintained?
4 of the 4 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.