Open source photography projects
Every project in the registry tagged photography, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Lightroom in pure Rust.
Photo gallery for self-hosted personal servers
Professional raw photo processing made free and powerful
Organize thousands of photos with ease
AI-assisted RAW photo developer: GPT vision advisor proposes an EditRecipe, a deterministic Rust engine renders it — Lightroom-compatible XMP sidecars, 24 RAW f
Tool for processing film negatives.
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source photography projects are there?
This registry tracks 6 projects tagged photography, with 32,428 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is lightcraft at 15,318 stars.
Are these photography projects free to use?
Yes — 6 of the 6 carry an explicit open-source licence across 5 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 photography 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 photography projects still maintained?
6 of the 6 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.