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PiGallery 2

Self-hosted in Photos

Lightweight self-hosted web gallery that serves photo folders as they are, with no database to manage.

Privacy passport

5 of 5 checks

No trackingYesNo ads and no third-party trackers or analytics.
Open sourceYesApps and server code are public, so anyone can check them.
Only you can read itYour serverYour data lives on a server you run.
No accountOptionalWorks without an account; one is only needed for extras such as sync.
FreeYesFree to use.

Where it stands among 14 photo apps

No tracking

Yes

Partly

Not stated

Open source

Yes

Partly

Only you can read it

Yes

No account

Yes

No

Free

Yes

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