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Dev tools · January 22, 2014

Lychee — Self-hosted photo-management done right

Lychee is a free photo-management tool, which runs on your server or web-space. Upload, manage and share photos like from a native application. Lychee comes with everything you need and all your photos are stored securely.

Lychee — Self-hosted photo-management done right launched on January 22, 2014 with 92 votes, #161 of 1,173 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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In plain words

Lychee is a free, self-hosted photo-management tool that runs on a user's own server or web space. It allows users to upload, organize, search, and share photos through a browser interface that functions like a native application. The tool includes password protection for albums and keeps all photos stored securely under the user's control, with installation taking only seconds.

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Lychee is a free photo-management tool, which runs on your server or web-space. Installing is a matter of seconds. Upload, manage and share photos like from a native application. Lychee comes with everything you need and all your photos are stored securely. Managing your photos has never been easier. Upload, move, rename, describe, delete or search your photos in seconds. All in one place, right from your browser. Sharing like it should be. One click and every photo and album is ready for the public. You can also protect albums with passwords if you want. It's under your control. Look at all your images in full-screen mode, navigate forward and backward by using your keyboard or let others…from lychee.electerious.com

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