Piwigo
Piwigo is open-source photo library and digital asset management software, available as a hosted service or for self-hosting.
About Piwigo
Piwigo is photo library and digital asset management software for managing, organizing and sharing photos and videos. It is available as a hosted cloud service or for installation on your own infrastructure, with both options built on the same open source core with API access. It supports upload from computers, mobile apps and synchronized folders, bulk import, and storage of photos, videos and many document formats. Libraries can be organized with albums, tags and metadata, searched across tags and file properties, and shared as public galleries or private collections with roles and permissions. The cloud version is hosted in France and includes updates, backups and maintenance, and a free trial is offered. Self-hosted use requires providing and managing your own infrastructure.
Key features
- Upload from computer, mobile apps or synchronized folders
- Bulk import of photos, videos and document formats
- Organize with albums, sub-albums, tags and metadata
- Search across tags, metadata, file properties and filters
- Share public galleries or private libraries with permissions
- Extend with plugins, themes, settings and API
Best for: Public organizations, companies, universities, nonprofits, and photographers that need to organize and share photo and video libraries.
Good for
- Available as hosted service or self-hosted on same core
- Photos, videos and metadata exportable at any time free of charge
- Cloud version includes updates, backups and maintenance
Watch out for
- Self-hosted use requires managing your own infrastructure
Piwigo at a glance
- Website
- piwigo.org
- Category
- Online Tools › Image Tools
- Type
- Online tool
- Pricing
- Free trial
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Piwigo FAQ
What are the ways to use Piwigo?
As Piwigo Cloud, where hosting, updates, backups and maintenance are included, or self-hosted on your own infrastructure.
Where is Piwigo Cloud hosted?
In France, on its own infrastructure under European regulations, with no customer data transferred to the United States.
Can I move between hosting options?
Yes, photos, videos and metadata can be exported at any time free of charge, and switching between Cloud and self-hosted is possible.
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