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Self-hosted alternatives to shortkit

50 self-hosted Photo & Video apps to use instead, best rated first.

Top picks

  1. I

    Immich

    Launch

    Back up, organize, search, and browse your personal photo and video library on your own server, with no third-party cloud access.

    Open sourceSelf-hosted

  2. E

    Etherpad

    Launch

    Etherpad is a modern, really-real-time collaborative document editor designed to facilitate seamless collaboration between multiple users. Its intuitive interface and robust functionality make it an ideal tool for teams and individuals look

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

  3. V

    VLC media player

    Launch

    VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player. It can play all your movies, shows and music in most formats directly without conversion. It allows file synchronization with Dropbox, GDrive, OneDrive, Box, iCloud Drive, iTun

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

  4. F

    Frigate

    Launch

    Monitor your security cameras with locally processed AI.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

  5. T

    Tox

    Launch

    Whether it's corporations or governments, there's just too much digital spying going on today. Tox is an easy to use application that connects you with friends and family without anyone else listening in. While other big-name services requi

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

  6. P

    PhotoPrism

    Launch

    Personal photo management powered by Go and Google TensorFlow. Browse, organize, and share your personal photo collection, using the latest technologies to automatically tag and find pictures. (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Go/Docker

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

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MeTube

Web GUI for youtube-dl, with playlist support

Launch
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SRS

A simple, high efficiency and real-time video server, supports RTMP, WebRTC

Launch
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Docs

Transform document collaboration

Launch
10
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Owncast

Decentralized single-user live video streaming and chat server

Launch
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Tube Archivist

Organize, search, and enjoy your YouTube collection

Launch
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LibrePhotos

Photo management service with a slight focus on cool graphs

Launch
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PixelFed

Ethical photo sharing platform, powered by ActivityPub federation

Launch
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Photoview

Simple and user-friendly photo gallery for personal servers

Launch
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SnapOtter

Suite of 200+ web tools for converting and editing images, videos

Launch
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Zoneminder

Closed-circuit television

Launch
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MediaCMS

Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS

Launch
18
I

Invidious

Alternative YouTube front-end

Launch
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ChronoFrame

Personal gallery application

Launch
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H

HomeTube

Web UI to download videos and playlists

Launch
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Stash

Web app for organizing adult videos and images

Launch
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tubesync

Syncs YouTube channels and playlists to a locally hosted media server

Launch
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P

Pinchflat

Download YouTube content built using yt-dlp

Launch
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R

Restreamer

The Restreamer is a complete streaming server solution for self-hosting

Launch
25
P

PiGallery 2

Directory-first photo gallery website

Launch
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iSponsorBlockTV

Block and skip sponsors, while also muting and skipping ads on YouTube

Launch
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L

LibrePhotos

Photo management service with a slight focus on cool graphs

Launch
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R

Reclip

Download videos from almost any website

Launch
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Y

YoutubeDL-Material

Self-hosted YouTube downloader built on Material Design

Launch
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Meelo

Personal Music Server, designed for collectors and music maniacs

Launch
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P

Photoview

Photo gallery for self-hosted personal servers

Launch
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C

Concat

The truly free, and open-source cross-platform CapCut replacement

Launch
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L

LeafWiki

A fast wiki for people who think in folders, not feeds

Launch
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R

Restreamer

Access H.264 real-time video streaming on your website without a streaming

Launch
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B

BetterShot

Screen recorder featuring cursor zoom and captions

Launch
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M

motionEye

Online interface for the software Motion, a video surveillance program

Launch
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L

Lychee

Grid and album based photo-management-system

Launch
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C

ClipCascade

ClipCascade is a lightweight utility

Launch
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D

Damselfly

Fast server-based photo management system for large collections of images

Launch
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Signature PDF

Sign and manipulate PDFs with collaboration, organization

Launch
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NymphCast

Turn your choice of Linux-capable hardware into an audio and video source

Launch
42
S

Secluso

Private DIY home security camera system for Raspberry Pi

Launch
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V

Viseron

Self-hosted, local-only NVR and AI Computer Vision software

Launch
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P

Pinry

Pinry, a tiling image board system for people who want to save, tag

Launch
45
O

openSIPS

SIP proxy/server for voice, video, IM, presence and any other SIP extensions

Launch
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M

Memtly

Event photo sharing platform and gallery with slideshow

Launch
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P

Photofield

Experimental fast photo viewer

Launch
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Afilmory

Modern photo gallery for photographers

Launch
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Openinary

Upload, transform, and deliver images and videos via a REST API

Launch
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Kyoo

Innovative media browser designed for seamless streaming of anime

Launch

About shortkit

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shortkit

Media infra for consumer apps

ShortKit lets any consumer app launch a TikTok-grade media expereinces. Michael, spent 6 years at YouTube building the infrastructure that powers YouTube Shorts. Neil, prev. scaled a SaaS company from 0 to $6M ARR as employee #1. We handle the full media stack, starting with short form video - client SDKs, video infrastructure, rec systems, and monetization - so product teams don't have to.

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