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Open source alternatives to Tropy

50 open source Photo & Video apps to use instead, best rated first.

Top picks

  1. J

    Jellyfin

    Launch

    Free, open source media server that lets you collect, manage, and stream your personal library to any device, with no fees, tracking, or vendor lock-in.

  2. 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.

    Self-hosted

  3. L

    LosslessCut

    Launch

    Desktop app for lossless video and audio editing. Cut, trim, merge, and remux files in seconds without re-encoding, using FFmpeg under the hood.

  4. O

    OBS

    Launch

    OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Stream to Twitch, YouTube and many other providers or record your own videos with high quality H264 / AAC encoding.

  5. O

    OpenCut

    Launch

    Browser-based, open source video editor built for privacy. No installs, no account required, works on any platform.

  6. 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

    Self-hosted

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VLC media player

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player

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Yt DLP

A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

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MPV Config

High-quality configuration for mpv media player

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Frigate

Monitor your security cameras with locally processed AI

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Tox

Distributed, secure messenger with audio and video chat capabilities

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Ente

End-to-end encrypted cloud storage

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Invidious

Open source front-end for YouTube

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PeerTube

Create your own video hosting platform with PeerTube

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Pixelfed

Decentralized social media

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Screenity

Privacy-friendly screen recorder & video editor

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Shotcut

Shotcut is a free, open source and simple cross-platform video editor

Launch
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IINA

The modern video player for macOS

Launch
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NewPipe

A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android

Launch
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PhotoPrism

Personal photo management powered by Go and Google TensorFlow

Launch
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MeTube

Web GUI for youtube-dl, with playlist support

Launch
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Manim

Animation engine for explanatory math videos

Launch
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SRS

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

Launch
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Photocraft

An open-source, photo editor written by scratch in pure Rust

Launch
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D

Docs

Transform document collaboration

Launch
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Fluxer

Free, open-source instant messaging and VoIP platform

Launch
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Kap

Capture, edit, and share your screen with ease

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kdenlive

Open source video editor. Free and easy to use for any purpose, forever

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Kodi

Plays videos, music, TV shows, photos, and games from a single interface

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Owncast

Decentralized single-user live video streaming and chat server

Launch
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C

Compositor

Mac-native Photoshop alternative built around compositing

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CryptPad

Open-source collaboration suite offering encrypted document editing

Launch
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ray.so

Turn your code into beautiful images

Launch
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Tube Archivist

Organize, search, and enjoy your YouTube collection

Launch
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L

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

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ImageGlass

A fast, open-source, modern image viewer for 90+ formats

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Photoview

Simple and user-friendly photo gallery for personal servers

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SnapOtter

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

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Zoneminder

Closed-circuit television

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PicGo

The Ultimate Image Uploader for Efficient Creators

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Anthias

Free open-source digital signage software

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Chalk.ist

Turn your source code into beautiful images

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L

Lychee

Free photo management tool that runs on your server

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Piwigo

Open source photo management software

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R

RawTherapee

Free, cross-platform raw image processor

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Piped

An efficient, privacy-focused alternative to YouTube

Launch
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MediaCMS

Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS

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Invidious

Alternative YouTube front-end

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Cat Catch

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About Tropy

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Tropy

Research Photo Management

Tropy is free open-source software that allows you to organize and describe photographs of research material. Tropy thinks the way you do: like a researcher. Say goodbye to IMG_5261.JPG and IMG_5262.JPG, and say hello to your sources. Tropy helps you contextualize artifacts and their photos by capturing your own subject expertise.

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Free
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Category
Photo & Video
Website
tropy.org