1 alternative to Damselfly

Damselfly is a Photo Galleries product. The community recommends 1 alternative: 0 open source, 0 self-hostable and 0 free to use. They are ranked by community votes, ratings and favorites, with the key differences from Damselfly highlighted.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

About Damselfly

Fast server-based photo management system for large collections of images. Includes face detection, face & object recognition, powerful search, and EXIF Keyword tagging. Runs on Linux, MacOS and Windows.

Open source · GPL-3.0

Self-hostable

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Adobe Lightroom

Available on Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android

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Adobe Lightroom
Media Management
Adobe's photo organizer and non-destructive RAW editor with cloud-synced libraries.
Subscription
Web
Windows
macOS
iOS
Android
Compared with Damselfly
- − Closed source (Damselfly is open source)
- − Not self-hostable (Damselfly is)
- − Paid (Damselfly is free)
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Damselfly vs. alternatives

Service	Open source	Self-hosted	License	Pricing	Platforms	Rating	Votes
Damselfly Current	Yes	Yes	GPL-3.0	—	—	—	—
Adobe Lightroom	No	No	proprietary	Subscription	Web / Windows / macOS / iOS / Android	—	0

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