The current Apple-Google smartphone duopoly has resulted in these tech giants being the default photo and video storage solution for billions of users. While Google Photos and Apple’s iCloud Photos are a convenient solution for storing photos and videos, syncing them between devices, and sharing them with others, these services lock users into a proprietary walled garden and force users to pay ongoing subscription fees to maintain larger libraries.
Piwigo is a versatile, open-source alternative to these Big Tech services that’s focused on sharing. It creates galleries of photos and videos that can easily be shared with others and provides several advanced photo and video management features. While the focus is on sharing, Piwigo can also be configured to host private albums, photos, and videos. And unlike these Big Tech services, Piwigo allows users to manage and share their photos and videos while maintaining full ownership of their media.
