- Comparison of photo gallery software
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The following is a comparison of photo gallery publishing software. Some are desktop applications, others are server side applications.
Desktop applications
Name License Platform Languages Resizing Upload Output IPTC Support GeoTagging Support Tags Categories Keywords A4Desk Gallery Basic, Pro. and Ent. licences from $39 Windows English Automatic FTP Flash, XML, HTML No No AlbumShaper GPL Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris Multilingual Automatic Local Filesystem XML, HTML No No Flash Gallery All Basic, Pro. and Ent. licences All browser English Automatic FTP Flash, XML, HTML No No HTTPhotos Freeware Windows 95,98,ME,XP,NT,7 English Automatic Local Filesystem or digicamsoft.com server HTML 4.01 Strict, CSS, Flash/HTML No No Jalbum Free for personal and non-commercial use. Windows, Mac, Linux Multilingual Automatic FTP XHTML, HTML, CSS, Flash Yes Yes Shozam Web Gallery Generator $24.95 USD and up (product family has 5 different editions) Windows Multilingual Automatic Local filesystem, FTP XHTML 1.0 Transitional, CSS, (Static HTML Pages) No Yes Visual LightBox Free for non-commercial use. Windows, Mac Multilingual (24 languages) Automatic Local filesystem, FTP HTML, CSS, JavaScript, (Static HTML Pages) No No Wondershare Flash Gallery Factory $49.95 with 50+ built-in 3D photo gallery templates and flash templates Windows English Automatic FTP Flash, HTML, EXE, Screen Saver No No Easy Website Photo Gallery $34.95 with 40+ built-in photo gallery templates Windows English Automatic Local filesystem, FTP HTML, CSS, JavaScript, (Static HTML Pages) No No iFunia 3DGallery $39.95 with 35+ ready to use 3D gallery templates Mac English Automatic Local filesystem, FTP Flash, HTML, EXE, Screen Saver No No Flash Slideshow Maker $49.95 with 100+ built-in Flash templates Windows,Mac Multilingual Automatic FTP Flash, XML, HTML No No Server applications
Name License Platform Languages Resizing Upload Output IPTC Support GeoTagging Support Tags Categories Keywords Dynamic Image Processing Access Control 4images 100/170€, free for private and non-commercial use PHP/MySQL Multilingual thumbnails HTTP, FTP HTML 4.01 Transitional, CSS Yes No Artnetbook.com FREE up to 30 artworks, 19€ PRO PHP/MySQL Multilingual thumbnails HTTP, FTP HTML 4.01 Transitional, CSS Yes Yes xFlow! £10.00 GBP PHP/JavaScript/XML Multilingual
via user edited language filesthumbnails, resize, rotate, watermark HTTP, FTP XHTML 1.0 Strict No No Yes Alkaline $79 Standard, $249 Multiuser PHP/MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite English Automatic HTTP, FTP, Drag-and-drop (HTML5) XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS Yes Yes Yes Yes Bizou GPL PHP Any Automatic directory on webserver XHTML, CSS No No Camera Life GPL PHP/MySQL English Automatic Local directory, Amazon S3, Flickr, HTTP, Java Applet, Gallery Remote, Picasa 2, Kipi HTML 4.01 Transitional, CSS Yes No Yes Community Server Free for personal and non-commercial use. Licenses for commercial use. ASP.NET/SQL Server Multilingual Automatic HTTP, FTP, Web Service XHTML 1.0, CSS Yes No Coppermine GPL, but with a potentially non-compliant advertising requirement PHP/MySQL Multilingual (46) Automatic (GD/Imagemagick) HTTP one at a time or in batch, FTP, Windows XP Publishing Wizard, drag and drop (via extension) XHTML 1.0 Transitional Yes Modification available Yes Exhibit Engine GPL PHP/MySQL Multilingual Automatic HTTP, FTP XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS Yes No Flash Gallery Creative Commons Attribution Flash, PHP, XML English Automatic FTP Flash, XHTML, CSS No No Gallery Project GPL PHP/MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server Multilingual Automatic (GD/Imagemagick) Local directory, HTTP, Java Applet, Gallery Remote, Picasa 2, Import from Gallery 1.x, Windows XP Publishing Wizard, Local server, GLoSS, WebDAV (as of 2.2) XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS Yes, in G2 module Yes, keywords in G2 No No, as of G3 Gallery Server Pro GPL ASP.NET/SQLite (SQL Server optional) English Automatic HTTP one at a time or in batch, FTP XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS Yes No Yes (read-only, searchable view of tags and keywords imported from image metadata) Yes Yes EASY PHOTO GALLERIES $14– $25, Single Website License PHP, XML, Flash Multilingual Automatic HTTP Flash, XML, HTML No No Idut Gallery Free for private and commercial use PHP English Automatic HTTP, FTP HTML, CSS Yes No imgal GPL PHP Multilingual (Currently Implemented: English/Persian) No HTTP HTML No No ImageIsland [$39, Single Website License] ASP.NET English Thumbnails, resize, rotate HTTP XHTML, CSS No No jGallery GPL Java, JEE English Automatic directory on webserver XHTML, CSS Yes No KoffeePhoto Free for personal and non-commercial use. Licenses for commercial use. Python/PHP/MySQL Chinese, Czech, English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish Automatic Java Application XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS No No LinPHA (development stopped) GPL PHP/MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite Multilingual Automatic Local directory ? ? ? Yes Yes Stockbox Photo Std., Pro. and Ent. licences from $399 PHP/MySQL Multilingual Automatic HTTP individual or batch, FTP XHTML 1.0, CSS Yes, XMP supported No My Photo Gallery GPL Perl (MySQL optional) English Yes Local Filesystem, HTTP XHTML 1.0, CSS No No Not Another Image Gallery GPL PHP (MySQL optional for comments, polls) Multilingual Automatic Local Filesystem, FTP XHTML 1.0, CSS Yes No Pictaca $97 license for personal, non-commercial or commercial use. PHP Multilingual (5) Automatic HTTP one at a time or in batch, FTP HTML No No Phonora Free Std, $39.99 Pro PHP/MySQL Multilingual thumbnails, resize, watermark HTTP, Multiple/Batch Upload HTML, CSS Yes No Yes Yes PhotoPost Pro $129 license for personal, non-commercial or commercial use. PHP/MySQL Multilingual (5) Automatic HTTP one at a time or in batch, FTP HTML No No phpGraphy GPL PHP Multilingual Automatic Local filesystem / FTP / HTTP XHTML, CSS Yes No Yes
Hierarchical organized categoriesphTagr GPL PHP (CakePHP) / MySQL Multilingual Automatic (GD/ImageMagick), also create flash video (ffmpeg) Local filesystem / HTTP (file-by-file, multiple files as one ZIP file) / WebDAV XHTML, CSS, RSS, Media RSS Yes (read/write of Keywords, Categories, Locations) Yes (read/write via Exif, show via embedded Google Maps) Yes ? Yes Piwigo GPL PHP/MySQL Multilingual (43 languages) Yes HTTP, FTP, local filesystem, Flash, Digikam, Shotwell, Lightroom, Piwigo Uploader (windows, mac, Linux), IPhone/IPad and Android Complies with W3C specifications, HTML 4.01 and CSS 2 Yes extension Yes Yes Yes Pixaria Gallery $249 license for personal, non-commercial or commercial use. PHP/MySQL Multilingual Automatic HTTP, FTP, Java Applet XHTML, CSS Yes Yes Plogger GPL PHP/MySQL Multilingual Automatic HTTP, FTP using Image Files, Zip Files, Remote Upload XHTML 1.1, CSS, RSS In development for Beta 3, available through PHP. According to forum, no longer developed. No Qdig (no longer supported) GPL PHP English, Czech, Finnish and German Automatic FTP XHTML 1.0 Transitional, table-based page layout ? No Yes
Hierarchical organized categoriesResourceSpace BSD-style license PHP/MySQL Multilingual Automatic HTTP multiple in-browser uploads, FTP from external server XHTML 1.0 CSS Yes Yes Experimental Yes Yes RoboGallery GPL PHP, WordPress English Automatic, Manual HTTP, web-interface XHTML 1.0 ? No Simple Picture Gallery Manager GPL PHP Multilingual No FTP, GalleryMage, SPGM Webministration, XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS No No Singapore Gallery GPL PHP Multilingual Automatic HTTP, FTP, GalleryMage XHTML 1.0 Transitional, CSS No No TinyWebGallery Free for personal and commercial use. Registered version available PHP, XML Multilingual (25) Automatic (GD/ImageMagick), also from video (ffmpeg) HTTP, FTP, Flash Uploader, scan remote location HTML 4.01 Transitional, CSS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Zenith Picture Gallery GPL PHP, MySQL Multilingual Automatic HTTP, FTP (individual/batch) XHTML 1.0 Transitional, CSS Yes No Zenphoto GPL PHP, MySQL Multilingual Automatic (GD/Imagick) HTTP (single/batch uploads), FTP, ZIP, Local Filesystem XHTML 1.0 Transitional, RSS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes zOOm Media Gallery (no longer supported) GPL PHP, MySQL, Ajax Multilingual Automatic, also from videos File-per-file, multiple files as one ZIP file, Drag 'n' Drop, scan remote location CSS Yes No Zoph GPL PHP, MySQL Multilingual Automatic HTTP (File-per-file, multiple files as one ZIP or tar file), local file system, command line HTML 4.0 Strict, CSS No Yes
(v0.8.3 and later)Yes
Hierarchical organized categoriesPhoca Gallery GPL PHP (Joomla), MySQL Multilingual Automatic HTTP, FTP, Flash, Java XHTML, CSS No
Exif YesYes Yes
Hierarchical organized categoriesNo
To protect server performanceYes HPPG GPL PHP, MySQL, Redis, Memcached, Sphinx_(search_engine), Face.com, Amazon_S3 Multilingual Automatic (GD/Imagick) HTTP (single/batch uploads), FTP, ZIP, Local Filesystem XHTML 1.0 Transitional, RSS No
Exif YesNo Yes Yes References
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