Good Photo Gallery Application
For a while now, I have been looking for a photo gallery application. I’ve tried almost everything, from hosted services to open source apps (Flickr, SmugMug, 500px, Google+, Photobucket (being updated soon), Gallery, Shutterfly, Facebook (ugh!) and many others.. ) and there is always something missing…
I need a workhorse.. (or tug boat!)
As I traveled this road of trials and tests, I discovered some specific features that I was not willing to live without.
| Desired feature | Research |
| Public / Private / Invisible Albums | Commonly Found |
| Tags, Comments, Rating | Commonly Found |
| Unlimited photos – at a reasonable price | Commonly Found |
| Virtual Albums Ability to add a photo to an album without moving it |
Rarely Found |
| Ability to place photo can be in multiple albums | Rarely Found |
| Group-based permissions after login (access to albums based on my permissions) |
Rarely Found |
| Modern Themes (that work on iPad) | Rarely Found |
| Support for Add-ins (community Active) | Rarely Found |
| Ability to auto-place Watermark | Sometimes Found |
| Multiple administrators | Sometimes Found |
I stumble upon an open source package called Piwigo.org which happens to also have a hosted service. Really great product and service! I think it covered all of the things I was looking for!
Side note: I also looked at ZenPhoto.org which was compelling and pretty close… After playing with both I found:
If you are looking for something to manage your photo collection, this one is definitely worth checking!
Video Overview at:
PS – A great example (not mine) is at : http://pichardie.piwigo.com/
