Alternatives to thumbsup
A command-line static gallery generator that turns a folder of photos and videos into a website. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
thumbsup
A command-line static gallery generator that turns a folder of photos and videos into a website.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as thumbsup.
Sigal
A Python command-line tool that turns folders of images and videos into a static web photo gallery.
Sigal is a Python command-line tool producing static HTML galleries with customisable Jinja2 templates, but galleries must be regenerated after adding photos rather than rebuilt incrementally.
Also worth comparing
These listings name thumbsup as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Zenphoto
A self-hosted CMS for gallery-focused websites with images, audio, video, a blog and pages.
thumbsup builds a static photo and video gallery site with one command and incremental rebuilds, removing the need for a server but offering no blog, pages or users.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Lychee
Open-source, self-hosted photo management server for uploading, organizing and sharing photo albums.
Photoview
A self-hosted photo gallery that turns existing folders into albums, with maps and shared links.
PiGallery2
A fast directory-first photo gallery website designed for low-resource servers such as a Raspberry Pi.
HomeGallery
A self-hosted, open-source web gallery for browsing your own photo and video folders.
Piwigo
Open-source photo library and digital asset management software, self-hosted or used as a hosted service.
