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PictSharePicoShare
Free

Free and open source; you host it yourself.

 Free

Free to run on your own server.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Resize and filter images through URL parameters
  • Simple JSON upload API usable from curl
  • Direct download links with no ads or sign-ups for recipients
  • No file type or size restrictions
  • Version 3 breaks URL and API compatibility with older versions
  • Public instance does not currently accept uploads
  • Cannot sync writes across multiple instances
  • Deliberately minimal feature set
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Closed source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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