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Shimmie2 vs szurubooru: catalog facts
Shimmie2	szurubooru
Free Free and open source to download and host yourself.	Free Free and open source to host yourself.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Tag-based organization and search for large image collections Runs on a standard PHP web server	Tag-based search across a personal image collection Runs on your own server, so images stay private
Needs a server and some web hosting knowledge to set up Booru-style interface is built for tagging rather than photo albums	Requires a server and setup work Aimed at tagging rather than phone photo backup
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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