LycheeLychee SE
Unlock the full capabilities of Lychee with the Supporter Edition.
Get exclusive features and support the development of Lychee.
Free
Optimal choice for personal use.
- Unlimited users.
- Unlimited albums.
- Unlimited tags.
- Unlimited photo upload.
Supporter Edition
Optimal choice if you would like to support the development of Lychee.
- Same features as the Free Edition.
- Statistics on your library.
- User groups & upload quotas.
- Anonymous uploads.
- Secured image links.
- Watermarking.
- Extended customizations.
- more to come...
the essentials and a few more
Full comparison*
| Features | Free | Lychee SE |
|---|---|---|
| Global | ||
| Dark and Light themes | ||
| Unlimited photo upload | ||
| Unlimited number of albums | ||
| Unlimited number of users | ||
| Multiple languages supported** | ||
| Worker mode (asynchronous processing)v7 | ||
| Hide Lychee SE call for actions *** | ||
| Photo management | ||
| Full sizes and other variants | ||
| Auto rotation on import | ||
| Exif Data decoding | ||
| GPS data localization | ||
| Zip & download | ||
| Upload by chunks | ||
| Slideshow | ||
| Hotlink protection | ||
| Photo rating (1 to 5 stars)v7 | ||
| AES-Secured links | ||
| Statistics (download, share, etc.) | ||
| Color palette extraction | ||
| Album management | ||
| Smart albums | ||
| Smart albums per userv7 | ||
| Unlimited photos per album | ||
| Albums within albums | ||
| Zip & download | ||
| Justified/Masonry/Square photo layouts | ||
| Slideshow with previous & next | ||
| Timeline view | ||
| Embed Album in other websites | ||
| Photo statistics per album | ||
| Statistics (download, share, etc.) | ||
| Per Album customizations | ||
| Customizable sorting | ||
| Customizable Album covers | ||
| Customizable Album header photo | ||
| Customizable thumbs album aspect-ratio | ||
| Customizable photo layout | ||
| Customizable timeline | ||
| Flow (display albums in a feed like manner) | ||
| Standalone page | ||
| With access control | ||
| Configurable base album | ||
| Custom strategy: opt-in vs autoSoon | ||
| Compact mode for flow cards | ||
| Extensive flow card customizations | ||
| Tagging | ||
| Rename, merge, delete tags in a single view | ||
| Photo listing per tag | ||
| Auto-completion | ||
| Smart Albums by tag selection | ||
| Display tags on album view | ||
| Watermarking | ||
| Custom image as watermark | ||
| Customizable scaling, positioning, and opacity | ||
| Timeline | ||
| Standalone page | ||
| Direct date access | ||
| With access control | ||
| Custom granularity | ||
| Custom format | ||
| User management | ||
| Login with WebAuthn and Oauth | ||
| Registration page | ||
| Invite links | ||
| Access rights management per album | ||
| Cross-user sharing | ||
| Space usage per user | ||
| Upload quota per user | ||
| Admin note per user | ||
| Multi-admin support | ||
| User groups | ||
| With group admin (allow delegation) | ||
| With group sharing | ||
| Access rights management per album | ||
| Modules | ||
| Landing page | ||
| Map view | ||
| RSS Feed | ||
| Sensitive albums | ||
| Basic search functions | ||
| Frame display | ||
| Personal favourites | ||
| Renaming rules on import/upload | ||
| Sync with local directories | ||
| Import via CLI | ||
| Import via Web UI | ||
| Fast duplicate detection by filename/title | ||
| Duplicate detection by hash | ||
| Import from directories as full tree | ||
| Optional removal of albums when not found in sub-directories | ||
| Optional removal of photos when not found in directories | ||
| Administration | ||
| Logs | ||
| API documentation | ||
| Diagnostics tools | ||
| Maintenance page | ||
| Duplicates Finding | ||
| Full manual settings control | ||
| Statistics on your installation | ||
| Webshop integration ****Prov7 | ||
| Custom pricing (per size & license type) | ||
| Basket control flow | ||
| Mollie payment integration | ||
| PayPal payment integration | ||
| Offline payment support | ||
| Order administration | ||
| Download links management |
** Some languages are still untranslated. Any translations provided via weblate will be appreciated.
*** This option is not available on SE as they are already hidden.
**** This option requires the Pro edition of Lychee which is targeted to users who wish to sell their pictures.
FAQs
With the new Lychee SE readily available, we understand that you must have some questions. We try to answer some of them here.
What is the difference between the Free and Supporter Edition?
The Free Edition is a great choice for personal use, offering unlimited albums, users, and photo uploads.
Lychee SE includes all the features of the Free Edition, plus some exclusive features as a thank-you for supporting the development of Lychee.
What is the Pro edition mentioned in the feature comparison table?
The Pro edition is a small addon on top of Lychee SE that is targeted towards professional photographers and businesses who wish to sell their pictures via a webshop integration. It includes all the features of the Supporter Edition plus few exclusive features to manage your webshop and sales. Depending on your support to Lychee, you may already have access to it.
I am running an old version of Lychee and I want to upgrade to version 6.
Will I be losing features if I do not use the Supporter Edition?
No. The version 6 of Lychee is pretty much the same as version 5 but with a different front-end. It is faster, more fluid, more reactive, and less buggy. The Free version 6 has not been crippled to incentivise you to upgrade to Lychee SE. We are not in that kind of mindset. We want you to use Lychee, and we want you to be happy with it.
Is there a trial period for the Supporter Edition?
Unfortunately, we do not offer trial periods nor refunds. For this reason we recommend that you try the Free Edition first to see if Lychee fits your needs as it already comes packed with a lot of features.
How do I get the Supporter Edition? How do I register it?
Once you support us via GitHub, you will get a link to retrieve your personal license key that you can use in your Lychee instance to unlock the exclusive features. If you support us directly via Open Collective, please contact us by mail or via discord to get your personal license key.
Once you have your license key, just go into the Left menu, open the About Lychee dialog, and enter your license key in the dedicated field.
Is there a limit on the number of Lychee instances I can use my license key on?
No. You can use your personal license key on as many instances of Lychee as you have.
I want to contribute to Lychee, where does my code fall between the Free and the Supporter Edition?
That is a good question, and it really boils down to what you are adding/modifying. Our general rule of thumb is that:
- if you are adding a new feature to Lychee that is not already part of the core, we will include it in the Free Edition.
- If you are improving a feature that is part of the Free Edition, that improvement will be included in the Free Edition.
- If you are improving a feature that is part of Lychee SE, that feature will have to stay in Lychee SE.
It is as simple as that and any other way would not be fair to our users.
Is there a different code license between the Free and the Supporter Edition?
No. The license is the same for both editions: the MIT license. Lychee remains fully Open Source. And as crazy at it sounds, the code of the Supporter Edition is fully available on GitHub.
I no longer use Lychee, how do I stop my subscription?
You can manage your sponsorship subscription directly on GitHub. Read more about it on the GitHub documentation.
I lost my license key, how can I retrieve it?
If you lost your license key, you can retrieve a new one at keygen.lycheeorg.dev.
I had a lifetime license, but I deleted my account on keygen.lycheeorg.dev, how can I retrieve it?
We are fully GDPR compliant. If you deleted your account on keygen.lycheeorg.dev, your data has been permanently erased. That includes all the records of your transactions. You will need to contact us directly via mail or discord to verify your previous support and retrieve a new license key.