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 photos upload.
Supporter Edition
Optimal choice if you would like to support the development of Lychee.
- Unlimited users.
- Unlimited albums.
- Unlimited photos upload.
- Statistics on your library.
- Upload quota per user.
- more to come...
the essentials and a few more
Full comparison
| Features | Free | Lychee SE |
|---|---|---|
| Global | ||
| Dark and Light themesNew in V6 | ||
| Unlimited photos upload | ||
| Unlimited number of albums | ||
| Unlimited number of users | ||
| Multiple languages supported* | ||
| Hide Lychee SE call for actions.New in V6 | ||
| Photo management | ||
| Full sizes and other variants | ||
| Auto rotation on import | ||
| Exif Data decoding | ||
| GPS data localization | ||
| Zip & download | ||
| Upload by chunksNew in V6 | ||
| Album management | ||
| Smart albums | ||
| Unlimited photos per album | ||
| Albums within albums | ||
| Zip & download | ||
| Justified/Masonry/Square photo layouts | ||
| Slideshow with previous & nextNew in V6 | ||
| Statistics data per albumNew in V6 | ||
| Timeline viewSoon in v6 | ||
| Per Album customizations | ||
| Customizable sorting | ||
| Customizable Album covers | ||
| Customizable Album header photo | ||
| Customizable thumbs album aspect-ratio | ||
| Customizable photo layoutNew in V6 | ||
| Customizable timelineSoon in v6 | ||
| User management | ||
| Login with WebAuthn and Oauth | ||
| Access rights management per album | ||
| Cross-user sharing | ||
| Space usage per userNew in V6 | ||
| Upload quota per userNew in V6 | ||
| Admin note per userNew in V6 | ||
| Modules | ||
| Landing page | ||
| Map view | ||
| RSS Feed | ||
| Sensitive albums | ||
| Basic search functions | ||
| Frame display | ||
| Administration | ||
| Logs | ||
| Maintenance page | ||
| Diagnostics tools | ||
| Full manual settings control | ||
| Statistics on your installationNew in V6 |
FAQs
With the new Lychee SE coming soon, 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.
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 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.