Zenphoto

The simpler media website CMS for galleries and blogs.

About Zenphoto

Zenphoto is a free, open-source gallery and content management system for media-focused websites. It manages photo, video and audio galleries alongside pages and news articles, with themes, plugins and multi-user administration in one PHP application. Released under the GPL, it runs on ordinary web hosting and suits photographers and small organisations publishing media without a heavyweight CMS.

Zenphoto website preview

Live preview of zenphoto.org via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

Zenphoto: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers gallery, cms, photos, php — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 808 tools in the AI Image & Video category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Zenphoto pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	zenphoto.org

Zenphoto key facts

Category: AI Image & Video
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: gallery, cms, photos, php
Official site: zenphoto.org

Zenphoto FAQ

How much does Zenphoto cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (zenphoto.org).

What is Zenphoto used for?

The simpler media website CMS for galleries and blogs. Its focus areas in the AI Image & Video category: gallery, cms, photos, php.

Where can I try Zenphoto?

On its official site, zenphoto.org — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Zenphoto vs alternatives

	Zenphoto	HomeGallery	LibrePhotos	Lychee
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	gallery, cms, photos, php	photos, gallery, self hosted, open source	photos, gallery, face recognition, self hosted	photos, gallery, sharing, albums
Official site	zenphoto.org	home-gallery.org	librephotos.com	lycheeorg.github.io
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the AI Image & Video category

AI tools for generating images, videos, music, and voices from simple prompts. The AI Image & Video category on Tools Hub currently lists 808 tools. Alongside Zenphoto, it includes Luvvoice, Erase.bg, RunComfy, TTSFree.

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Alternatives to Zenphoto

Tools in the same AI Image & Video category that share focus areas with Zenphoto — worth comparing before you commit:

AI Image & Video

HomeGallery

Browse personal photos and videos with AI-powered discovery

Freephotosgalleryself-hostedopen-source

AI Image & Video

LibrePhotos

Self-hosted photo manager with face recognition

Freephotosgalleryface-recognitionself-hosted

AI Image & Video

Lychee

Self-hosted photo management and sharing system

Freephotosgallerysharingalbums

AI Image & Video

PhotoPrism

AI-powered photo management you host on your own server.

Freemiumphotosaiself-hostedgallery

AI Image & Video

Photoview

Photo gallery for photographers with RAW support

Freephotosgalleryrawsharing

AI Image & Video

PiGallery2

Fast directory-first photo gallery web app

Freephotosgalleryfoldersfast

More in AI Image & Video

Comparing tools in the AI Image & Video category? These related listings are worth a look: Luvvoice — Free text to speech online with 200+ voices in 70 languages, no word limit; Erase.bg — Free background image remover — remove BG from HD images online; RunComfy — ComfyUI cloud — no setup, fast GPUs, scalable API.