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12 self-hosted Imgur alternatives

Imgur is an online image hosting and sharing service for uploading, storing and publishing images and GIFs via web, mobile apps, and an API. It provides image embedding, galleries, direct links, and community browsing features.

Alternatives to Imgur

Open-source PicoShare lets users upload and share files of any type and size via direct download links, preserving originals and offering easy deployment via Docker or from source.

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3k stars209 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Chibisafe is a fast, self-hosted file uploader and vault for files, photos, and documents with shareable links, albums, tagging, and API access.

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2.7k stars298 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Open-source self-hosted image sharing app with multi-format uploads, nested tags, deduplication, ShareX support, and Docker deployment.

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1.6k stars42 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Self-host game clips and videos, organize them into a library, and share via unique watch links with optional public feed and uploads.

1.4k stars90 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Picsur is a self-hosted Imgur-like image sharing service with anonymous and authenticated uploads, roles/permissions, expiring images, and built-in image conversion/editing.

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1.2k stars66 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Slowing down

Self-hosted lightweight temporary file host with drag-and-drop, paste and one-click uploads, plus an API for automated uploads and ShareX support.

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1.2k stars128 forksGPL-3.0last commit Slowing down

Lightweight PHP file manager with ShareX support, multi-user UI, and multiple backends (local, S3, Google Cloud, Azure, Dropbox, FTP).

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1.2k stars95 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Open-source PHP-based image and video hosting platform for building Imgur/Flickr-style sites with S3/external storage, Docker support, multi-user accounts and admin tools.

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945 stars78 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted image, GIF, MP4, and text paste hosting with a simple API, on-the-fly resizing, and URL-based transformations. File-based storage; no database required.

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944 stars136 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Open-source, self-hosted image sharing app for screenshots and quick uploads with Docker, ShareX support and configurable database/storage backends.

180 stars14 forksMITlast commit Likely dormant

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Modern, self-hosted file sharing platform built with Next.js. Integrates with ShareX, Flameshot, and KDE Spectacle; supports S3/local storage, OCR, previews, and admin tools.

126 stars6 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Open-source image hosting and link-shortening service written in Python; provides uploads, account management, vanity domains, shortlinks and a web UI with Docker deployment.

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What replacing Imgur actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 8 of 12 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: MIT, AGPL-3.0, GPL-3.0, Apache-2.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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