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A great looking and easy-to-use photo-management-system you can run on your server, to manage and share photos.

PHP ◇ gallery MIT
★4.3KSTARS
⑂381FORKS
!39ISSUES
🏆#1,190GLOBAL RANK
🔥6DAYS TRENDING
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#77

MOST-STARRED PHP

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Stars gained+28+108+360
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Forks gained+2+8+19

Lychee gained 108 stars in the last 30 days, about 4 a day, and now has 4.3K. It is about 8 years old and has averaged roughly 538 stars a year. It ranks #77 among PHP repositories and #1,190 across all languages on GitHubRepo.

Trending Record

Lychee has maintained a continuous presence across global trending indexes, peaking at #369. Below is the 30-day activity profile:

💡 Overview

Lychee is an open-source project written in PHP: A great looking and easy-to-use photo-management-system you can run on your server, to manage and share photos.

Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in gallery, hacktoberfest, photo-gallery. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.

⚡ Key Features

1

Optimized execution pipeline written in PHP for predictable speed.

2

Zero-friction configuration with comprehensive sensible defaults out of the box.

3

Cross-platform runtime support across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.

4

Strong typing and modular architecture designed for easy extension and maintainability.

5

Standardized CLI and API interfaces for smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.

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Active community maintenance with regular dependency updates and security patches.

📥 Installation

terminal
$ git clone https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee.git
cd Lychee

⚙ System Requirements

Platforms

  • • macOS
  • • Linux
  • • Windows

Runtime & Dependencies

PHP >= 8.2 with Composer

Architecture

x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)

🧠 How It Works

Lychee coordinates its core functionality through a modular PHP pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.

🎯 Production Use Cases

Modern Web Interfaces

Build dynamic, responsive user experiences with component-driven architecture.

Enterprise Design Systems

Standardize design tokens, accessible widgets, and themes across engineering teams.

Interactive Data Dashboards

Render real-time telemetry, user feeds, and analytics with sub-millisecond updates.

Cross-Platform Web Apps

Deploy performant single-page applications optimized for both mobile and desktop browsers.

🚀 Getting Started

1

Install Lychee using your package manager: `git clone https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee.git`

2

Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for Lychee.

3

Import Lychee into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.

4

Execute your test suite or run `Lychee --help` to verify successful setup.

👍 Strengths

Active community backing with 4,303 GitHub stars and verified adoption.
Permissive open-source distribution under the MIT license.
Built in PHP for high execution speed and developer familiarity.
Cross-platform compatibility across modern Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Clean modular design allowing flexible configuration and pipeline integration.

⚠️ Considerations

Requires familiarity with PHP and modern CLI workflows.
Ecosystem extensions may require manual configuration depending on environment constraints.
Active development roadmap means breaking API changes may occur across major versions.

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👥 Who Should Use This

Developers and engineering teams building with PHP, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Lychee do? +

A great looking and easy-to-use photo-management-system you can run on your server, to manage and share photos.

What language is Lychee written in? +

The primary language is PHP. Topics include: gallery, hacktoberfest, photo-gallery, photo-gallery-application, photo-management.

Is Lychee actively maintained? +

Yes, the last recorded push was on Sep 26, 2026 with 39 open issues being tracked.

How many stars does Lychee have? +

Lychee has 4,305 stars and 381 forks on GitHub.

How does Lychee rank among GitHub repositories? +

With 4,305 stars, LycheeOrg/Lychee is ranked #1,190 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #77 among PHP projects.

What license is Lychee distributed under? +

The repository reports a MIT license. Always verify the repository LICENSE file for legal terms.

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