ChronoFrame
Personal gallery application with online photo management, supporting Live/Motion Photos, and explore map.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 35% of tracked projects; popularity more than 48%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 1.9k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v1.0.0-rc.4 · 6 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 16 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Nodejs, Docker |
Is ChronoFrame actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 124 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 28 of them.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 70% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v1.0.0-rc.4, shipped about two months ago — a current, installable version exists today.
ChronoFrame ranks #14 of 25 in Photo Galleries, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What ChronoFrame actually does
ChronoFrame is a self-hosted personal gallery application designed for online photo management. It includes features for exploring images via an interactive map and supports modern formats like Live and Motion Photos. The project is distributed under the MIT licence as a Docker container built with Node.js.
Best fit: It suits individuals wanting a private, self-hosted web interface to organise and view their photo collections, including specialised formats like motion pictures, without relying on third-party cloud services.
Worth knowing: The software is currently at a release candidate stage (v1.0.0-rc.4), which indicates that you may encounter bugs or breaking changes before a stable release. It also competes in a crowded ecosystem alongside much more mature photo management platforms.
Deployment notes
You can deploy it using Docker, which typically requires mapping persistent storage volumes for your media library and configuration data. You will also usually need to set up a reverse proxy in front of the container to handle TLS termination and secure external access.
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