Omeka
Create complex narratives and share rich collections, adhering to Dublin Core standards with Omeka on your server, designed for scholars, museums, libraries, archives, and enthusiasts.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 17% of tracked projects; popularity more than 25%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 555 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v3.2.2 · 25 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | PHP |
Is Omeka actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 40 commits, of which 14 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 5 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, v3.2.2, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Omeka ranks #30 of 48 tracked content management systems (cms) projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Omeka actually does
Omeka is a content management system designed for publishing structured digital collections and historical exhibits. It allows you to organise media while adhering to Dublin Core metadata standards for archival and scholarly projects.
Best fit: It is a suitable choice for museums, libraries, and academic researchers who need to catalogue and display archival materials with standardised metadata.
Worth knowing: The project's maintenance activity has slowed down recently, which may impact long-term security patching and update cadences. It also occupies a niche compared to mainstream CMS platforms, meaning fewer community plugins and themes are available.
Deployment notes
Because it is built with PHP, you will typically need to provision a compatible web server, a relational database such as MySQL or MariaDB, and persistent storage for uploaded media files.
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