Open Source Content & Publishing Software
Content & Publishing software provides systems for managing, storing, and distributing digital media and text. These tools handle tasks such as organizing photo libraries, streaming video, and operating community forums or newsletters. This type of software serves independent creators and community managers who need to host their own knowledge bases and media servers. By using these apps, you avoid relying on external cloud services to store your images and articles. These tools ensure that your publishing workflow and subscriber lists remain on your own hardware.
This page lists 256 open source tools in the Content & Publishing category. The most popular are Immich, OpenCut and Jellyfin. Most use the MIT or AGPL-3.0 license, and 180 offer an official Docker image.
Kavita
A self-hosted reading server for managing and sharing collections of comics, manga, and electronic books.
RomM
A self-hosted manager for scanning, enriching, and playing game collections through a responsive web interface.
imgproxy
A standalone server for resizing, processing, and converting images on the fly via HTTP requests.
Popcorn Time
Stream and organize movies and television shows through a community driven open source media interface.
thumbor
An imaging service for on-demand cropping, resizing, and optimizing images using AI powered smart detection.
Krita
A digital painting application for creating professional illustrations, comic books, concept art, and digital VFX textures.
SpotiFLAC
Downloads music tracks identified on Spotify as lossless FLAC files from Tidal, Qobuz, and Amazon Music.
WebTorrent Desktop
Stream and download torrent files across desktop platforms using peer to peer web technology.
ytDownloader
Downloads video and audio content from hundreds of websites with built in compression and playlist support.
OmniTools
A self-hosted collection of web-based utilities for image, video, PDF, and data manipulation tasks.
Janus
A general purpose WebRTC server for building real time communication services on Linux and MacOS.
RapidRAW
A non-destructive RAW image editor with GPU acceleration for high-performance color grading and photo processing.
Open Video Downloader
Download videos, audio, subtitles, and metadata from hundreds of websites using a graphical user interface.
Builder
A visual development platform for creating digital experiences using a drag and drop interface across various stacks.
zyfun
A cross platform video resource manager and player for organizing and streaming diverse media content.
TiddlyWiki
A non-linear personal web notebook and interactive wiki implemented as a single HTML file or Node.js application.
MusicFreeDesktop
A plugin based music player for desktop that allows custom audio sources and visual themes.
Mopidy
An extensible music server that streams audio from local storage and various online music services.
Gifski
Convert video files into high quality GIF animations with customizable frame rates and color palettes.
Tube Archivist
Self hosted media server for indexing, downloading, and organizing YouTube video collections for offline access.
FineTune
Manage per-app volume, route audio to multiple devices, and apply equalizer presets from the macOS menu bar.
LibrePhotos
A self-hosted photo management service featuring automatic face recognition, object detection, and semantic image search.
Snapcast
Synchronous multiroom audio player that coordinates audio playback across multiple connected clients in real time.
HedgeDoc
Create and edit markdown notes in real time with a collaborative editor for teams and individuals.
Publii
A desktop based content management system for creating and deploying secure, static websites with a graphical interface.
Final2x
Increases the resolution of images using super-resolution models to improve clarity and detail in low-resolution files.
Plasmic
A visual builder for web applications and websites that integrates directly with existing React codebases.
Canvas LMS
A learning management system for managing courses, tracking student progress, and delivering educational content online.
IPTVnator
A cross-platform video player for IPTV playlists with support for EPG, favorites, and external media players.
Standard Notes
A cross platform note taking application featuring end to end encryption and synchronization across unlimited devices.
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