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.
ApostropheCMS
A full stack content management system using Node.js and MongoDB with in context visual editing.
Black Candy
A self hosted music streaming server for managing and playing a personal music collection.
Drupal
A flexible content management platform for building dynamic websites ranging from personal weblogs to large community sites.
Lychee
Self-hosted photo management software for uploading, organizing, and sharing images with full control over data privacy.
Ombi
Manage and automate media requests for movies, music, and TV shows across various home server services.
RawTherapee
A cross platform raw image processor providing advanced control over demosaicing and digital image development for photographers.
BoostNote-App
A document driven project management and note taking tool designed for DevOps and remote development teams.
Tolgee
Manage application translations through in-context editing, machine translation integrations, and collaborative tools for various frontend frameworks.
AzuraCast
A self-hosted web radio management suite for starting and managing web radio stations of all sizes.
Piwigo
Self-hosted photo gallery software for organizing and sharing large image libraries for individuals, teams, and organizations.
Pimcore
A product experience management platform combining PIM, MDM, DAM, CDP, and CMS capabilities in one framework.
Memories
A photo management suite for Nextcloud that organizes images and videos using date and location metadata.
Ampache
A web based audio and video streaming application and file manager for accessing media from any device.
PicList
Manage image hosting and cloud storage with support for batch renaming, image processing, and markdown integration.
Anthias
Turns Raspberry Pi devices or PCs into digital signage displays for managing images, videos, and web content.
slskd
A client server application for the Soulseek file sharing network accessible via a web browser.
Craft CMS
A flexible content management system for building custom websites with a clean slate approach to content modeling.
Asterisk
An open source PBX and telephony toolkit for managing internet and traditional telephony channels.
PicView
View and manage images with support for batch resizing, format conversion, and extensive file type compatibility.
Viseron
Self-hosted network video recorder and computer vision software for local surveillance and object detection.
OvenMediaEngine
A sub-second latency live streaming server for high-definition broadcasting to large scale audiences via WebRTC.
Raneto
A simple Markdown powered knowledge base for Node.js that stores all content in flat files.
Kamailio
A SIP signaling server for large scale VoIP and real time communication platforms focusing on scalability.
TubeSync
Syncs YouTube channels and playlists to local directories and updates connected media servers automatically.
Tauon
A desktop music player that manages local libraries and streams from media servers with gapless playback.
Misago
A modern forum solution with comprehensive moderation tools, flexible user permissions, and extensive OAuth provider support.
Music Player Daemon
A server side music player that manages audio playback and library metadata for remote control.
Polaris
A self-hosted music streaming server for accessing personal audio collections from computers and mobile devices.
Translate-Subtitle-File
Translate subtitle files in .srt, .ass, and .vtt formats using custom API keys for translation services.
Stump
A self-hosted media server for organizing and reading comics, manga, and digital books with OPDS support.
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