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Picstome: Free Open Source Tools for Photographers

After months of development with my colleague Oliver, we’re excited to launch Picstome – a free, open source toolkit designed specifically for photographers’ needs.

Why We Built This

Coming from years in the photography industry, we kept seeing the same pain points:

  • Expensive gallery solutions with unnecessary features
  • Cumbersome contract management
  • Privacy concerns with hosted services

Picstome solves these with a self-hosted alternative that puts you in control.

Key Features

📸 Gallery Management

  • Upload original or resized images
  • Client photo proofing with watermarks
  • Create password-protected galleries
  • Simple client sharing

📝 Contract Workflows

  • Generate professional contracts
  • Handle digital signatures
  • Full contract lifecycle tracking

🚀 Ridiculously Easy to Install

Just 2 steps:

  1. Install with “curl -fsSL https://picstome.com/install.sh | sh”
  2. Visit your site 😉

Runs on modest hardware (2 cores, 512MB RAM) making it perfect for small studios.

What’s Next?

We’re focusing on real-world usage now. The roadmap includes:

  • Client CRM features
  • Payment services / POS
  • Simple CMS

But most importantly – we need your feedback! Try it out, break it, and tell us what would make your photography workflow better.

Check out the installation guide and join our growing community of photographer-developers.