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:
- Install with “curl -fsSL https://picstome.com/install.sh | sh”
- 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.