# Lychee privacy rating

Self-hosted photo management and sharing app with a web interface for uploading, organizing and sharing albums. An optional paid Supporter Edition adds extra features such as watermarking and statistics.

## Summary

Lychee scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the photo management criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://lycheeorg.dev
- Source code: https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee
- License: MIT
- Platforms: Web
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Photo management](https://privacyratings.com/photo-management/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT. | https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/blob/master/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | The privacy policy states the website uses no cookies or tracking, and the software has no telemetry. | https://lycheeorg.dev/privacy-policy/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by the optional Supporter Edition and donations, with no ads. | https://lycheeorg.dev/get-supporter-edition/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/photo-management/lychee/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/photo-management/lychee.md