[[!meta title="Static image gallery generator comparison (FOSS)"]]

## Introduction

This document describes several static image gallery generators,
their advantages and disadvantages. All of them are FOSS and
have been tested under a Unix like operating system.
If you have any kind of update, do not hesitate to
[[contact me|about]]. I am using a downscaled sample directory
(**basis**) for testing.

I'm not referencing the navigation, but only "Next Image", because
this is probably the most often used navigation part.

## [cataract](http://cgg.bzatek.net/) (1.0.0)

   * Next image: Click on image
   * Output: Different directory
   * Original image reference: links to original image (full size)
   * Original image location: Originals are copied
   * Image scaling: supported
   * Exif: Supported
   * Default design: Good usable
   * Configuration: XML files
   * Subdirectory index: No
   * Other: Scrolling (middle mouse button) does not work

### Sample usage:

    cp -r basis cgg-input
    cd cgg-input 

    # create directory listing
    cgg-dirgen > index.xml
    cd ..
    mkdir cgg-output      
    cgg -s cgg-input  -o cgg-output/

## [igal2](http://igal.trexler.at/) (2.0)

   * Next image: Link below and above image
   * Output: Same directory
   * Original image reference: Link from scaled image
   * Original image location: .
   * Image scaling: ***unsupported***
   * Exif: ***unsupported***
   * Default design: Very basic
   * Configuration: Command line
   * Subdirectory index: No
   * Other: Automatic link to parent directory

### Sample usage:

    cp -r basis igal2-input
    cd igal2-input 
    igal2 --www

## [lazygal](http://sousmonlit.dyndns.org/~niol/playa/oss/projects/lazygal/) (0.5)

   * Next image: Image preview next to the image
   * Output: Different directory
   * Original image reference: Text below image
   * Original image location: Copy (optional)
   * Image scaling: supported
   * Exif: supported
   * Default design: Basic
   * Configuration: Command line
   * Subdirectory index: Yes
   * Subdirectory removal: Yes / Warning
   * Other: Automatic link to parent directory


### Sample usage:

    cp -r basis lazygal-input
    mkdir lazygal-output
    lazygal -o lazygal-output lazygal-input 
    
    # Including copy of original images:
    lazygal -O -o lazygal-output lazygal-input 

## [llgal](http://home.gna.org/llgal/) (0.13.15)

   * Next image: Link below and above image
   * Output: Same directory
   * Original image reference: Link from scaled image
   * Original image location: .
   * Image scaling: supported
   * Exif: supported
   * Default design: Usable
   * Configuration: Command line
   * Subdirectory index: Yes
   * Subdirectory removal: Yes
   * Other: Support for different languages, optional link to parent site


### Sample usage:

    cp -r basis llgal-input
    cd llgal-input 
    llgal
    
    # limit size:
    llgal --sx 1000 --sy 700  
    
    # Track subdirectories
    llgal --sx 1000 --sy 700 -R
    
    # Create real world site
    llgal --sx 1000 --sy 700 -R --exif --fe  -L  --li --title "Nico Schottelius' Photos" --www --lang en_US


## [swiggle](http://homepage.univie.ac.at/l.ertl/swiggle/) 0.4

### Sample usage:

 * Other: generates html file without any links

    mkdir swiggle-input
    cp -r basis swiggle-input 
    swiggle swiggle-input 
    # 4 albums processed.

[[!tag unix]]