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tropy/tropy

Research photo management observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/tropy/tropy · homepage · JavaScript · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

88/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 66
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 27
  • age_days: 3956
  • days_rel: 224
  • days_push: 0
  • n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1140 stars · 65 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Tropy is an open-source desktop application for organizing, describing, and annotating research photos, built with Electron, Node.js, and SQLite. It lets researchers turn camera images into described source items with metadata templates, tags, lists, and export to JSON-LD, CSV, Zotero, and Omeka S.

Use cases

  • organize archival research photos
  • describe and catalog research sources with metadata templates
  • annotate and transcribe documents in photos
  • export research items to Zotero or Omeka S
  • import IIIF manifests into a research workflow
  • tag and list research items across projects

When to choose

  • you are a researcher working with many photos taken in archives or libraries
  • you need structured metadata, tags, and annotations on research images
  • you want local SQLite storage with JSON-LD/CSV export and plugin extensibility

When to avoid

  • you need general-purpose photo editing or consumer photo library management
  • you need cloud-based or multi-user collaborative photo management
  • you only need lightweight image viewing without metadata workflows

Facets

application · maturity active

image-processing plugin-system search-engine developer-tools windows cross-platform electron research-photos photo-management sqlite linked-data rdf annotation archival-research omeka iiif metadata research digital-humanities archives linux macos desktop

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
tropy/tropymain88

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="tropy/tropy")

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