Sigal is a Python-based static gallery generator that transforms directories of photographs and videos into browsable HTML galleries. It handles image processing and page generation, producing collections that can be published on a conventional web server.
The software is intended for users who prefer generating photo galleries from files rather than maintaining a database-backed gallery application. Once a gallery has been generated, the resulting website consists of static files and does not require a continuously running application server.
Sigal combines a command-line workflow with customisable templates and themes. It is particularly useful for publishing personal photographic archives, travel collections and other galleries where simplicity and portability are more important than interactive content management.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Static HTML generation – creates complete photo gallery websites from image and video collections.
- Recursive directory processing – automatically discovers photographs and sub-albums within directory structures.
- Image resizing – generates appropriately sized photographs for web presentation.
- Thumbnail generation – creates preview images for gallery listings and navigation.
- Video support – processes video files for inclusion alongside photographs.
- Jinja2 templates – customises gallery pages using a flexible templating system.
- Bundled themes – includes galleries based on Colorbox, Galleria and PhotoSwipe.
- EXIF metadata – extracts camera settings, capture dates and geographical coordinates for display in templates.
- Markdown descriptions – supports custom titles, descriptions and metadata for individual photographs and albums.
- Parallel processing – processes multiple media files concurrently to accelerate gallery generation.
- Portable links – uses relative URLs to simplify moving generated galleries between locations.
- ZIP downloads – optionally creates downloadable archives of gallery photographs.
- Plugin architecture – extends functionality through plugins for watermarks, feeds, asset compression and other tasks.
- Customisable sorting – controls album ordering through metadata and configuration settings.
- Map integration – supports displaying geographical photo locations in compatible gallery themes.
Website: github.com/saimn/sigal
Support:
Developer: Simon Conseil
License: MIT License
Sigal is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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