FotoBox vs OpenBooth

FotoBox is a free, open-source photo-booth application for Linux, macOS, and Raspberry Pi OS. It works with a range of DSLR models, with compatibility checked against libgphoto2’s supported-camera list; DSLR operation requires gPhoto2. The official Raspberry Pi Camera Module V2 is described in the installation guide. Users can trigger a capture or begin a countdown by touching or clicking the display, using soft or hardware buttons, pressing keyboard shortcuts, or operating a presenter. A buzzer wired to Raspberry Pi GPIO can trigger the application when pigpio’s library and daemon are installed. FotoBox can also run on Linux without the X Window System through Qt for Embedded Linux. The maker describes it as customizable, fast, and low in memory use. Support is directed to German or English Raspberry Pi forums, while bugs and feature suggestions go to the GitLab issue tracker. The free open-source plan costs nothing.

OpenBooth is free, open-source photobooth software for Linux. It is designed for touchscreen operation and photo capture, with image filters, a live preview of the filtered result, and wireless triggering. The software communicates with cameras through the gPhoto2 library and its Java bindings, while OpenCV handles image processing. OpenBooth is still in development, and its project page describes initial tests in progress. The project began as an assignment at the Technical University Vienna and continues with Otelo Wien through a five-student computer-science team. It is released under the MIT License, allowing use, copying, modification, distribution, sublicensing, and sale under the license conditions. The project Wiki provides program documentation, hardware information, and build-and-run tutorials. Questions are invited through the Wiki or by email.