FreeBooth vs Pibooth
FreeBooth
free-booth.comPibooth
pibooth.orgSide by side
| Figure | FreeBooth | Pibooth |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Photo Booth Software | 8.7 (#2) | 7.5 (#20) |
| Camera support | The maker says it works with nearly any camera that can connect to a PC, including DSLRs. | It supports cameras compatible with gPhoto2, OpenCV, and Raspberry Pi. |
| Customization | Users can change the booth color scheme for an event. | Users can customize final pictures with text, fonts, colors, backgrounds, and overlays, and extend behavior with plugins. |
| Integrations | The supported-camera page lists Canon EOS Utility and gphoto2 as tested transfer software. | The project repository lists community plugins for Google Photos, Dropbox, QR codes, Telegram uploads, and S3 uploads. |
| Printing | Printing can be enabled, while printing and email sharing can each be disabled. | It prints final pictures through a CUPS server and indicates the print queue. |
| Purpose | FreeBooth is open-source freeware for building a DIY photo booth. | Pibooth is a pure-Python photobooth application designed for Raspberry Pi. |
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In their own words
FreeBooth
FreeBooth is open-source freeware for building a DIY photo booth. It works with cameras that connect to a PC and transfer pictures using tethering software, including DSLR cameras; the homepage says supported cameras can connect by USB or WiFi. Guests can share photos by email, with sending postponed until an internet connection is available. Printing can be enabled, and either printing or email sharing can be disabled. An embedded server lets devices on the same network view the latest picture and a slideshow, and users can customize colors for an event. The download page lists Windows 7, 8, and 10, Linux, and Mac OS X, and requires Java 7 or higher. English, Russian, and German are listed as languages. Canon EOS Utility and gphoto2 are named as tested transfer software. The maker invites questions and feature requests and says it will try to help. FreeBooth is listed for photo capture, printing, lead capture, and a live event gallery. The listed plan costs nothing.