Roadmap & Release History

Track the evolution of Lychee through our comprehensive release history. From security patches to major features, see how we continuously improve your photo management experience.

6.10+
Latest Version
121
Total Releases
5.5
Years Journey
Active
Development

Major Milestones

Key moments in Lychee's evolution

v4.0.0
April 2020

Laravel Backend

  • • Laravel framework
  • • Sub-albums support
  • • Multi-user system
  • • GPS & Map integration
v5.0.0
Dec 2023

Livewire Rewrite

  • • TALL stack
  • • Access rights refactored
  • • Chunked uploads
  • • OAuth support
v6.0.0
Oct 2024

Vue3 & SE

  • • Complete Vue3 rewrite
  • • Supporter Edition
  • • Modern architecture
  • • Enhanced performance
v6.10.4
Dec 2025

Latest

  • • Embed galleries
  • • Watermarking (SE)
  • • Timeline view
  • • Security hardened
From Laravel backend to Vue3 frontend — 5.5 years of continuous evolution

Release Timeline

Following our commitment to transparency and continuous improvement

v6.10.4 —

Minor Reflected SSRF fix

Security
  • Fixed SSRF vulnerability with redirect validation
  • Added expert configuration to disable URL redirects
v6.10.3 —

Video support in embedded galleries

New Feature
  • Added video support to embedded galleries
  • Translations in EmbedCodeDialog
  • Fixed base URL for embedded galleries
v6.10.2 —

Translation updates and fixes

Enhancement
  • Translation of all settings in admin panel
  • Fixed groups not loading in share dialog
  • Fixed SmartAlbum portrait errors
v6.10.1 —

Transparency option and fixes

Enhancement
  • Option to hide photo action dock
  • Fixed delete in Dock
  • Fixed Polish character search
v6.10.0 —

Embed support & checksum

Major Release
  • Javascript-based embed support
  • Checksum verification in diagnostics
  • Fixed click detection issues
v6.9.4 —

Signing & migration fixes

Enhancement
  • Changed to .sigstore.json signing
  • Fixed user group issues
  • Untagged album feature
  • Webshop backend prep
v6.9.2 —

Minor fixes

Bug Fix
  • Improved subfolder setup
  • Move to S3 command
  • Option to disable server imports
v6.9.1 —

Import from server is back!

New Feature
  • Import from server via Web UI
  • Drag & select returned
  • Tag album and/or support
v6.9.0 —

Watermarking, Zip, Renamer

Major Release
  • 🌟 Watermarking (SE)
  • 🌟 Zip upload (SE)
  • 🌟 Renamer (SE)
  • Timeline page
v6.8.1 —

Migration fix

Bug Fix
  • Sync uses jobs
  • Tag albums and/or
  • Drag & select back
  • Fixed tag migration
v6.8.0 —

Tags refactoring

Major Release
  • Tags system refactored
  • Tag autocomplete
  • Pinned albums
  • Custom copyright footer
v6.7.2 —

Login options

Enhancement
  • Login throttling
  • Configurable login methods
  • Links module
v6.7.1 —

User groups (SE)

New Feature
  • 🌟 User groups (SE)
  • RSS feed improvements
  • Swipe gesture options
  • Scrolling UX improved
v6.7.0 —

Flow, Sync, Multi-admin

Major Release
  • Flow: social-friendly feed display
  • Sync revamped with reverse
  • 🌟 Multiple admins (SE)
v6.6.14 —

Cosmetic hotfix

Bug Fix
  • Fixed header display issue
v6.6.13 —

SSRF vulnerability fix

Security
  • Fixed Server-Side Request Forgery
  • URL validation checks
  • Optional gallery header image
v6.6.12 —

Persian & RTL support

New Feature
  • Persian language
  • Right-to-Left support
  • Invite links
  • Fixed mobile header
v6.6.11 —

Photo edit fix

Bug Fix
  • Fixed photo editing
v6.6.10 —

Path traversal fix

Security
  • Fixed critical path traversal
  • Defense in depth
v6.6.9 —

Small fixes

Bug Fix
  • Fixed smart album metrics
  • Imagick 7 support
  • Fixed header from album edit
v6.6.8 —

Cache refresh fix

Bug Fix
  • Fixed 500 on cache refresh
v6.6.7 —

Hotfixes

Bug Fix
  • Fixed download redirection
  • Fixed tag album preloading
  • Fixed search
v6.6.6 —

Photo-Album relationship

Major Release
  • Photos in multiple albums
  • Arabic & Dutch support
  • Registration page
  • 🌟 Color extraction (SE)
v6.6.5 —

Link fixes

Bug Fix
  • Fixed temporary & secure links
v6.6.4 —

Timeline layout

New Feature
  • Timeline layout
  • LQ image placeholders
  • Login page
  • Animation improvements
v6.6.3 —

Hotlink fix

Bug Fix
  • Fixed hotlinking prevention
v6.6.2 —

iFrame support

New Feature
  • iFrame integration support
  • #upload URL trigger
v6.6.1 —

Weblate & PDF support

New Feature
  • Weblate integration
  • PDF thumbnail support
  • 🌟 Live Metrics (SE)
v6.6.0 —

Legacy removed

Major Release
  • Removed v4 legacy code
  • Signed URLs
  • 🌟 URL encryption (SE)
v6.5.3 —

Description in thumbs

New Feature
  • Description in thumbnails
  • Fixed favourites
  • Fixed metrics
v6.5.2 —

Minor fixes

Bug Fix
  • Fixed copy & tag operations
  • Fixed smart albums
  • Fixed date display
v6.5.1 —

Cache clear hotfix

Bug Fix
  • Force cache clear on update
v6.5.0 —

Sync speed & Statistics

Major Release
  • 10x faster sync
  • Bulk sharing
  • 🌟 Statistics (SE)
  • Job progress feedback
v6.4.2 —

New Settings page

New Feature
  • Refactored Settings
  • French & Russian translations
  • Changelog in menu
  • Maintenance page
v6.4.1 —

Fixes

Bug Fix
  • Fixed S3/symlink issues
  • Fixed download errors
v6.4.0 —

Snake_case refactoring

Major Release
  • Full snake_case conversion
  • 🌟 Favourite support (SE)
  • Album page optimization
v6.3.5 —

PHPStan 2.0

Enhancement
  • Migrated to PHPStan 2.0
  • Improved left menu
  • 🌟 Anonymous upload (SE)
  • Polish translations
v6.3.4 —

Changes

Enhancement
  • Cache diagnostics
  • Scroll to top button
  • Simplified Chinese
v6.3.3 —

Changes

Enhancement
  • Privacy options
  • Markdown support
  • 🌟 Punch card stats (SE)
v6.3.2 —

Fixes

Bug Fix
  • RSS feed enhancements
  • Translation fixes
v6.3.1 —

Redis fix

Bug Fix
  • Fixed Redis crash handling
v6.3.0 —

Localization & Caching

Major Release
  • Localization reset
  • Redis caching support
  • 🌟 Duplicate finder
  • Authelia login support
v6.2.0 —

API documentation

New Feature
  • Live API documentation
  • Timeline layout
  • Password unlock middleware
v6.1.2 —

Fixes

Bug Fix
  • Fixed temporary links
  • Automated signed releases
  • Fixed timeline
v6.1.1 —

Fixes

Bug Fix
  • Fixed Authentik icon
  • Fixed smart albums
  • Fixed Tag album
v6.1.0 —

Timeline layout

Major Release
  • Timeline layout
  • LQ image placeholders
  • Authentik OAuth support
v6.0.1 —

Fixes

Bug Fix
  • Fixed icons in subfolders
  • Fixed login menu
  • Security best practices
v6.0.0 —

Vue3 & Supporter Edition

Major Release
  • Complete Vue3 rewrite
  • Lychee SE introduced
  • TALL stack
  • Chunked uploads
v5.5.1 —

Video & paths

Bug Fix
  • Fixed S3 video loading
  • php-exif path support
v5.5.0 —

Laravel 11

Major Release
  • Migrated to Laravel 11
  • Smart album visibility
  • OAuth user creation
v5.4.0 —

Login required

New Feature
  • Login required option
  • Fixed apostrophes in names
v5.3.1 —

Fixes

Bug Fix
  • Fixed map updates
  • Fixed thumbnails
  • French translation
v5.3.0 —

S3 buckets

New Feature
  • S3 bucket support
  • Album copyright
v5.2.2 —

Header image

New Feature
  • Portrait/landscape header images
v5.2.1 —

Pipeline & OAuth

New Feature
  • Image processing pipeline
  • Keycloak OAuth
  • Per-album header
v5.2.0 —

Critical fixes

Security
  • Fixed upload issues
  • Feature flags
  • Markdown support
  • Maintenance page
v5.1.1 —

Dropbox & redirects

New Feature
  • Import from Dropbox
  • Legacy link redirection
v5.1.0 —

OAuth support

New Feature
  • OAuth providers support
  • Amazon, Apple, Facebook, GitHub, Google, Mastodon, Microsoft, Nextcloud
v5.0.3 —

Subfolder support

New Feature
  • Subfolder hosting support
  • Compact album view
  • WebAuthn fixes
v5.0.2 —

SQL injection fix

Security
  • Fixed SQL injection vulnerability
v5.0.1 —

Fixes

Bug Fix
  • Fixed blurred thumbs
  • Fixed unlock component
  • Improved diagnostics
v5.0.0 —

Livewire rewrite

Major Release
  • Complete Livewire rewrite
  • TALL stack
  • Access rights refactored
  • Chunked uploads
v4.13.0 —

Final v4 release

Major Release
  • License as enum
  • Unique config keys
  • Better livewire prep
v4.12.0 —

Enum types

Enhancement
  • Layout & overlay enums
  • Better diagnostics
  • Fixed decorations
v4.11.1 —

Fixes

Bug Fix
  • Fixed diagnostics
  • Webauthn username support
  • Download fixes
v4.11.0 —

Hungarian & video config

New Feature
  • Hungarian language
  • Video thumbnail config
  • German translations
v4.10.0 —

Actions & integrity

Enhancement
  • Actions pattern
  • DB integrity checks
  • Ratio support
  • OSM updates
v4.9.4 —

Speed improvements

Enhancement
  • Better exception logging
  • Faster global table
  • Subfolder fixes
v4.9.3 —

External tracking

New Feature
  • Matomo & Google Analytics
  • CSP configuration
  • License editing fix
v4.9.2 —

CSP fix

Bug Fix
  • Fixed log-viewer CSP
v4.9.1 —

Log-viewer paths

Bug Fix
  • Fixed log-viewer paths
v4.9.0 —

Log-viewer

New Feature
  • Integrated log-viewer
  • Removed homemade logs
v4.8.1 —

Migration & API docs

New Feature
  • Better old migrations
  • API documentation
  • File last modified support
v4.8.0 —

Access permissions

Major Release
  • New access permissions system
v4.7.4 —

Random images

New Feature
  • Random images without public/starred
v4.7.3 —

Jobs processing

New Feature
  • Job queue support
  • Job history
  • php-exif update
v4.7.2 —

Laravel 10

Major Release
  • Migrated to Laravel 10
  • Auto image rotation
  • GdHandler improvements
v4.7.1 —

HTTPS & storage

New Feature
  • Force HTTPS option
  • Storage in storage/
  • On This Day public option
v4.7.0 —

PHP 8.1 & Enums

Major Release
  • Requires PHP 8.1+
  • Enum types
  • Album decorations
  • Admin check on migrations
v4.6.5 —

Username changes

New Feature
  • Allow username changes
  • PostgreSQL fixes
v4.6.4 —

Unified Frontend

Major Release
  • Merged gallery/view/frame
  • On This Day album
  • Multiple admins
  • Unix socket Redis
v4.6.2 —

WebAuthn upgrade

Security
  • U2F credentials reset
  • Modern dialog
  • Laravel 9
  • Tag append option
v4.6.1 —

Security update

Security
  • Fixed XSS vulnerability
  • Updated CSP
  • Dropped API key for tokens
  • Multi-path import
v4.6.0 —

Laravel Auth

Major Release
  • Laravel Auth system
  • ASCII filename fallback
  • Fixed tag albums
v4.5.3 —

New ID scheme

Major Release
  • 144-bit random IDs
  • Deep directory structure
  • HiDPI folders
  • GPX tracks
v4.4.0 —

PHP 8 required

Major Release
  • Requires PHP 8+
  • Composer upgrade
v4.3.6 —

Email notifications

New Feature
  • Photo upload notifications
  • Polish translation
  • Cache busting
v4.3.4 —

Timestamps & search

New Feature
  • Google Motion Photo
  • Extended search
  • Timestamp refactoring
v4.3.0 —

Touch & responsive

New Feature
  • Touch device support
  • Responsive design
  • Portuguese language
v4.2.2 —

Fixes

Bug Fix
  • Password album fixes
  • GPS direction option
  • Import limits
v4.2.1 —

Custom covers

New Feature
  • Custom album covers
v4.2.0 —

Livewire prep

Major Release
  • Backend refactoring
  • Nested Set albums
  • Livewire foundation
v4.1.0 —

WebAuth & sensitive

New Feature
  • WebAuth/Yubikey support
  • Sensitive albums
  • Forced migrations
v4.0.8 —

PHP 7.4 required

Major Release
  • Requires PHP 7.4
  • Per-album ordering
  • Firefo TV support
v4.0.7 —

Rotations & smart albums

New Feature
  • Picture rotation
  • Tag smart albums
  • Traditional Chinese
  • WebP support
v4.0.6 —

XMP & HEIC

New Feature
  • XMP sidecar support
  • HEIC file support
  • RSS feed
  • Debug bar
v4.0.5 —

RSS module

New Feature
  • RSS feed
  • Sync improvements
  • SQLite support
v4.0.4 —

SQLite & CDN

New Feature
  • Better SQLite
  • CDN support
  • Config migration from v3
v4.0.3 —

Diagnostics

Enhancement
  • Improved diagnostics
  • Release channel
v4.0.2 —

Fixes

Bug Fix
  • Migration fixes
  • Installer fixes
v4.0.1 —

Archive size

Bug Fix
  • 82% smaller archives
  • Fixed downloads
v4.0.0 —

Laravel & sub-albums

Major Release
  • Laravel backend
  • Sub-albums
  • Multi-user
  • Frame module
  • Map with GPS
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