What is MediaCMS?
MediaCMS is an open source content management system built specifically for managing and publishing media assets like images, audio files, and videos. It allows users to easily upload, organize, edit metadata, and share media content through a user-friendly web interface.
Some key features of MediaCMS include:
- Upload and manage images, videos, and audio clips
- Edit file metadata like titles, descriptions, tags
- Automated transcoding of media files for streaming and downloads
- Powerful search and filtering of media assets
- Create media albums and galleries
- Fine-grained user permissions and access control
- Integration with cloud storage services
- Responsive interface that works well on mobile and desktop
Compared to general purpose CMS platforms like WordPress and Drupal, MediaCMS is lightweight and purpose-built for managing media. Its focused set of features helps streamline media workflows for organizations and teams collaborating around digital assets.
With its open source license (GPLv3), MediaCMS is customizable to adapt to different industry use cases in education, marketing, advertising, journalism, photography, and more.
PhotoPrism, Piwigo, Lychee, Lutim, Recall Photos, Slidebox, Wagtail CMS, ResourceSpace, Zenphoto, MediaGoblin, JCDSee Web Photo Gallery, Razuna are some alternatives to MediaCMS.