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Omeka
Publish collections and create rich digital experiences
As of 30 August 2026, Omeka is free to use. Omeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections. Softwr lists it under Libraries. Omeka is made by Corporation for Digital Scholarship, launched in 2007, available on Web.
Overview
What Omeka does
Omeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections. It enables institutions to easily create online exhibitions, digital archives, and collections websites. Omeka S extends functionality with multisite capabilities and linked data support.
What people use it for
- Academic and research institutions creating digital collections with Dublin Core metadata
- Museums and archives publishing heritage collections with semantic web capabilities
- Individual projects and educators creating media-rich online exhibits
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Where it falls short
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- Omeka Classic designed for individual projects rather than large institutional deployments
- Requires self-hosting and technical setup; no managed hosting option in Classic version
- Omeka S pricing not publicly disclosed, available only for download or sandbox testing
- Limited scalability for institutions managing multiple extensive collections
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Capabilities
Features
Item and collection management
Dublin Core metadata
Online exhibitions
Plugin architecture
Theme customization
Simple workflow
File management
Tag and search
Responsive design
Neatline
Integration with Neatline
CSV Import
Integration with CSV Import
OAI-PMH
Integration with OAI-PMH
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Questions people ask
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How much does Omeka cost?
Omeka Classic and Omeka S are free to download and use under the GNU GPL open source license. Hosted services through Omeka.net and managed Omeka Services require visiting their respective pricing pages.
SourceIs Omeka open source?
Yes, Omeka is open source software distributed under the GNU copyleft GPL license, making it freely available for individual projects, educational use, and institutional resource management.
SourceAre there hosted options for Omeka?
Yes, Omeka.net provides hosted service options and Omeka Services offers managed hosting and support plans, though specific pricing details are not disclosed on the main Omeka website.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Omeka
- Company
- Corporation for Digital Scholarship
- Based in
- Fairfax, VA
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