README

⚠️ This is a community fork, not an official Akeneo project. Librepim is maintained independently to provide long-term support for Akeneo PIM Community Edition users. For details, see CONTRIBUTORS.md.

Librepim is an open-source, community-maintained fork of the Akeneo PIM Community Edition. Its goal is to provide Long-Term Support (LTS), continued improvements, security fixes, and compatibility updates for teams that rely on the community version of Akeneo for product information management.

Librepim is built on the foundation of Akeneo CE, extending its life through community contributions and modern package updates.

🚀 Key Highlights

🔒 Long-Term Support (LTS)

Continuous improvements, bug fixes, dependency upgrades, and security patches.

🔧 Compatible Migration

Users of Akeneo PIM CE can migrate to Librepim with minimal changes.

🤝 Community-Driven

Contributions are welcome—from fixes and feature enhancements to documentation improvements.

⚡ Stability & Performance

Focused on maintaining a stable and secure PIM experience for real-world workloads.

📦 Installation

Librepim follows the same installation workflow as the Akeneo PIM Community Edition, with only a few configuration-level differences.

Refer to the official installation steps here:

👉 Installation Guide (Akeneo CE compatible) https://docs.akeneo.com/master/install_pim/index.html

To build the development Docker image:

docker build --target dev -t librepim/pim-php-dev:master .

🔄 Upgrading

Librepim follows Akeneo CE’s upgrade flow, making transitions simple and predictable.

👉 Upgrade Guide (Akeneo process compatible) https://docs.akeneo.com/master/migrate_pim/index.html

🧪 Testing

Testing workflows are the same as Akeneo CE. You can follow their testing documentation to run unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.

👉 Testing Guide https://github.com/akeneo/pim-community-dev/blob/master/internal_doc/tests/running_the_tests.md

🤝 Contributing to Librepim

We encourage the community to participate and help improve the project.

Please read our Contributing Guidelines before submitting a pull request:

👉 CONTRIBUTING.md

Contributions may include:

• Bug fixes
• Documentation improvements
• Dependency updates
• Feature enhancements
• Security improvements

A respectful and collaborative environment is expected from everyone involved.

📄 License

Librepim is distributed under the Open Software License (OSL 3.0), the same license used by Akeneo PIM CE.

👉 LICENSE.txt

🎯 Why Librepim?

• Continued Support: Ongoing maintenance for users of Akeneo CE
• Security First: Regular patches and dependency updates
• Predictable Migration: Drop-in replacement for Akeneo CE
• Community Ownership: Built and improved by open-source contributors
• Open & Transparent: 100% free and community-governed

ℹ️ About the Project

Librepim aims to ensure a long-term, stable future for the Akeneo Community Edition ecosystem by:

• Providing LTS
• Ensuring modern PHP, Symfony, and package compatibility
• Maintaining open-source availability for businesses and developers
• Encouraging community collaboration and contributions

Whether you're using Akeneo CE for small catalogs or managing large-scale product data, Librepim helps you continue with confidence.

🔗 Useful Links

• Akeneo PIM Documentation https://docs.akeneo.com/

• Librepim Repository https://github.com/libre-pim/librepim-dev

• Contributing Guide ./CONTRIBUTING.md

• Issue Tracker https://github.com/libre-pim/librepim-dev/issues

💬 Final Note

Librepim is built for the community and maintained by the community. If you're looking for a stable, secure, and continuously maintained version of Akeneo CE, Librepim is the ideal choice.

Join us, contribute, and help keep the open-source PIM ecosystem strong.