The actively maintained fork of LighterPack — plan lighter, share better, stay open.
LighterPack hasn't seen active development in years. This fork picks up where it left off — same familiar tool, new features the community has been asking for, and a commitment to keeping it running long-term.
- Image upload — attach photos to any gear item
- Advanced gear library — search, filter, and reuse items across lists
- Gear room — shared gear modal for quick item management
- Public sharing controls — private, link-only, or discoverable
- Public profiles — showcase your gear philosophy and featured lists
- Improved CSV import/export — full round-trip fidelity
- Visual refresh — cleaner UI, fixed popovers, consistent controls
LighterPack+ will offer optional paid plans on the hosted service at lighterpack.app (coming soon):
- Supporter (~3 €/month) — managed backups, enhanced public profile, supporter badge
- Creator (~8 €/month) — affiliate links per item, public collections, lightweight insights
Self-hosting remains fully free and open-source. Paid plans are for the hosted service only.
- On lighterpack.com, go to Settings → Export CSV and download your library.
- Create an account on LighterPack+.
- Go to Settings → Import CSV and upload the file.
Your lists, items, weights, and notes will carry over.
Requirements: Node.js, npm, MongoDB.
npm install
npm run devOpen http://localhost:8080. The app expects MongoDB at localhost/lighterpack by default.
LighterPack+ is an independent open-source fork built from LighterPack by Galen Maly. Licensed under GPL v2. Not affiliated with lighterpack.com.