Shotwell 0.32.0: New image formats, geographical data handling, and more!

Shotwell, the popular free and open source personal photo manager, has recently released its version 0.32.0. This update brings a host of new features and improvements that are sure to delight users.

One of the most exciting new additions to Shotwell is support for several new image formats, including AVIF, WebP, JPEG-XL, CR3, and more variants of HEIF/HVEC. This means that users can now import and manage even more types of photos in their Shotwell library.

In addition to new image format support, Shotwell 0.32.0 also includes some initial geographical data handling. This feature allows users to add location data to their photos, making it easier to organize and search for images based on where they were taken.

Shotwell 0.32.0 also includes multiple libraries and settings that are isolated from each other, support for more than one account for publishing services, manual tagging of persons, and automatic detection and recognition of persons (which can be enabled during compile time). HiDPI support for the image viewer and simpler handling of hierarchical tags are also included in this update.

Overall, Shotwell 0.32.0 is a significant update that brings many new features and improvements to this popular photo manager. Users are encouraged to download and try out the latest version for themselves.