Comprehensive photo management software for viewing, batch converting, editing and resizing images and creating thumbnail sheets.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
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- Mac
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ACDSee Photo Studio AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Photo Managers
The best Photo Manager alternative to ACDSee Photo Studio is XnView MP. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try XnView MP or Ente Photos. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to ACDSee Photo Studio and loads of them are Photo Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Photo Manager alternatives to ACDSee Photo Studio are darktable, digiKam, Adobe Lightroom and Google Photos.
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168 XnView MP alternatives
159 Ente Photos alternativesOpen-source, end-to-end encrypted backup and sharing for photos and videos, multi-platform sync, original quality preservation, privacy-first design, collaborative albums, family sharing, secure external sharing, robust data replication, and device imports.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Flatpak
- Cloudron
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149 FastStone Image Viewer alternativesFast image browser and editor for Windows with robust support for browsing, editing, and conversion. Features red-eye removal, resizing, enhanced EXIF access, and musical slideshows with over 150 effects.
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FastStone Image Viewer vs ACDSee Photo Studio Comments
Top Positive CommentUI (it could look more seamless with Win 10 though...) and batch conversion/rename
It supports thumbnails similar to ACDSee
- FastStone Image Viewer is Free Personal and Proprietary
- FastStone Image Viewer is an Image Viewer
- FastStone Image Viewer is Lightweight
80 darktable alternativesOpen source non-destructive RAW editor and virtual darkroom with zoomable lighttable, database-driven organization, HDR and EXR support, floating-point workflow, batch exporting, and advanced editing for photography and scientific imaging across platforms.
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darktable vs ACDSee Photo Studio Comments
FarrukhAlthough it doesn't have a good asset manager, this is the best open-source, Photo ReTouching tool, however with a Steep Learning Curve. Its features more powerful and advance than ACDSEE and even Adobe Lightroom. I've almost switched to it from Adobe Lightroom.
- darktable is Free and Open Source
- darktable is a Raw Photo Editor
- darktable is Privacy focused
129 digiKam alternativesdigiKam is an advanced digital photo management tool that simplifies importing and organizing photos into albums. It supports various formats including RAW, features tagging, metadata management, duplicate finder, photo editing, sharing, GPS data handling, and has cross-platform compatibility.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- KDE Plasma
- Flathub
- Qt
+9
digiKam vs ACDSee Photo Studio Comments
FarrukhAn open-source, free alternative with lots of good features. But it is slower in performance (tested in Windows 10) as compared to ACDSEE, XnView, and Faststone Image Viewer.
Moo KaaGreat viewer, file management and image tag management features provides most of the same functionality.
- digiKam is Free and Open Source
- digiKam is Privacy focused
138 Adobe Lightroom alternativesMaximize your photo editing and organizing abilities across platforms with non-destructive editing in high resolution and 1 TB of cloud storage. Harness simple tools like sliders to achieve your ideal image and automatically apply tags. Access and utilize Lightroom on mobile, web, or desktop.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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176 Google Photos alternativesOffers 15 GB free cloud storage for automatic photo and video backups, AI-powered editing tools, smart organization, duplicate cleanup, daily roll albums, locked folders, Google Lens, and easy sharing across devices with advanced security. Print services available in select regions.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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Google Photos vs ACDSee Photo Studio Comments
Google Photos is not an image viewer and editor software, meant for offline use.
Google Photos is not an offline application
- Google Photos is Freemium and Proprietary
142 PhotoPrism alternativesAI-powered, privacy-centered platform for managing, searching, and organizing photos with automatic tagging, face recognition, RAW support, advanced filters, geocoding, secure backups, Live Photo playback, and private server or cloud hosting options.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- DigitalOcean
- Self-Hosted
- FreeBSD
- Raspberry Pi
- Docker
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165 XnView Classic alternativesXnView Classic is an efficient image viewer, browser and converter for Windows with built-in support for over 500 image formats.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- ReactOS
XnView Classic vs ACDSee Photo Studio Comments
Faster than old ACDSee to browse thumbs ! Portable version is just great.
- XnView Classic is Free Personal and Proprietary
- XnView Classic is an Image Viewer
- XnView Classic is Lightweight
112 Shotwell alternativesShotwell is an open source photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
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Qt5 image viewer with optional video support. Ability to quickly copy / move images to different folders. Can open some extra formats (JPEG-XL, AVIF, APNG, HEIF/HEIC, RAW) via third-party image plugins.
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145 Piwigo alternativesManage your photo collection with Piwigo Piwigo is open source photo gallery software for the web. Designed for organisations, teams and individuals.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Cloudron
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Very similar to good old acdsee. Looks very easy and has many powerful functions.