Adobe Lightroom AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Photo Managers for Linux

Adobe Lightroom is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux Photo Manager alternative is darktable, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Lightroom and eight of them are Photo Managers available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux Photo Manager alternatives to Adobe Lightroom are RawTherapee, digiKam, Corel AfterShot Pro and ART.

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  1. darktable icon

    darktable

     342 likes

    Open 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.

    70 darktable alternatives

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    darktable vs Adobe Lightroom Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    14

    Complete Raw processing suite. Best free open source solution

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Roman
    Positive
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    The general approach, workflow and selection of tools for RAW development is a close match to Lightroom, but it's free and works on Linux

    bolude
    Positive
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    FOSS and does everything Lightroom does

    3 of 14 comments
    • darktable is Free and Open SourceAdobe Lightroom is Paid and Proprietary
    • darktable is Privacy focusedAdobe Lightroom is not according to our users
  2. RawTherapee icon

    RawTherapee

     234 likes

    Raw photo processing software with advanced control over demosaicing. Ideal for newcomers, semi-professionals, and professionals. Supports HDR DNGs, JPGs, and TIFFs, with in-house enhancements for some camera models. Open-source, lacks digital asset management.

    58 RawTherapee alternatives

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    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
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    MercuryHero
    Positive
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    Fairly advanced control over RAW processing including demosaicing algorithm, gamma curves, etc. Supports its own profiles and presets.

    • RawTherapee is Free and Open SourceAdobe Lightroom is Paid and Proprietary
    • RawTherapee is Privacy focusedAdobe Lightroom is not according to our users
  4. digiKam icon

    digiKam

     357 likes

    digiKam 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.

    106 digiKam alternatives

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    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Qt
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    digiKam vs Adobe Lightroom Comments
    Guest
    Positive
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    Database functionality - Lots of other pieces of software mentioned are good at RAW processing but few, if any, have a good, structured back-end to organise photos.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
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    digiKam is good at organizing photos but has nothing to edit or adjust photos and RAW files. It only covers half of the features of Lightroom

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -35

    digiKam is a photo management while lightroom is a raw photo editor, they have nothing in common

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • digiKam is Free and Open SourceAdobe Lightroom is Paid and Proprietary
    • digiKam is Privacy focusedAdobe Lightroom is not according to our users
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  6. Corel AfterShot Pro icon

    Corel AfterShot Pro

     30 likes

    Digital photography software with ultra-fast RAW processing, non-destructive editing, seamless Photoshop workflow, batch processing, HDR features, and customizable workspaces for creative efficiency.

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    Guest
    Positive
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    love it ,easy to understand on the first glance.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    DalsPhotography
    Negative
    0

    I had to send my mac to service (Imac) and used this on an older Imac I own. The camera database is quite outdated. It couldn't recognize my xt4 which is not new by any means.

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Lightweight, powerful alternative to Lightroom without the price tag

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • Corel AfterShot Pro is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. ART icon

    ART

     10 likes

    ART, a free, open-source, cross-platform raw image processing program. ART is a derivative of the popular RawTherapee , trading a bit of customization and control over various processing parameters for a simpler and (hopefully) easier...

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    • Free
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    nrwd
    Positive
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    As good or even better and Free OpenSource

    • ART is Free and Open SourceAdobe Lightroom is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Tonfotos icon

    Tonfotos

     99 likes

    Tonfotos simplifies browsing of large photo collection by grouping shots by events, dates, people, locations and so on. Quickly find what you need regardless where files are stored - on your computer, external drives or NAS.

    27 Tonfotos alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    kegho
    Positive
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    Your application is very convenient and easy to use.

    • Tonfotos is Free Personal and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is Paid and Proprietary
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    KDE Photos

     1 like

    Koko is an image viewer designed for desktop and mobile touch devices. It is part of the Plasma Mobile app collection.

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Plasma Mobile
    • Flatpak
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    KPhotoAlbum

     3 likes

    If you have hundreds or even thousands of images on your hard drive, it becomes impossible to remember the story behind every single image or the names of the persons photographed. KPhotoAlbum was created to help you describe your images and then search the big pile of pictures...

    97 KPhotoAlbum alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
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