Open Source Picasa Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Picasa for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux alternative is digiKam. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Picasa and 13 are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Picasa are Ente Photos, ImageGlass, nomacs and Shotwell.

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Picasa alternatives are mainly Image Viewers, but if you're looking for Photo Managers or Image Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Windows + Free, Open Source, Photo Organization, Windows, Linux and iPad. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Picasa.
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  1. digiKam icon
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    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.

    110 digiKam alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Qt
     
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  2. Ente Photos icon
     174 likes

    Open-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.

    140 Ente Photos alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  3. ImageGlass icon
     249 likes

    A feature-rich, simple-to-use app seamlessly integrated with a clean, minimal and modern user interface.

    83 ImageGlass alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
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  4. nomacs icon
     247 likes

    nomacs is a free, open source image viewer, which supports multiple platforms. You can use it for viewing all common image formats including RAW and psd images.

    98 nomacs alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
     
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  5. Shotwell icon
     185 likes

    Shotwell is an open source photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment.

    102 Shotwell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
     
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  6. Piwigo icon
     71 likes

    Manage your photo collection with Piwigo Piwigo is open source photo gallery software for the web. Designed for organisations, teams and individuals.

    134 Piwigo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  7. gThumb icon
     105 likes

    gThumb is an image viewer and browser for the GNOME Desktop. It also includes an importer tool for transferring photos from cameras.

    121 gThumb alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  8. Fotema icon
     1 like

    A photo gallery for everyone who wants their photos to live locally on their devices.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  9. Pix KDE icon
     4 likes

    Pix is an image gallery and image viewer. Pix can be used to open images with other applications like an image editor, add tags to the files, add annotations to pictures, rotate and share them.

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    • Linux
    • Android
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • KDE
     
  10. KPhotoAlbum icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  11. Imgseek icon
     9 likes

    imgSeek is a collection of free open source projects for searching a collection of images using visual similarity. The image you are looking for can be expressed either as a rough painted sketch or as another image you supply.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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