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The best alternative to Picasa is digiKam, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Picasa and 18 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Picasa are nomacs, Gallery (by Ionut Iacob), Piwigo and Focus Go.

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  1. digiKam icon

    digiKam

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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.

    102 digiKam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Qt
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    Comments about digiKam as an Alternative to Picasa
    Elros Telperien
    Positive
    4

    Great photo and tag management tools. It's also apparently the only program, from the ones listed, that has facial recognition features (although not great in comparison to Picasa's).

    tomater
    Negative
    0

    Well, the UI of digiKam is a torture. Using it after Picase is like going from UI back to command line. It's packed with features, yes, but UI overcomplicated far beyond what is necessary. Tabs on top, tabs on the left, tabs on the right, and yes, each window section can also have tabs...

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It plays motion Gifs, and has the functionality I was looking for after Picasa as a program on my computer, not on google servers

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think digiKam is a great Picasa alternative.

    • digiKam is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Picasa.

    • digiKam is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Picasa.

    • digiKam is Free and Open SourcePicasa is Freemium and Proprietary
    • digiKam is Privacy focusedPicasa is not according to our users
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    nomacs

     239 likes
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    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.

    96 nomacs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
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    yuriykaz
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    Nomacs is an image and photo browser and viewer. It's fast, cross-platform, and open source.

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    • Most users think nomacs is a great Picasa alternative.

    • nomacs is Free and Open SourcePicasa is Freemium and Proprietary
    • nomacs is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedPicasa is not according to our users
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    Piwigo

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

    128 Piwigo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Focus Go

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    Focus Go is the gallery I always wanted to have, so I built it. I don't like bloated galleries with 23093485 features, so I only built the ones I need/think are needed.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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    Zoner Studio

     59 likes
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    Advanced photo software offering RAW processing, layer support, retouching, and video editing. Includes cataloging, presets, automatic import, and robust sharing. Supports RAW and JPG editing with post-trial photo products creation while maintaining non-subscription features.

    92 Zoner Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Aspect

     6 likes
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    Aspect is a digital asset manager that uses end-to-end encrypted peer-to-peer synchronization to offer full cross-device support, without requiring cloud storage or subscriptions of any kind. Photos are stored and organized transparently in the file system, so that they can be...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. ipernity icon

    ipernity

     18 likes
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    Free online service for photo and video album sharing for everyone: friends and family as well as the passionate photographers. Upload your memories from your PC and even your mobile telephone. Unlimited storage. Available in more than 10 languages.

    64 ipernity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Pix KDE

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • KDE
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  14. Ashampoo Photo Commander icon

    Ashampoo Photo Commander

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    Ashampoo Photo Commander provides robust photo management, editing, and sharing, along with audio and video features. It includes automatic image optimization, batch processing, and tools for red-eye correction, noise reduction, and slideshow creation with transitions and music.

    65 Ashampoo Photo Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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