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Shotwell Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Shotwell for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is XnView MP. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try digiKam or darktable. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Shotwell and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Shotwell are PhotoPrism, qView, RawTherapee and Piwigo.

Shotwell alternatives are mainly Photo Managers but may also be Image Viewers or Raw Photo Processors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Shotwell.
This page was last updated Mar 28, 2022
Shotwell
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  • Free • Open Source
  • Linux

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

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  1. XnViewMP is a free software to view, organise, convert graphics and photos files or to create slide show, contact sheet, HTML pages.

    Most users think XnView MP is a great alternative to Shotwell.

  2. digiKam is an advanced digital photo management application which makes importing and organizing digital photos a "snap". The photos are organized in albums which can be sorted chronologically, by folder layout or by custom collections.

    Most users think digiKam is a great alternative to Shotwell.

  4. darktable is a virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers: it manages your digital negatives in a database and lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable. it also enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.

  5. PhotoPrism® is an AI-Powered Photos App for the Decentralized Web. It makes use of the latest technologies to tag and find pictures automatically without getting in your way. You can run it at home, on a private server, or in the cloud.

  6. qView

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    qView is a Qt-based image viewer designed to be practical and minimal, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux

  8. RawTherapee is a free RAW converter and digital photo processing software. All changes can be applied and batch processed at a convenient time.

  9. Piwigo

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted

    Piwigo is a photo gallery software for the web that comes with powerful features to publish and manage your collection of pictures.

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

    gThumb vs Shotwell opinions
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    clembeb

    Organize and edit photo like Shotwell

    Positive comment • 7 months ago
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  11. Gwenview

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Linux
    • KDE

    Gwenview is an image viewer for KDE. It can load and save all image formats supported by KDE, but Gwenview can also browse GIMP files (*.xcf).

  12. QuickViewer

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Windows
    • Linux

    QuickViewer is a graphic image viewer for comfortable browsing of many images.

    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.1.8) was released in December 2019.

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