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Shotwell

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

Free Open Source
Linux

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

Features

Import photos from folders or from any digital camera supported by gPhoto.
Shotwell automatically groups photos taken at the same time. You can also use tags and ratings to organize your photo collection.
You can rotate, crop, reduce red-eye, and adjust the exposure, saturation, tint, and temperature of each photo.
Publish photos and videos to Facebook, Flickr, Picasa Web Albums, and YouTube. More Info »

Shotwell is listed in

Open Source & Free Animation & VFX, Debian Elementary XFCE: Best Apps for a balanced system, Linux • 2D Graphics, Photography, and The Arts

Link to official Shotwell site

Official Website

Features

File Tagging Lightweight Edit photo Photo Organization Photo Sharing Add a feature

Categories

Photos & Graphics Social & Communications File Management

Tags

exif lossless rotate-image share-photos

Shotwell was added by Lukian in Jan 2010 and the latest update was made in Nov 2020. The list of alternatives was updated Oct 2020. It's possible to update the information on Shotwell or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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Shotwell Comments

Comment by EmasXP

about Shotwell · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Fastest photo organizer around. A bit more editing options would be welcomed.

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Comment by scaife

about Shotwell · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Incredibly fast and light. Easy to use with minimal features.

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