What is digiKam?

digiKam is a powerful, open-source program specifically crafted for the management of digital photographs, functioning seamlessly across Linux, Windows, and macOS operating systems. This versatile application provides a comprehensive suite of tools for importing, organizing, editing, and sharing images as well as raw files. Users can easily transfer photographs, raw image formats, and videos directly from their cameras or external media such as SD cards and USB drives through digiKam's intuitive import feature. The software also permits the personalization of import settings and rules, which facilitates the automatic sorting and processing of files as they are imported. In addition to sorting photos and videos into personalized albums, digiKam offers robust tagging functionalities that allow users to assign tags, ratings, and labels, streamlining the management process. The filtering capabilities are excellent for quickly finding specific items based on user-defined criteria, making it a highly effective organization tool. Moreover, the application is equipped with sophisticated search options, enabling users to navigate their photo libraries by various parameters, thus significantly improving the efficiency of managing large collections. Ultimately, this makes digiKam an invaluable resource for photographers seeking to maintain order in their digital archives.

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Company Facts

Company Name:
digiKam
Date Founded:
2009
Company Website:
www.digikam.org

Product Details

Deployment
Windows
Mac
Linux
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

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digiKam Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: James W.
    Position: Retired
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Better than Apple Photos, but nowhere as slick.

    Date: Feb 10 2024
    Summary

    I use both digiKam and Apple Photos. Both have great dedupe and import/export features. Both use sidecars well and play nicely together. I prefer Photos for daily work, but always use digiKam for storage and many bulk operations. Apple supports many paid/proprietary services while digiKam supports even more free services.

    If I could use only one, digiKam wins for it's non-propriety nature and ease of storage. It supports far more use cases. But I'd miss Apple Photos.

    Apple Photos:
    I LOVE Apple Photos; it's lightning fast, easy to use, beautiful and - more importantly - it preserves your originals intact. But Photos gets bigger than my drive, fast. Backing it up is tough once it grows, iCloud is not good enough. There is no way to share and it only works on Mac.

    digiKam:
    digiKam lets your database to reside on your Mac, Linux or -say you don't use Microsoft!! - Windows machine, but you MAY choose to keep the photos elsewhere - like a nas. This is much more sane for a large, or professional collection. And of course, it has many more features.

    Positive

    Far deeper control than I've found anywhere else. Is reliable; even if it crashes, your photos are safe.

    Negative

    No support and it does have rough edges. i.e. Much slower at everything. Crashes occasionally (but data is never lost).

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Private user
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    digiKam - The unsung gem.

    Date: Mar 03 2023
    Summary

    Good replacement for Lightroom for windows which has many features that allows anyone with a large collect of photos to keep track of them.

    Positive

    Really good Photo Management that is easy yo use. The face recognition system is particularly useful.

    Negative

    Image editor is stand alone outside the main managment system.

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