digiKam Description
digiKam is a sophisticated, open-source software designed for managing digital photos, compatible with Linux, Windows, and macOS platforms. This application offers an extensive array of features for importing, organizing, editing, and sharing photos as well as raw image files. With digiKam’s seamless import functionality, users can effortlessly transfer images, raw files, and videos from their cameras or external storage like SD cards and USB drives. The software allows customization of import settings and rules, enabling automatic processing and organization of the imported files in real-time. In addition to categorizing photos and videos into albums, digiKam includes robust tagging options, enabling users to assign tags, ratings, and labels for easier management. Users can leverage the filtering features to swiftly locate items that meet particular criteria, making it an efficient tool for photo organization. Furthermore, the application boasts advanced search capabilities that allow users to explore their photo library based on a diverse range of parameters, enhancing the overall user experience and efficiency in managing extensive photo collections.
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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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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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