KPhotoAlbum

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KPhotoAlbum is ranked #21 of 38 in photo management software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.

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KPhotoAlbum Free Free, open-source Linux photo management application apps.kde.org · 11 Oct 2026

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Primary platform: desktop
RAW photo support: Yes
Face recognition: No
Metadata tools: Yes

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Purpose: KPhotoAlbum tags and manages a photo collection so it can be searched.
Intended use: The project describes KPhotoAlbum as a tool for people organizing hundreds or thousands of images on a hard drive.
Tagging: Its annotation dialog supports annotating one image or a set of images, and the project says it is optimized for quick tagging.
Categories: Default browser categories include Event, Places, People, and Token, and users can add or remove categories in settings.
Browsing and filtering: Users can browse images by category tags and narrow results to a selected date range.
Video support: The 6.2.0 release added support for a QtMultimedia video backend.
Linux installation: KPhotoAlbum is included in most Linux distributions and can generally be installed through a graphical software center or package manager.
Extensions: The KDE Applications page lists KIPI Plugins, described as plugins for KDE applications to export images.
License: The KDE Applications page lists KPhotoAlbum under the GPL-3.0 license.
Support: The project lists Matrix chat, a mailing list, and Bugzilla for questions, discussion, bug reports, and feature requests.
Documentation: The project provides a quick start page, a three-minute tour, and links to online and PDF documentation.
Notable limit: The 6.2.0 release notes say exported .kim files are prevented from exceeding 4 GB.
Privacy and security: The pages opened for this research did not state a security certification or compliance claim.
Price from: Free

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Best Photo Management Software in 2026#21 of 38

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apps.kde.org/kphotoalbum/· checked 11 Oct 2026
kphotoalbum.org· checked 11 Oct 2026
kphotoalbum.org/user-support/3minutetour/· checked 11 Oct 2026
kphotoalbum.org/news/· checked 11 Oct 2026
kphotoalbum.org/download/· checked 11 Oct 2026
kphotoalbum.org/user-support/communication/· checked 11 Oct 2026
kphotoalbum.org/user-support/quick-start/· checked 11 Oct 2026