Shotwell - program to manage a collection of images

Shotwell is an free and open source easy-to-use, fast personal photo organizer designed for Linux

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Review

The program window consists of two parts. The left part contains navigation and information on photos, videos, and RAW images (Events, tags, trash, file information, and last import), and the right part contains the files themselves, whether they are photos, videos, or RAW images;
When you first open Shotwell offers to import images;
The program has the function of cataloging, viewing, navigation and collection management. Photos, videos, and RAW images can be sorted by type, by marked files, by rating, as well as by title, date of shooting, and in ascending and descending order;
Also in Shotwell you can view photos in full screen mode and slideshow mode;
You can export photos with various parameters: format (JPEG, PNG, TIFF), image quality as a percentage, zoom restrictions (actual size, width, and height), with metadata export;
You can evaluate photos and add tags to them;
The photo Manager has the simplest editing functions: rotation, auto-correction of image color and tone, cropping, alignment, red-eye removal, and correction;
There is an advanced search that allows you to search for photos by various parameters: date, file name, any text, label, rating, and others, as well as makes it easier to save the search query;
Shotwell can upload your photos to various web sites, such as Facebook, Flickr, Google Photos, and YouTube.

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Installation

The software Shotwell is available for installation on Linux.

Installation method	OS
PPA	Ubuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
Deb	Ubuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
RPM	openSUSE, Rosa Linux, Mageia, ALT Linux, Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and others
GNOME/KDE Software Center	Ubuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
Flatpak	Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Arch Linux, Fedora, CentOS, KDE Neon, openSUSE, elementary OS, Manjaro, Red Hat Enterprise Linux

*Ubuntu (GNOME), Kubuntu (KDE), Xubuntu (XFCE), Lubuntu (LXDE)

Install Software via PPA repository

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yg-jensge/shotwell
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install shotwell

Install Software via Deb package

Download deb package

Install Software via RPM package

Download RPM package

Install Software on Discover Software Center

Open Discover Software Center and use the search bar to enter Shotwell, click on the “Install” button, enter the password, and the installation process has started.

Install Software on GNOME Software Center

Open GNOME Software Center and use the search bar to enter Shotwell, click on the “Install” button, enter the password, and the installation process has started.

Install Software via Flatpak package

flatpak install flathub org.gnome.Shotwell

Software Information

Language Interface:	English, Russian, Deutsch, Spanish, French and others
Description version:	0.30.10
Developer:	GNOME
Programming language:	Vala
License:	LGPL v2.1
Software website:	wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Shotwell

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