Documentation
Handbooks
The digiKam documentation comes as a separate package usually called digikam-doc) which you have to install for local use. But you can read it online as well (some options might differ from your local installation
because the online manuals belongs to the development versions):
- digiKam and image editor plugins (last stable version)
- Showfoto (last stable version)
- digiKam PDF help
- showfoto PDF help
digiKam makes use of KIPI plugins for lots of added functionality. You can read the plugins manual here.
A wiki page hosted by KDE project is under contruction. Every one can contribute to add and fix wiki contents. Look here for details.
API and Database schema
If you plan developing for digiKam you might find these links interesting:
- digiKam API
- libkipi API
- SQlite3 database schema used with digiKam 0.8.x and 0.9.x (KDE3)
- SQlite3 database schema used with digiKam 0.10.0 (KDE4)
Use SQliteBrowser or the sqlite firefox extension to play with SQlite3 database files.
Online Source Code
There are two web interface to take a look in source code using web interface. Websvn is a subversion activity viewer. Lxr is a source code browser.
- digiKam for KDE4 source code.
- digiKam for KDE3 source code.
- digiKam for KDE4 subversion repository.
- digiKam for KDE3 subversion repository.
Contributions
We'll be happy to take up your remarks, corrections or patches to make our manuals even better, we care for details like wrong plural forms etc.
If you'd like to contribute to the documentation, have a look at the contrib page.

