Features
Summary
This page provides a concise overview of the features and tools available in digiKam, covering the entire photographic workflow:
Setup
| Feature | Image |
|---|
| Supports multiple collections from different media (local, removable, or network) |  |
| Scans collections to populate a database with essential information | |
| Allows complex queries for quick searches using technical criteria | |
| Option to ignore directories and files during scan | |
| Database can be stored locally or on a remote server (Sqlite, MySQL, and MariaDB) |  |
| Database files are organized by feature for simplified backups | |
| Core database to store item properties | |
| Thumbs database with PGF wavelets compression | |
| Faces database with facial recognition vectors (using OpenCV) | |
| Similarity database to store image fingerprints to find duplicates | |
Import
| Feature | Image |
|---|
| Supports all digital camera models compatible with GPhoto2 |  |
| Supports USB Mass Storage devices |  |
| Delete, upload, and lock images | |
| Auto-rename and auto-rotate pictures | |
| Auto-create albums | |
| Lossless conversion and RAW to DNG conversion | |
| Run customized scripts | |
| Identify already downloaded items | |
| Display camera information | |
Organize
| Feature | Image |
|---|
| Albums are directories for images, raw files, and videos |  |
| Supports hierarchical sub-albums | |
| Tags act as virtual albums | |
| Tags Manager for organizing tag hierarchies and properties |  |
| Labels for marking items (rating, color, pick) |  |
| Group items by file name, date, or time-lapse |  |
| Add tags, comments, and advanced textual properties to items |  |
| Sort albums by folder, category, and creation date |  |
| Sort items by name, path, date, file size, or manually | |
| Filter items by rating, filename, file type, tags, and labels |  |
Search
| Feature | Image |
|---|
| By Tags |  |
| By Labels (rating, color marks, flags) |  |
| By Dates using calendar |  |
| By Time Range using timeline histogram |  |
| By Geolocation using world maps |  |
| By Similarity to find duplicates or specific shapes |  |
| By Faces (detection and recognition) |  |
| Advanced Search Tool for complex queries |  |
View
| Feature | Image |
|---|
| Icon view: Display items as thumbnails |  |
| Map view: Show item positions on a world map |  |
| Table view: Display items as a list |  |
| Video support: Thumbnails, preview, and metadata |  |
| RAW pictures support using LibRaw |  |
| Light Table: Compare similar pictures side by side |  |
| Color Management support using ICC profiles |  |
| Customizable thumbnail sizes with Hdpi monitor support |  |
| Sidebar for displaying item information |  |
Editor
| Feature | Image |
|---|
| Fast image editor with cropping, rotation, and flipping |  |
Post-processing
Plugins Architecture
| Feature | Image |
|---|
| Simplifies development using standalone modules |  |
Generic Plugins
| Feature | Image |
|---|
| Print creator |  |
| Create calendars |  |
| Adjust time and date |  |
| Share items with DLNA/UPnP devices |  |
| Geolocation editor |  |
| Create presentations |  |
| Create panoramas |  |
| Send items by email |  |
| Edit metadata |  |
| Create video slideshows |  |
Editor Plugins
| Feature | Image |
|---|
| Hue/Saturation/Luminosity correction |  |
| Brightness/Contrast/Gamma correction |  |
| Color balance adjustment |  |
| Auto-correction tools (Normalize, Equalize, Auto levels, Stretch Contrast) |  |
| Color-Space conversion |  |
| Red-eye correction |  |
| Apply texture |  |
| Ratio crop |  |
| Noise reduction |  |
| Lens correction using Lensfun |  |
| Sharpening |  |
| Powerful G’Mic-Qt image filters collection |  |
| Invert colors | |
| Simple blur | |
| Rain drops effect | |
| Adjust levels | |
| Vignetting | |
| Liquid rescale | |
| Local contrast | |
| Distortion effects | |
| Shear tool | |
| Adjust curves | |
| Channel mixer | |
| White balance | |
| Perspective tool | |
| Photograph restoration | |
| Hot pixels correction | |
| Free rotation | |
| Add border | |
| Insert text | |
| Blur effects | |
| Oil paint effect | |
| Emboss filter | |
| Black and white conversion | |
| Charcoal effect | |
| Film grain effect | |
| Color effects | |
Batch Processing
| Feature | Image |
|---|
| Host items in queues for batch processing |  |
| Dedicated settings per queue (target album, RAW decoding, renaming, etc.) | |
| BQM plugins provide the same tools as the Image Editor | |
| Plugins can be chained for faster processing | |
| Parallelized processing using multi-cores | |
| Save and restore queue settings as workflows | |
| RAW image converter | |
| DNG converter |  |
| Powerful G’Mic-Qt batch tool | |
Share and Publish Photos
