Name | OS | Type | License | Metadata | Geotagging | Facial Recognition | Synchronizes with Online Library | Notes |
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ACDSee | Windows | Proprietary | Yes IPTCExifXMP | Yes | No | Yes ≤ 25 GB to ACDSee online, flickr, SmugMug, | Supports: >100 file formats, Unicode, batch processing, viewing contents of archives formats, non-destructive editing, DB export, R/W to CD, VCD, DVD. Contains: SMTP email client, FTP transport, duplicate file finder. | |
Adobe Photoshop Album | Windows and macOS | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | This product has been discontinued. | ||
Adobe Photoshop Elements Organizer | Windows and macOS | Proprietary | Yes ExifIPTCXMP | Yes | Yes | Yes Flickr, Vimeo, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Email | Component of Adobe Photoshop Elements. Also supports management and sharing of video clips. | |
Aperture (Apple) | macOS | local database | Proprietary | Yes ExifIPTCXMP | Yes | Yes | Yes iCloud, Flickr, Facebook, SmugMug | discontinued, but still working on current OS |
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro | Windows | Proprietary | Yes IPTC | No | No | |||
DBGallery | Windows | Proprietary | Yes IPTCExifXMP | Yes | No | No | A multi-user, network-based, image database system typically used by small to medium size companies. Runs on an internal network with a proprietary internet sharing option. A personal version is available. | |
digiKam | KDE (Linux, macOS, Windows) | GPL | Yes IPTCExifXMP | Yes | Yes | Yes 23hq, Facebook, Flickr, Gallery2, Piwigo, SmugMug. | Image management application database, deals with collections of 100,000's of photos | |
FastStone Image Viewer | Windows | Freeware | Yes Exif | |||||
Fotostation | Windows, macOS | Proprietary | Yes | No | ||||
F-Spot | Unix | GPL | Yes | |||||
Geeqie | Unix | GPL | Yes | No | No | |||
Google Photos | iOS, Android and Web | Freeware | Yes IPTC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Integrated with Google online tool suite. | |
gThumb | Unix | GPL | Yes | |||||
iPhoto | macOS | local database | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | As of April 2015, this product has been discontinued. Superseded by Photos (Apple). |
JBrout | Windows, Linux | GPL | Yes IPTC | |||||
KPhotoAlbum | Unix | GPL | ||||||
Lightroom CC | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and Web | cloud-based database | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Yes | not compatible with Lightroom Classic CC[10] |
Lightroom Classic CC (LR 7) | Windows and macOS | catalogue-managed local folders | Proprietary | Yes IPTCExifXMP | Yes | Yes | Yes PicasaWeb, Flickr, Piwigo, SmugMug with plugins | Professional image management application database, asynchronously catalog DVD collections of 10,000's of photos. Has built-in RAW Editor that allows to edit RAW images in batch |
Phase One Media Pro | Windows and macOS | Proprietary | Yes IPTCExifXMP | No | No | No | Phase One Media Pro (discontinued) was a professional photo manager that makes it easy to manage both photo and video assets. Supports over 100 file formats. Asynchronously manage, add keywords and ratings to catalog with up to 500.000 photos. | |
Photos (Apple) | macOS, iOS and Web | cloud-based database | Proprietary | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Default photo manager for macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS. Supports editing, iCloud, printing, sharing, searching. |
Microsoft Photos | Windows 8 and later | Freeware | Default photo manager for Windows 8 and later. | |||||
Picasa/PicasaWeb | Windows, macOS and Linux | Freeware | Yes IPTC | Yes | Yes | Yes (PicasaWeb only) | 1 GB free online storage, integrated with Google online tool suite. Discontinued March 2016. | |
PicaJet | Windows | Proprietary | Yes ExifIPTCXMP | Yes Flickr, Fotki.com | Multi-user database access, unlimited category-nesting levels, hiding private images, supports for more than 60 image file formats | |||
Shotwell | Linux | LGPL | Yes ExifIPTCXMP | No | No | Yes Facebook, Flickr, PicasaWeb, Piwigo | non-destructive editing, one-click autoenhance | |
Shutterfly Studio | Windows | Freeware | Yes | |||||
ViewMinder | Windows XP and 2000 | Proprietary | Discontinued in 2007 | |||||
Windows Photo Gallery | Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 | Proprietary | Yes IPTCExifXMP | Yes | Yes | Yes OneDrive, Facebook, Flickr, Inkubook plus more with plugins | OneDrive offers 15 GB of free online storage (and extra 15 GB if automatic photo upload from smartphone is enabled). The latest version of the suite drops the Windows Live portion of the name and is no longer compatible with Windows XP or Windows Vista. Discontinued in 2017. | |
XnView | Windows and Unix-like | Freeware | Yes IPTCExif | |||||
Zoner Photo Studio | Windows | Proprietary | Yes ExifIPTCXMP | Yes | No | Using HTML templates | ||
Digital Photo Professional | Windows | Proprietary |