Shotwell

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Additional tools

The manual lists exporting, printing, email or instant-message sending, slideshows, and desktop backgrounds.shotwell-project.org · read 9 Oct 2026

Availability

The project site says Shotwell is available through distribution package managers or directly on Flathub.shotwell-project.org · read 9 Oct 2026

Data transmission

For Google services, the privacy policy states Shotwell Connect does not transmit information to GNOME Foundation, Software Freedom Conservancy, developers, or other third parties.shotwell-project.org · read 9 Oct 2026

Editing

It provides basic editing tools including crop, red-eye correction, color adjustment, and straighten.shotwell-project.org · read 9 Oct 2026

Formats

Shotwell supports JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, WebP, JPEG-XL, AVIF, HEIC, various RAW photo files, and video files.shotwell-project.org · read 9 Oct 2026

Importing

The manual covers importing photos from cameras, memory cards, and a computer hard disk.shotwell-project.org · read 9 Oct 2026

Local credentials

The privacy policy says the application and its data store reside on the user's computer and may store service authentication tokens there.shotwell-project.org · read 9 Oct 2026

Non-destructive edits

Shotwell's editor does not modify original photos.shotwell-project.org · read 9 Oct 2026

Organization tools

The manual describes Events, faces, flags, ratings, search, tags, and photo titles for organizing a library.shotwell-project.org · read 9 Oct 2026

Photo organizer

Shotwell imports photos from a camera or disk and organizes them by date, subject matter, and ratings.shotwell-project.org · read 9 Oct 2026

Platform focus

Flathub describes Shotwell as a desktop-only digital photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop.flathub.org · read 9 Oct 2026

Publishing permissions

The privacy policy says the Google Photos connection can upload photos and create albums, while the YouTube connection can publish videos.shotwell-project.org · read 9 Oct 2026

Sharing integrations

Shotwell can publish photos to Flickr, Google Photos, or other sites, and share videos to YouTube.shotwell-project.org · read 9 Oct 2026

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