More posts about “photography tools”

Ubuntu 24.04 Swaps Cheese for GNOME Snapshot

Ubuntu 24.04 is switching its default webcam app from Cheese to Snapshot, a modern GTK4/libadwaita camera tool that’s part of the GNOME Core Apps set. Cheese has been part of Ubuntu’s default software lineup since […]

28 March 2024

Darktable 3.8 Comes with Big Changes, New Modules + More

Big improvements are on offer in the latest release of Darktable, an open source alternative to Adobe Lightroom. Full details on the what and why's inside.

24 December 2021
gThumb 3.12

Updated: gThumb 3.12 Released with HEIF/HEIC, AVIF & JXL Image Support

The Thumb 3.12 release is here and it's full of improvements, including native support for the HEIF and AVIF image formats, as well as Apple's HEIC.

19 September 2021
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gThumb 3.11.2 Released with Minor Improvements

A new version of the gThumb iPhoto manager and app viewer is available to download. In this post we look at what's new in the gThumb 3.11.2 release.

11 January 2021

Darktable 3.4 Gives Open Source Photographers New Toys to Play With

Darktable 3.4 has been released. This update to the open source Adobe Lightroom alternative adds new features, GUI changes, and better CPU performance.

24 December 2020
screenshot of GIMP 2.10.22 on ubuntu

Download Now: GIMP 2.10.22 Released with Major File Format Improvements

A new version of GIMP is available for download. GIMP 2.10.22 is described as a “bug fix release” but includes a number of notable new features too, not least of which is support for opening […]

7 October 2020
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Glimpse 0.2.0 Released, Based on GIMP 2.10.18

Glimpse 0.2.0 has been released. This version of the open source image editor is based on GIMP 2.10.18 but makes a number of configuration changes.

26 August 2020
digikam 7.0 face detection

DigiKam’s Improved Face Detection for Photos Even Works on Animals

AI powered face recognition is just one of the new features in DigiKam 7.0, the latest version of this open source photo management software.

24 July 2020
entangle software

Entangle 3.0 Improves Tethered DSLR Shooting on Linux

Entangle 3.0 has been released with a modest set of improvements including the ability to flip image previews. The update is available from Flathub.

15 June 2020

RawTherapee v5.8 Can Recover Photo Detail ‘Lost to Lens Blur’

RawTherapee v5.8 introduces support for CR3 data (on cameras that support it), plus improved handling for camera models, better memory usage, and more.

5 February 2020

PhotoFlare Open Source Image & Photo Editor

PhotoFlare is a free photo editor for Windows and Linux that lets you apply filters, add text to images, and more. Think Microsoft Paint, but more powerful.

30 January 2020

How to Install gThumb on Ubuntu 18.04 & Above

Learn how to install gThumb on Ubuntu, Linux Mint and related distributions to take advantage of the app's great photo organisation and image editing tools.

26 December 2019