DigiKam for Windows download

Manage your photo collection like a pro

DigiKam is a free, GPL-licensed application for organizing and browsing images. It’s aimed at users who want a cataloging and viewing solution for large photo libraries without paying for commercial software.

Classification and purpose

Category: Design & Photography software
Subcategory: Viewers and Cataloging tools (image catalogues)

Supported platforms and languages

The program runs on Windows XP and earlier Windows releases, and offers interfaces in multiple tongues including English, Spanish and German, among others.

Release information

Current release: 1.7.0
Last update recorded: June 17, 2011

Download history and footprint

Since its addition to our catalog in 2011, DigiKam has been downloaded 29,734 times overall, with 8 downloads in the last week. It is relatively lightweight and typically consumes less disk space than many other applications in the same Design & Photography category.

Geographic usage

DigiKam sees significant use in countries such as Turkey, the United States and India.

Technical

Title

DigiKam

Requirements

Windows
Mac

Language

No language has been specified.

Available languages

License

Free

Latest update

2025-12-28

Author

digikam

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