Open Source Desktop Operating Systems Capture Software

GraphicsMagick provides a set of commandline tools and programming APIs for manipulating, editing, and converting raster and vector images. It is derived from ImageMagick, with the objective of providing better stability and performance than ImageMagick while retaining the original MIT/X11 license.

gPhoto is a program and library framework that lets users download pictures from their digital cameras. The libgphoto2 library gives you access to hundreds of models of digital cameras on several platforms. GIT repo and Issue tracker lives at https://github.com/gphoto/ these days.

This software allows you to translate any text on screen. Basically it is a combination of screen capture, OCR and translation tools. More info and the latest release on the homepage (https://github.com/OneMoreGres/ScreenTranslator)

FastPhotoTagger tries to be the fastest way to set the metadata in your photos. Add, change, delete, and search the metadata fields of your choice. FastPhotoTagger excels when you have lots of files and lots of metadata. With FastPhotoTagger, you can - Set multiple images to have the same tags - Set individual images to have unique tags - Display all the metadata in an image - Compare and edit all the metadata in several images - Work with your favorite metadata fields: EXIF, XMP, IPTC, etc. - Define hierarchical keywords - View images and slideshows that display tags as captions - Create and search a metadata database FastPhotoTagger has versions for PC and Android. FastPhotoTagger uses ExifTool to read & write metadata, HyperSQL to manage its database, dcraw to display DNG & RAW, and ImageMagick to display TIFF. WEBP, & HEIC.

A video thumbnail generator based on FFMPEG.

LinPHA is an easy to use, multilingual, flexible photo/image archive/album/gallery written in PHP. It uses a SQL database to store information about your pictures. It comes with a HTML based installer, so you don't need experience in setting up SQL

DSAquire allows you to download and plot trace data from a Thurlby DSA524 digital storage adaptor (it's a 25 year old instrument, but better late than never, eh?). The data is downloaded via an RS232 serial link using a null modem cable. You can export the plot as an image or export the data in real-world units as a csv file. This software runs under Linux and also under Windows XP and later using Cygwin. Pre-compiled binaries are supplied, as are full sources under the GPL. The interface of provided via FLTK. Also hosted here are the service and operators' manuals for this instrument, as well as dumps of the firmware from the EPROM. Many thanks to those who have preserved these for posterity (the 2.79 and 2.86 firmware dumps where generated by me - the rest has been collected from around the 'net).

A new improved version of Virtual Camera 2.

Scan from a TWAIN device and print. Combines a scanner and printer into a photocopier. Сканировариние TWAIN-устройством и распечатка. Объединяет сканер и принтер в копировальный аппарат.

DeconvDemo is a Qt & opencv based image deconvolution/ deblur software which is including the spatial and frequency domain solver. image deconvolution / deblur software with non-blind deconvolution algorithm New: Add pregressive non-blined deconvolution Add blind kernel estimation Implemented mehtod: METHOD_WIENER, METHOD_TIKHONOV, METHOD_LUCY_RICHARDSON, METHOD_CONJUGATE_GRADIENT, METHOD_SPARSE_PRIOR, METHOD_GAUSSIAN_PRIOR, METHOD_NAIVE_EDGE_ENHANCEMENT, METHOD_CONVOLUTION, METHOD_PROGRESSIVE, METHOD_BLIND_KERNEL Improving: sparse prior blind deconvolution. PS: Please feel free to ask me any question and report bugs.

BuGLe combines a graphical OpenGL debugger with a selection of filters on the OpenGL command stream. The debugger allows viewing of state, textures, framebuffers and shaders, while the filters allow for logging, error checking, video capture and more.

This is a Small and Handy yet powerful Email Sender application which allows you to send Emails ASAP. It also has an Awesome Screen Capture utility as well as Customization options. It's an Easy-to-Use app. It comes pre-loaded with some popular Email Service Provider's settings. You can also send bulk emails by separating each email with a comma(,). This app includes Cc, Bcc and as well as file attachment options. It focuses on speed and simplicity. Simplicity is the main keyword that you could assign to this application. Using it doesn't pose any problems to any user, regardless of their experience level.

Akshara Malayalam OCR is a project for the development of an OCR for printed and handwritten documents in Malayalam language. The inspiration is from similar OCR softwares in other languages etc.

Manage sources of video (i.e., from a security camera), recording clips where motion has been detected, and allowing those clips to be replayed. Variable lead-in/out time, motion detection, logging.

Chameleon Capturer is a Screenshot Software for home users and professionals, lets editing and make effects in the captures. Its easy and complete. The user can activate the Screenshots Sequence , and make a various type of screenshot sequences.

DVD Baker is an application designed to create a DVD slideshow with menus and effects, from either a gallery2 web gallery or hierarchical directory tree of images. Extra features include random autoplay, high quality transition effects, and audio support

This project aims to create a single easy to use GUI wrapper for ghostscript and tesseract to allow scanned pdf to plain text or HTML for scanned documents.

Gratepic is a tool for commenting, posting and rating photos posted on flickr groups.

Java API for controling 1394 Digital Cameras (based on libdc1394: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libdc1394/ for Linux, and on: CMU 1394 DC http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~iwan/1394/ for Win32). On Top of the library comes a RCP plugin and a JMF capture dev

A screen shot program for taking and saving screenshots in png mode. Developing with C++ and Qt. Current version is Alpha.

Download GPS track from the GPS logger "Solmeta Geotagger Pro" under Linux; Auslesen des Geotaggers * Geotag images with image direction, pitch, roll; Geotagging mit Blickrichtung * Altitudes/Höhen from geonames.org * NMEA analysis: DOP, satellite

You own a Pegasus NoteTaker hardware based digital pen ? You only use Linux or Solaris ? Now, there is an alternative ! (Compatible with IRIS Notes, Dane-Elec magic pen and others). Drivers and application are provided !

winptpcam - digital camera (compatible with Picture Transfer Protocol) software for getting images to PC on older systems. Currently it is a port of Marius Wolosin's libPTP2 for MinGW and libusb-win32.

A command-line tool to download picturs and control still digital cameras based on Sierra Imaging chipset and compatibles (Olympus, Nikon, Epson, Agfa and some others).

This project develops a software for control of digital photo cameras, which offer a serial (RS232 compatible) port for remote control (e.g. Casio QV series).