Twenty years ago, we built digiKam to offer you an open-source alternative. The first version, released on Christmas 2001, was a simple GPhoto2 graphical interface for Linux. Two decades later, digiKam has evolved into a leading photo management program, available on Linux, Windows, and macOS. It now boasts a wealth of features for viewing, editing, searching, and publishing your image collections.
Our Values and Vision
After 20 years, our mission remains clear: digiKam is a non-profit, global community driven by core values—choice and control for users, openness, and innovation—that have become essential in the world of libre photography. Not all photo management programs are created equal, and your choices make a real difference.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.digikam.org/news/2021-12-11_digikam_20_anniversary/