FerrumPix is a desktop photo manager and image editor for Linux and Windows. It combines library management, viewing, RAW development and fairly extensive editing facilities in a single application.
The gallery can browse local folders and organise photographs using ratings, favourites, keywords and saved searches. Metadata from sidecars created by applications such as Lightroom, darktable and digiKam can be read, helping preserve existing organisation. Images can also be grouped and filtered by date, camera, file type, rating, person and location.
Its viewer offers fullscreen display, slideshows, side-by-side comparison and detailed metadata. Photographic analysis includes a histogram, waveform and RGB parade.
The editor goes considerably further than simple adjustments. It offers cropping, resizing, perspective correction, exposure and colour controls, curves, masks, selections, retouching, text, shapes and layers. RAW files are developed from sensor data, with lens corrections available for a large number of lenses. Photoshop files can also be opened with layer information.
Batch operations include renaming, conversion, resizing, watermarking and metadata processing. FerrumPix can additionally connect to self-hosted Immich and Nextcloud servers for browsing and transferring photographs.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Browse and catalogue local photo folders.
- Ratings, favourites, keywords and saved searches.
- Fullscreen viewing and side-by-side comparison.
- Histogram, waveform and RGB parade.
- RAW development and lens correction.
- Layer-based image editing.
- Batch conversion, resizing and renaming.
- People and location-based searching.
- Immich and Nextcloud integration.
- Reads Lightroom, darktable and digiKam sidecars.
Website: github.com/Bitpainter75/FerrumPix
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Developer: Bitpainter75
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
FerrumPix is written in VB.NET using Avalonia UI and .NET.
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|---|---|
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| FerrumPix | Organise photo libraries, develop RAW files and edit images with layers |
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