Shotwell
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Shotwell, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Shotwell's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Shotwell | Free | Free photo organizer; no paid plan or pricing stated |
The facts
Each one read from Shotwell's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Additional tools
- The manual lists exporting, printing, email or instant-message sending, slideshows, and desktop backgrounds.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The project site says Shotwell is available through distribution package managers or directly on Flathub.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Data transmission
- For Google services, the privacy policy states Shotwell Connect does not transmit information to GNOME Foundation, Software Freedom Conservancy, developers, or other third parties.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Editing
- It provides basic editing tools including crop, red-eye correction, color adjustment, and straighten.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Formats
- Shotwell supports JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, WebP, JPEG-XL, AVIF, HEIC, various RAW photo files, and video files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Importing
- The manual covers importing photos from cameras, memory cards, and a computer hard disk.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Local credentials
- The privacy policy says the application and its data store reside on the user's computer and may store service authentication tokens there.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Non-destructive edits
- Shotwell's editor does not modify original photos.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Organization tools
- The manual describes Events, faces, flags, ratings, search, tags, and photo titles for organizing a library.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Photo organizer
- Shotwell imports photos from a camera or disk and organizes them by date, subject matter, and ratings.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Publishing permissions
- The privacy policy says the Google Photos connection can upload photos and create albums, while the YouTube connection can publish videos.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Sharing integrations
- Shotwell can publish photos to Flickr, Google Photos, or other sites, and share videos to YouTube.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform focus
- Flathub describes Shotwell as a desktop-only digital photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop.checked 9 Oct 2026
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