<s>
digiKam	B-Language
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
image	B-Application
organizer	I-Application
and	O
tag	B-Application
editor	I-Application
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
using	O
the	O
KDE	B-Language
Frameworks	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
digiKam	B-Language
runs	O
on	O
most	O
known	O
desktop	O
environments	O
and	O
window	O
managers	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
required	O
libraries	O
are	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
all	O
major	O
image	O
file	O
formats	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
JPEG	O
and	O
PNG	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
over	O
200	O
raw	B-Application
image	I-Application
formats	I-Application
and	O
can	O
organize	O
collections	O
of	O
photographs	O
in	O
directory-based	O
albums	O
,	O
or	O
dynamic	O
albums	O
by	O
date	O
,	O
timeline	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
tags	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
plug-ins	B-Application
,	O
users	O
can	O
export	O
albums	O
to	O
various	O
online	O
services	O
including	O
(	O
among	O
others	O
)	O
23hq	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
,	O
Gallery2	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
's	O
KML	O
files	O
,	O
Yandex.Fotki	O
,	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
,	O
Rajce	O
,	O
SmugMug	B-Algorithm
,	O
Piwigo	B-Algorithm
,	O
Simpleviewer	O
,	O
Picasa	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Albums	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plug-ins	B-Application
are	O
also	O
available	O
to	O
enable	O
burning	O
photos	B-Application
to	O
a	O
CD	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
web	O
galleries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
digiKam	B-Language
provides	O
functions	O
for	O
organizing	O
,	O
previewing	O
,	O
downloading	O
and/or	O
deleting	O
images	O
from	O
digital	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
digiKam	B-Language
offers	O
image	O
enhancement	O
tools	O
through	O
its	O
KIPI	B-Language
(	O
KDE	O
Image	O
Plugins	B-Application
Interface	O
)	O
framework	O
and	O
its	O
own	O
plugins	B-Application
,	O
like	O
red-eye	O
removal	O
,	O
color	O
management	O
,	O
image	O
filters	O
,	O
or	O
special	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
digiKam	B-Language
was	O
the	O
only	O
free	O
photo	O
management	O
application	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
that	O
could	O
handle	O
16	O
bit/channel	O
images	O
,	O
until	O
RawTherapee	B-Algorithm
version	O
4.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
new	O
32	O
bits/channel	O
engine	O
for	O
all	O
internal	O
image	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Asset	O
Management	O
is	O
the	O
mainstay	O
of	O
digiKam	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
digiKam	B-Language
relies	O
on	O
libraries	O
such	O
as	O
exiv2	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
edit	O
XMP	O
metadata	O
embedded	O
in	O
images	O
or	O
separately	O
as	O
sidecar	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
digikam	B-Language
also	O
efficiently	O
caches	O
image	O
thumbnails	O
and	O
paths	O
in	O
a	O
database	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
format	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
quick	O
overviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
non-modal	O
image	O
editor	O
;	O
digikam	B-Language
's	O
UI	B-Application
also	O
supports	O
live	O
search	O
boxes	O
in	O
both	O
sidebars	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
digiKam	B-Language
has	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
before	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
version	O
0.9	O
features	O
include	O
a	O
GPS	O
locator	O
and	O
synchronization	O
,	O
iPod	O
Photo	O
upload	O
support	O
,	O
an	O
advanced	O
metadata	B-Application
editor	I-Application
,	O
better	O
support	O
for	O
raw	B-Application
image	I-Application
formats	I-Application
(	O
using	O
dcraw	B-Algorithm
included	O
in	O
digiKam	B-Language
)	O
,	O
full	O
color	O
management	O
,	O
a	O
light-table	O
,	O
pan-tool	O
in	O
Image	O
Editor	O
and	O
Preview	O
mode	O
,	O
improvements	O
in	O
usability	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
new	O
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
digiKam	B-Language
2.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
sporting	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
DigiKam	B-Language
6.0	O
was	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improvements	O
comprise	O
support	O
for	O
video	O
files	O
used	O
as	O
photos	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
RAW	O
and	O
export	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
version	O
2.0	O
,	O
digiKam	B-Language
has	O
introduced	O
face	O
recognition	O
allowing	O
you	O
to	O
automatically	O
identify	O
photos	B-Application
of	O
certain	O
people	O
and	O
tag	B-General_Concept
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DigiKam	B-Language
's	O
photo	O
manager	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
free	O
project	O
to	O
feature	O
similar	O
functionality	O
,	O
with	O
face	O
recognition	O
previously	O
implemented	O
only	O
in	O
proprietary	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Picasa	I-Application
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
Photos	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
uses	O
the	O
from	O
the	O
OpenCV	B-Language
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
:	O
digiKam	B-Language
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
KDE	O
on	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
with	O
the	O
digiKam-msvc	O
library	O
from	O
KDE	O
Installer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
official	O
port	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
compiled	O
from	O
raw	O
or	O
using	O
MacPorts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
digiKam	B-Language
has	O
been	O
awarded	O
the	O
TUX	O
2005	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
2010	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
Favorite	O
Digital	O
Photo	O
Management	O
Tool	O
.	O
</s>
