Organizing, editing, and managing digital photo collections on desktop computers. It is catalogued under Photography on PulseGate.

Shotwell is an open-source project built for photography enthusiasts.

Does Shotwell have a free plan?

Yes — Shotwell is free to use.

Is Shotwell still maintained?

Unverified. Shotwell has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Shotwell?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Background Camera Recorder, Crown Wallpaper, and Camera – Dual Photo.

Who develops Shotwell?

Shotwell is developed by The Shotwell developers.

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Shotwell

Name: Shotwell
Author: The Shotwell developers

FlathubPhotography

Shotwell is an easy-to-use photo organizer and basic editor for desktop users, supporting photo import, organization by date and subject, and non-destructive editing. It allows uploading to web services and supports various image formats, making it ideal for photography enthusiasts.

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Overview

6 features

In the Photography space, Shotwell takes a focused approach. Organizing, editing, and managing digital photo collections on desktop computers. It is built as an open-source project for photography enthusiasts. Shotwell costs nothing to use. It runs on Linux.

It is developed by The Shotwell developers. Among its 6 catalogued features are photo import, photo organization, and basic editing.

Photo import
Photo organization
Basic editing
Non-destructive edits
Web uploads
RAW support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed29 Jun · 16:46 UTC
Shotwell verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Shotwell

What is Shotwell?: Organizing, editing, and managing digital photo collections on desktop computers. It is catalogued under Photography on PulseGate.
Who is Shotwell for?: Shotwell is an open-source project built for photography enthusiasts.
Does Shotwell have a free plan?: Yes — Shotwell is free to use.
What platforms does Shotwell run on?: Shotwell runs on Linux.
Is Shotwell still maintained?: Unverified. Shotwell has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Shotwell?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Background Camera Recorder, Crown Wallpaper, and Camera – Dual Photo.Background Camera Recorder Crown Wallpaper Camera – Dual Photo
Who develops Shotwell?: Shotwell is developed by The Shotwell developers.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
Built for: photography enthusiasts
Model: Open source
Solves: Organizing, editing, and managing digital photo collections on desktop computers.

Registered as

Flathub: org.gnome.Shotwell

Developer

The Shotwell developers

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 29 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
Last seen: 29 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: shotwell-flathub-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnome.Shotwell

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