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'''Use KPhotoAlbum to catalogue, select, view and share images and videos.'''<br /><br />
'''KPhotoAlbum''' is software to catalogue images and videos, supporting customizable and extensive annotation.<br /> Within annotated collections '''KPhotoAlbum''' helps you to swiftly select individual images or subsets of images to view or share them.<br />
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The development of '''KPhotoAlbum''' started in 2003 with the name '''KimDaBa''' (for '''K''' '''im'''age '''Da'''ta '''Ba'''se) by Jesper Pedersen<ref>[https://phabricator.kde.org/R463:d42ff3603a292741758024f58774585caef12e27 First commit]</ref>. '''KiPi''' support was added in 2004<ref>[https://phabricator.kde.org/R463:ef47dac30088a0a4485af7a33189948d699caf85 Commit add KiPi support]</ref>. In 2006, Tuomas Suutari a sponsored [google summer of code student], implemented a new sql based database.
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In July 2007, '''KPhotoAlbum''' started to being ported to KDE 4<ref>https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/?item=0052 KDE 4 porting started of KPhotoAlbum</ref>. The porting finished in May 2009<ref>https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/?item=0062</ref>  
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In 2014, an android version was released<ref>https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/?item=0087</ref>. A video of the android version is available in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxtD7BG61Ro youtube].
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* ''Catalogue'': annotate images and videos with any combination of labels, categories, date ranges and tokens


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In 2016, '''KPhotoAlbum''' was ported to qt5/kf5<ref>https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/?item=0092</ref>.
* ''Select and view'': select images by any combination of labels, categories, date ranges and tokens and view the resulting subset


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Stable releases are always announced on our [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/ news page].
* ''Show and share'': show selected images in a slideshow, create HTML pages with them, or export them for others to import them


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KPhotoAlbum supports all the normal image and video formats including raw formats produced by most digital cameras and scanners. It is also possible to use the thumbnails embedded in raw images.
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== Get and install == <!--T:81-->
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Source packages, binaries for various distributions, and snapshots are available at [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/download/ the project Download page].
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Use [https://neon.kde.org/download KDE Neon] to try out the newest version of KPhotoAlbum. Neon contains the latest development version of KPhotoAlbum, built fresh from the source.
 
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For an introduction, take the [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/documentation/3minutetour/ 3 minute KPhotoAlbum tour] or see the [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/documentation/videos/ Videos] at [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/ KPhotoAlbum's Homepage].  To learn more and view some screenshots read the [[Special:myLanguage/KPhotoAlbum FAQ|FAQ]].
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* [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/user-support/3minutetour/ 3 minute tour]
 
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* [https://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/kphotoalbum/index.html on-line] handbook
 
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* [https://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/kphotoalbum/kphotoalbum.pdf PDF] handbook
 
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* [[Special:myLanguage/KPhotoAlbum FAQ| Frequently Asked Questions]]
 
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''Demo-mode'' loads a number of already annotated stock images for you to browse and view, and to annotate yourself. All KPhotoAlbum functionalities are working. Shutting down KPhotoAlbum you may retain or discard any changes you've made during ''demo-mode''.
 
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Start ''demo-mode'':


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'''KPhotoAlbum''' supports all the normal image formats including raw formats produced by most digital cameras and scanners (using dcraw to do the decoding). It is also possible to use the thumbnails embedded in raw images (that are usually of decent size and quality) for fast viewing so there is no need to decode the whole raw image.
* At first start accept KPhotoAlbum's offer to run in ''demo-mode''.
 
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* In KPhotoAlbum click ''Help'', then ''Run KPhotoAlbum demo''


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* Start KPhotoAlbum with the ''--demo'' switch on the commandline.
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There is a [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/documentation/3minutetour/ 3-minute Tour] and a set of [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/documentation/videos/ How-To videos] on the project site. A '''KPhotoAlbum''' handbook is also available as a [https://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/kphotoalbum/kphotoalbum.pdf PDF] and [https://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/kphotoalbum/index.html on-line version].
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If you choose to explore KPhotoAlbum using your own images, KPhotoAlbum will ask for the folder containing your images. Please note that KPhotoAlbum currently supports only '''one root folder''': it will find the images in this folder and any sub-folders it may contain.<br />
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Source packages, binaries for various distros, and snapshots are available from [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/download/ the project Download page].
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KPhotoAlbum is available in [https://neon.kde.org/download Neon]:
* 8 Gb of RAM
* User Edition has the latest release
* Developer Edition (stable branch) has the ''5.x'' branch.<br/>Most of the time, this should be the same as unstable, but when new features are developed they only arrive in stable after the roughest edges have been smoothed out.
* Developer Edition (unstable branch) has the ''master'' branch of kphotoalbum.


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KPhotoAlbum will run on most 64-bit Linux distributions and desktop environments, like:


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* Patches and features awaiting approval or implementation - Please use [https://bugs.kde.org/ bugs.kde.org] for that.
* KDE Plasma (on QT6)
* Some useful scripts are shipped with KPhotoAlbum in the contrib directory.


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* XFCE


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If you are interested in helping the '''KPhotoAlbum''' development or related projects, please look at  [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/gettinginvolved/ this project page]. Or, if you have an idea for a feature, please see the Feature Requests section, below.
* Gnome


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Required dependencies will normally be installed by the package manager during installation:


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See the list of [https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=kphotoalbum Known Bugs] and workarounds in KPhotoAlbum.
* libkdcraw
* marble-common
* exiv2
* purpose
* perl
* ktextwidgets
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== News about releases, fixes, improvements == <!--T:111-->
Please use [https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=kphotoalbum bugs.kde.org] marking the report as a "Wish".


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The team publish news about development at the KPhotoAlbum [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/ news blog].
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If you have a new idea for KPhotoAlbum and think that [https://bugs.kde.org/ bugs.kde.org] is not the right place for it, use one of the [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/communication/ communication channels] listed on the pages.
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== Contribute ==
KPhotoAlbum is a KDE-project run by volunteers. A lot of diverse skills are needed to run a software project like this. If you would like to help out, you are very welcome.  
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'''General info'''<br />
Please have a look at KDE's [https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved general information] about getting involved first.


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'''Coding'''<br />
If you'd like to help coding have a look at our [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/get-involved/get-started/ "Get involved"] site, and our [https://phabricator.kde.org/project/view/255/ our phabricator site] to get started.
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'''Maintain documentation'''<br />
If you'd like to help maintain our webpages the [https://wiki.kde.org/ KDE Wiki site] is a good place to start.<br />
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Start [https://l10n.kde.org/docs/doc-primer/index.html here] to learn about maintaining manuals and other documents.
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If you feel uncertain about getting involved, please [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/user-support/communication/ ask] any questions you may have.
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'''Suggest improvements and ideas'''<br />
Please [https://bugs.kde.org report] your suggestions.<br />
You're also welcome to discuss your ideas with the team on one of the [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/user-support/communication/ communication channels].
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== Directions ==
Sources with more info on KPhotoAlbum, its license, KDE and much more:
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* [https://kde.org/ KDE Community]
* [https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/extragear-graphics/kphotoalbum/index.html KDE official documentation]
* [https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/extragear-graphics/kphotoalbum/index.html KDE official documentation]
* [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/ KPhotoAlbum homepage]
* [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/ KPhotoAlbum homepage]
* [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news KPhotoAlbum news]
* [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news KPhotoAlbum news]
* [https://apps.kde.org/kphotoalbum/ KPhotoAlbum on apps.kde.org]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPhotoAlbum Wikipedia article]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPhotoAlbum Wikipedia article]
* [https://phabricator.kde.org/project/view/255/ KPhotoAlbum phabricator project]
* [https://phabricator.kde.org/project/view/255/ KPhotoAlbum phabricator project]
* [https://phabricator.kde.org/source/kphotoalbum/ KPhotoAlbum git repository]
* [https://phabricator.kde.org/source/kphotoalbum/ KPhotoAlbum git repository]
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== How it started == <!--T:137-->


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In 2003 Jesper Pedersen entered the [https://commits.kde.org/kphotoalbum/d42ff3603a292741758024f58774585caef12e27 first commit] of KimDaBa ('''K''' '''im'''age '''Da'''ta '''Ba'''se) which he had started as a personal project.<br />
By version 2 KimDaBa was renamed to KPhotoAlbum.<br />
Throughout the years KPhotoAlbum has evolved into a modern photo-management application, through a steady series of releases introducing new features, improvements and bug fixes.<br />
Find more details on KPhotoAlbum's backstory on the KPhotoAlbum [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/ news page].


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Use KPhotoAlbum to catalogue, select, view and share images and videos.

KPhotoAlbum is software to catalogue images and videos, supporting customizable and extensive annotation.
Within annotated collections KPhotoAlbum helps you to swiftly select individual images or subsets of images to view or share them.

Main features

  • Catalogue: annotate images and videos with any combination of labels, categories, date ranges and tokens
  • Select and view: select images by any combination of labels, categories, date ranges and tokens and view the resulting subset
  • Show and share: show selected images in a slideshow, create HTML pages with them, or export them for others to import them

KPhotoAlbum supports all the normal image and video formats including raw formats produced by most digital cameras and scanners. It is also possible to use the thumbnails embedded in raw images.

Get and install

Source packages, binaries for various distributions, and snapshots are available at the project Download page.

Installation Instructions

If you need help to install KPhotoAlbum, look at this tutorial about how to install KDE software.


Use KDE Neon to try out the newest version of KPhotoAlbum. Neon contains the latest development version of KPhotoAlbum, built fresh from the source.


Explore

Explore KPhotoAlbum by reading the documentation or by starting KPhotoAlbum in demo-mode.

Documentation

Several types of documentation exist:


Demo-mode

Demo-mode loads a number of already annotated stock images for you to browse and view, and to annotate yourself. All KPhotoAlbum functionalities are working. Shutting down KPhotoAlbum you may retain or discard any changes you've made during demo-mode.

Start demo-mode:

  • At first start accept KPhotoAlbum's offer to run in demo-mode.
  • In KPhotoAlbum click Help, then Run KPhotoAlbum demo
  • Start KPhotoAlbum with the --demo switch on the commandline.

Note

If you choose to explore KPhotoAlbum using your own images, KPhotoAlbum will ask for the folder containing your images. Please note that KPhotoAlbum currently supports only one root folder: it will find the images in this folder and any sub-folders it may contain.
See FAQ for more information.

Requirements

KPhotoAlbum will run conveniently on most computers:

  • PC's from 2015 or newer, with
  • 8 Gb of RAM

KPhotoAlbum will run on most 64-bit Linux distributions and desktop environments, like:

  • KDE Plasma (on QT6)
  • XFCE
  • Gnome


Required dependencies will normally be installed by the package manager during installation:

  • libkdcraw
  • marble-common
  • exiv2
  • purpose
  • perl
  • ktextwidgets

News about releases, fixes, improvements

The team publish news about development at the KPhotoAlbum news blog.

Contribute

KPhotoAlbum is a KDE-project run by volunteers. A lot of diverse skills are needed to run a software project like this. If you would like to help out, you are very welcome.

General info
Please have a look at KDE's general information about getting involved first.

Coding
If you'd like to help coding have a look at our "Get involved" site, and our our phabricator site to get started.

Maintain documentation
If you'd like to help maintain our webpages the KDE Wiki site is a good place to start.

Start here to learn about maintaining manuals and other documents.

If you feel uncertain about getting involved, please ask any questions you may have.

Suggest improvements and ideas
Please report your suggestions.
You're also welcome to discuss your ideas with the team on one of the communication channels.

Directions

Sources with more info on KPhotoAlbum, its license, KDE and much more:

How it started

In 2003 Jesper Pedersen entered the first commit of KimDaBa (K image Data Base) which he had started as a personal project.
By version 2 KimDaBa was renamed to KPhotoAlbum.
Throughout the years KPhotoAlbum has evolved into a modern photo-management application, through a steady series of releases introducing new features, improvements and bug fixes.
Find more details on KPhotoAlbum's backstory on the KPhotoAlbum news page.

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