DigiKam Photo Manager Gets New Update

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The team behind digiKam, a powerful open-source digital photo management software designed for photographers providing a suite of tools for organising, editing, and sharing photos, has just rolled out version 8.7.0. The software now includes smarter face recognition, GPU acceleration, and a new AI-powered auto-rotation tool. That last one is especially handy for batch-processing tilted photos without needing to go through them one by one. All of this builds on digiKam’s aim to be a no-cost alternative to big-name photo software, minus the monthly fees and subscription traps.

The face recognition feature got a solid upgrade: it now kicks in automatically when new faces are confirmed, and tagging has become smoother and more accurate. The software also runs faster on machines with OpenCL or CUDA-compatible GPUs, speeding up tasks like color conversions and resizing. DigiKam now also supports over 1,260 camera models thanks to an updated RAW decoder, and metadata handling is sharper with the latest ExifTool. This version also brings better stability across the board, fixing more than 240 bugs.

Looking forward, the developers are already working on new features for the next release due in October. They're experimenting with deep neural networks for things like noise reduction and color tuning, and they’re even considering a language-based search tool using LLMs, which could let users search their photo libraries by typing something like “sunset on a mountain.” DigiKam 8.7.0 is available for free on Linux, Windows and macOS.

You can see full details on digiKam’s website here