The Best Open Source ACDSee Photo Studio AlternativesTop Photo Managers & Image Editors like ACDSee Photo Studio

The best open source alternative to ACDSee Photo Studio is Ente Photos. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to ACDSee Photo Studio and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to ACDSee Photo Studio are digiKam, darktable, RapidRAW and nomacs.

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  1. Ente Photos icon
     152 likes

    Open-source, end-to-end encrypted backup and sharing for photos and videos, multi-platform sync, original quality preservation, privacy-first design, collaborative albums, family sharing, secure external sharing, robust data replication, and device imports.

    130 Ente Photos alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
     
  2. digiKam icon
     356 likes

    digiKam is an advanced digital photo management tool that simplifies importing and organizing photos into albums. It supports various formats including RAW, features tagging, metadata management, duplicate finder, photo editing, sharing, GPS data handling, and has cross-platform compatibility.

    105 digiKam alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Qt
     
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    Comments about digiKam as an Alternative to ACDSee Photo Studio
    Moo Kaa
    Positive
    0

    Great viewer, file management and image tag management features provides most of the same functionality.

    Farrukh
    Positive
    1

    An open-source, free alternative with lots of good features. But it is slower in performance (tested in Windows 10) as compared to ACDSEE, XnView, and Faststone Image Viewer.

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    • digiKam is Free and Open SourceACDSee Photo Studio is Paid and Proprietary
    • digiKam is Privacy focusedACDSee Photo Studio is not according to our users
  3. darktable icon
     340 likes

    Open source non-destructive RAW editor and virtual darkroom with zoomable lighttable, database-driven organization, HDR and EXR support, floating-point workflow, batch exporting, and advanced editing for photography and scientific imaging across platforms.

    70 darktable alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
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    Comments about darktable as an Alternative to ACDSee Photo Studio
    Farrukh
    Positive
    0

    Although it doesn't have a good asset manager, this is the best open-source, Photo ReTouching tool, however with a Steep Learning Curve. Its features more powerful and advance than ACDSEE and even Adobe Lightroom. I've almost switched to it from Adobe Lightroom.

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    • Most users think darktable is a great ACDSee Photo Studio alternative.

    • darktable is Free and Open SourceACDSee Photo Studio is Paid and Proprietary
    • darktable is Privacy focusedACDSee Photo Studio is not according to our users
  4. RapidRAW icon
     53 likes

    GPU-accelerated RAW photo editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux featuring non-destructive workflow, AI-driven masking tools, 32-bit precision, advanced color grading, tonal controls, batch operations, preset system, customizable interface, and comprehensive export options.

    54 RapidRAW alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. nomacs icon
     241 likes

    nomacs is a free, open source image viewer, which supports multiple platforms. You can use it for viewing all common image formats including RAW and psd images.

    96 nomacs alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
     
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  6. PhotoPrism icon
     116 likes

    PhotoPrism® is an AI-Powered Photos App for the Decentralized Web. It makes use of the latest technologies to tag and find pictures automatically without getting in your way. You can run it at home, on a private server, or in the cloud.

    122 PhotoPrism alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
     
  7. Gwenview icon
     90 likes

    Offers quick browsing and display of various image formats, basic editing tools like crop, rotate, lossless JPEG manipulation, folder browsing as thumbnails or slideshows, supports XCF, drag-and-drop, metadata viewing, KDE integration, and plugin extensions.

    93 Gwenview alternatives

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  8. qimgv icon
     41 likes

    Qt5 image viewer with optional video support. Ability to quickly copy / move images to different folders. Can open some extra formats (JPEG-XL, AVIF, APNG, HEIF/HEIC, RAW) via third-party image plugins.

    113 qimgv alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Piwigo icon
     71 likes

    Manage your photo collection with Piwigo Piwigo is open source photo gallery software for the web. Designed for organisations, teams and individuals.

    129 Piwigo alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  10. Shotwell icon
     185 likes

    Shotwell is an open source photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment.

    98 Shotwell alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
     
  11. PhotoSort icon
     10 likes

    Desktop app for photo sorting on Windows & Mac, managing JPG+RAW files. Sort photos into folders using keys, providing easy navigation and clean interface without deletion, ensuring a focused experience with flexible viewing, safe storage, and no fluff.

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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