Alternatives to Fotocx

A free Linux photo editor and collection manager released under the GPL version 3. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Fotocx.

  • digiKam

    A photo manager built for libraries of a hundred thousand images, with face recognition, batch processing and heavy metadata support.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    digiKam is open source for Windows, macOS and Linux and handles libraries beyond 100,000 images with face tagging and advanced search, but it is large with a steep learning curve.

  • Shotwell

    A photo manager for the GNOME desktop that imports, organises and makes simple edits to photos.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Shotwell is an LGPL photo manager for the GNOME desktop that imports and organises a library with simple enhancement tools, offering more basic editing than Fotocx.

  • darktable

    A non-destructive raw developer and photo workflow application: a virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    darktable is a GPL-3.0 raw developer with a database-managed library on Windows, macOS and Linux, adding non-destructive editing and colour management with a steep learning curve.

  • gThumb

    An open-source image viewer and browser for the GNOME desktop on Linux.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    gThumb is an open-source GNOME image viewer and browser for sorting photos in local folders, lighter on editing than Fotocx's combined editor and manager.

  • XnView MP

    Views, converts and organises images in more than five hundred formats, free for personal use.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    XnView MP runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with browsing, tagging and batch adjustments, but it is closed source and commercial use requires a paid licence.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Fotocx as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • KPhotoAlbum

    A KDE desktop app for tagging, describing and quickly searching large personal photo collections.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Fotocx stays free and Linux-only under GPL-3.0, and it combines photo editing with collection management, though it is a small single-developer project.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.