Fotocx
A free Linux photo editor and collection manager released under the GPL version 3.
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About Fotocx
Fotocx, previously known as Fotoxx, is a Linux program that combines a photo and image editor with a manager for large collections. Its site provides sample images and technical notes for its features.
It is published by kornelix alongside other small Linux utilities, as source tarballs and binary packages under the GNU GPL version 3. The site states it collects no data and shows no advertisements, and the programs follow the same policy.
Strengths
- Editor and collection manager in one program
- No tracking or advertisements
- Source and binary packages available
Limitations
- Linux only
- Small, single-developer project
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the GPL version 3.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Developer
- kornelix
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Linux users managing and editing a large personal photo collection
- Categories
- Photo libraries, Photo tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Fotocx
Compare allSoftware that can replace Fotocx for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
digiKam
A photo manager built for libraries of a hundred thousand images, with face recognition, batch processing and heavy metadata support.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fotocx as an alternative
Listings that name Fotocx as an alternative.
KPhotoAlbum
A KDE desktop app for tagging, describing and quickly searching large personal photo collections.
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 necessarily a direct replacement.
Gwenview
KDE's image viewer for browsing collections of images, with simple editing and annotation tools.
RawTherapee
A raw processor built around demosaicing and colour accuracy, with a 32-bit floating point engine and unusually deep controls.
Geeqie
Browse and organize images with a Unix desktop viewer.
