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digiKam vs Adobe Bridge: catalog facts
digiKam	Adobe Bridge
Free Free and open source, part of the KDE community.	Free Free to download through Adobe Creative Cloud.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
Handles libraries of more than 100,000 images without falling over Face detection and tagging to find photos of specific people	Free metadata editing, keywords, labels and ratings Filters and advanced metadata search
A large, complex application with a correspondingly steep learning curve Its editor is capable but not a substitute for a dedicated raw developer	Installed through Adobe Creative Cloud with an Adobe account Most useful alongside other Adobe products
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: Proprietary
No account needed	Account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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