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Fotema vs KPhotoAlbum: catalog facts
Fotema	KPhotoAlbum
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free KDE community software.
Linux	Linux
Dedicated photo gallery for the Linux desktop Easy installation from Flathub	Fast tagging workflow for large batches of photos Searches combine people, places and custom categories
Linux only Project website gives little detail about features	Organizes photos rather than editing them Tagging a large archive still takes up-front effort
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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