Best Linux apps: photos & graphics

• darktable

  Free raw photo developer and light table. The closest thing Linux has to Adobe Lightroom.

  Free · Open source

• digiKam

  Free photo library for sorting, tagging and searching a big picture collection, with an editor built in.

  Free · Open source

• GIMP

  Free image editor with layers, masks and retouching tools. The usual stand-in for Photoshop on Linux.

  Free · Open source

• Gwenview

  Quick, plain image viewer from the KDE project, with basic cropping, resizing, rotating and annotation.

  Free · Open source

• Inkscape

  Free vector drawing app for logos, signs and diagrams. The common replacement for Adobe Illustrator.

  Free · Open source

• Krita

  Free digital painting studio built for artists, with a large brush engine and good drawing tablet support.

  Free · Open source

• Loupe

  The image viewer built into GNOME desktops. Opens photos instantly and does quick crops and rotations.

  Free · Open source

• Photopea

  Photoshop-style image editor that runs in a web browser. Free with ads, opens .psd files with layers intact.

  Free with paid extras

• Pinta

  Simple image editor with layers and effects, modelled on Paint.NET. Good for quick crops and touch-ups.

  Free · Open source

• RawTherapee

  Free raw photo developer with fine control over exposure, colour and detail. A stand-in for Capture One or DxO.

  Free · Open source

• Upscayl

  Free app that enlarges photos using AI models, for rescuing small or soft images.

  Free · Open source

• XnView MP

  Fast picture viewer, browser and batch converter. Reads camera RAW, PSD, HEIC and most other image formats.

  Free