I'm currently assessing a list of software that would fit in my small contest and feature comparison.

The test will be performed on a 1gb worth of pictures with both jpegs and raws. The absolute minimum for the software will be:

  • be able to process / support raw pictures
  • support picture tagging (+ storage of those tags within the pictures when applicable).

This minimalistic list prompts a enormous list of software to be considered. I will review only the one I think have the most mindshare (at least to me), however, anyone is welcome to suggest some more.

One last word about potential bias. I'm using a Gentoo + KDE 4.1 environment and I have been using Digikam for some time now (probably up to 3 years). As a worker in the software industry however, I am used to OS / app switching all the time and this will hopefully reduced the bias. Besides, I will try to be as factual as possible, and as such expose myself to critics (so feel free to express your point if you disagree).

But enough of that. It's time for me to start assessing some apps.

Stay tuned.