MakeUseOf: “…digiKam is a free, open-source app that’s available on Windows, macOS, and Linux. No monthly fees, no paywalled features, no cloud lock-in, just free software that actually works. It doesn’t force your photos into a predetermined structure like Lightroom’s collections model. Instead, digiKam works alongside your existing folder structure. Your photos can be stored on your internal drives, external SSDs, network storage, wherever you want. The software will build a database around your photos without demanding you move or reorganize everything to fit in its system. And unlike Lightroom, digiKam can automatically tag your photos for you. The program comes with AI-powered features that run locally on your computer to analyze your photos and generate keywords automatically. It doesn’t get the keywords right always, but it’s fast and accurate enough to quickly make a large photo collection easily searchable…”