Support

Contents

• Getting Help
  • Read the Documentation
  • Read the FAQ
  • Subscribe to the Mailing List
• Reporting Bugs and Wishes
  • digiKam Project
  • 3rd Party Library
• External Links and Resources
  • Migration
  • Database Maintenance
  • Tutorials and Scripts

Getting Help

New to digikam ? Needs some help ?

Read the Documentation

First, read carefully the digikam documentation. It’s actively maintained and you should find most of what you need there.

Read the FAQ

Then, if you still have questions, you should have a look in the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).

Subscribe to the Mailing List

If you can’t find an answer to your question, feel free to subscribe to the digikam mailing list to get support. If you think it’s a bug, you can report it to bugzilla, see below.

• digikam-users
  Mailing list subscription for all questions, comments, suggestions, and requests by the digiKam users.
  Browse mailing list archive

  To search a topic with your best web engine, enter these keywords in search text field:

  site:mail.kde.org inurl:digikam-users _my_topic_
  

• digikam-devel
  Mailing list subscription for digiKam developers threads.
  Browse mailing list archive

  To search a topic with your best web engine, enter these keywords in search text field:

  site:mail.kde.org inurl:digikam-devel _my_topic_
  

Reporting Bugs and Wishes

digiKam Project

Please use the bug tracking system for all bug-reports and new feature wishlists. Take a care to use the right component to post a new file at the right place. You can checkout the current bug-reports and wishlists at these urls:

• digiKam bugs and wishes

3rd Party Libraries

digiKam use external libraries to manage metadata (Exiv2) and digital camera (GPhoto). Please use links listed below to reports specifics bugs relevant of these libraries:

• Exiv2 library bugs and wishes
• Libraw library issues and wishes
• Lensfun library issues and wishes
• GPhoto library bugs and wishes

External Links and Resources

Migration

• Script to Migrate From Windows Photo Gallery to digiKam
• Lightroom Shortcuts Scheme for digiKam
• Script to Migrate Picasa Metadata to digiKam
• Tutorial to Migrate from Lightroom to digiKam
• Scripts to Migrate from Apple Photo to digiKam

Database Maintenance

• Script to Query the digiKam Database
• Script to Show Statistics From the digikam Database
• Script to Repair Corrupted digiKam Database
• SQL Scripts for Analysis the digiKam Database
• Collection of Scripts for Manipulating the digiKam Database
• Scripts to Manipulate Face Management Properties

Tutorials and Scripts

• Notes on Interoperability Between digiKam and Synology Photo Station
• Script to Batch Export Images From digiKam Image Database With Various Settings.
• Tutorial to use Multiple Photo Libraries With digiKam
• Collection of Scripts for digiKam
• Script to Symlink Image Files Based on Their Rating
• Portable Version of digiKam