https://github.com/linuxmint/pix

Image management application
https://github.com/linuxmint/pix

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Image management application

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/linuxmint/pix
• Owner: linuxmint
• License: gpl-2.0
• Created: 2016-05-16T13:02:20.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-06T14:16:58.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-07T23:32:29.910Z (14 days ago)
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 25.2 MB
• Stars: 226
• Watchers: 17
• Forks: 43
• Open Issues: 98
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: NEWS
  • License: COPYING
  • Authors: AUTHORS

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README

        
# Pix

![build](https://github.com/linuxmint/pix/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)

An image viewer and browser utility.

Pix is part of the X-Apps project, which aims at producing cross-distribution and cross-desktop software.

 

## Features

 * Image browser

   + Browse your hard disk showing you thumbnails of image files.

   + Thumbnails are saved in the same database used by Nautilus so you

     don't waste disk space.

   + Automatically update the content of a folder.

   + Copy, move, delete images and folders.

   + Bookmarks of folders and catalogs.

 * Image viewer

   + View single images (including GIF animations).  Supported image

     types are: BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, TGA, ICO, XPM, JXL, AVIF.

   + Optional support for RAW and HDR (high dynamic range) images.

   + View EXIF data attached to JPEG images.

   + View in fullscreen mode.

   + View images rotated, flipped, mirrored.

 * Image organizer

   + Add comments to images.

   + Organize images in catalogs, catalogs in libraries.

   + Print images and comments.

   + Search for images on you hard disk and save the result as a catalog.

     Search criteria remain attached to the catalog so you can update it

     when you want.

 * Image editor

   + Change image hue, saturation, lightness, contrast and adjust colors.

   + Scale and rotate images.

   + Save images in the following formats: JPEG, PNG, TIFF, TGA.

   + Crop images.

   + Red-eye removal tool.

 * Advanced tools

   + Import images from a digital camera.

   + Slide Shows.

   + Set an image as Desktop background.

   + Create index image.

   + Rename images in series.

   + Convert image format.

   + Change images date and time.

   + JPEG lossless transformations.

   + Find duplicated images.

## Licensing

  This program is released under the terms of the GNU General Public

  License (GNU GPL), either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.

  You can find a copy of the license in the file COPYING.

## Dependencies

  Mandatory libraries:

  * glib >= 2.38.0

  * gtk >= 3.16

  * libpng

  * zlib

  * libjpeg

  * gsettings-desktop-schemas

  While not mandatory, the following libraries greatly increase Pix's basic usefulness:

  * exiv2 - embedded metadata support

  * gstreamer, gstreamer-plugins-base, gstreamer-video - audio/video support

  * libtiff - tiff writing support

  Other optional libraries:

  * libraw - some support for RAW photos

  * librsvg - display SVG images

  * libwebp - display and save WebP images

  * libjxl - display JPEG XL images

  * libheif - display and save AVIF images

  * lcms2, colord - color profile support

  * champlain, champlain-gtk - view the place a photo was taken on a map

  * clutter, clutter-gtk - enhanced slideshow effects

  * libsoup, json-glib, webkit2gtk, libsecret - upload images to and

    download images from some web services such as Facebook, Flickr

  * brasero - write images and comments to CDs

  * bison, flex - web albums

## Installation

    cd pix

    meson build

    ninja -C build

    sudo ninja -C build install

## Credits

  Pix is based on gThumb 3.12.2.

  Many thanks to the original developers and to all the people who contributed to Pix.