A digital photo manager designed for the GNOME desktop environment. It allows importing photos from disk or camera, organize them by keywords and events, view them in full-window or fullscreen mode, a
A digital photo manager designed for the GNOME desktop environment. It allows importing photos from disk or camera, organize them by keywords and events, view them in full-window or fullscreen mode, and more.
Note that as of April 17, 2026, the recentmost Windows version (0.7.2) lags far behind the recentmost Linux version (0.32.15).
Shotwell is lgplv2.1 software from GNOME and Yorba Foundation. Check the publisher's license terms for pricing and usage rights.
What is the latest version of Shotwell?
The latest version is 0.7.2, released on Sep 10, 2010.
Is it safe to download Shotwell?
The download button links to the official installer published on download.gnome.org, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 3b372bb6e18ebb878535759b620e45a2b1adf30fdd89f85bb44dcd01cd86889e.
Which Windows versions does Shotwell support?
Shotwell runs on Windows and is available for 32-bit (x86) systems.
How do I install Shotwell silently?
Run the offline installer with "shotwell-setup-0.7.2.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=gnome.Shotwell -e --silent.
How do I uninstall Shotwell?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Shotwell and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=gnome.Shotwell -e.
Alternatives to Shotwell
Other Photography programs for Windows from different developers.
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