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dcraw free English

A universal command-line raw converter, compatible with a huge range of cameras. The source code is available here.

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ExifTool free English

A command-line tool for reading and writing Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata. The Linux archive provided with the package contains the appropriate Perl library.

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GTKRawGallery free English

A workflow oriented photo retouching package for camera raw image development that is also a versatile asset manager for a range of popular image formats. Supports tagging and metadata editing, and enables automatic publishing to Facebook, Flickr and Picasa.

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IrfanView free (commercial use costs €10) English

A fast viewer that supports a wide range of image formats. The software uses plug-ins to view multimedia content and can also be used to apply various effects to digital images.

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IrfanView PlugIns free English

A set of plug-ins for IrfanView, including support for PostScript, JPEG 2000 and various RAW formats

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IrfanView Portable free (commercial use costs €10) English

The portable version of the IrfanView image viewer. The program can be started directly from a USB stick, an iPod, an external hard disk or a CD.

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MacPorts free English

The MacPorts project is an open source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua-based open source software on the Mac OS X operating system. Includes various graphics programs, such as Autopano-SIFT and ImageMagick.

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PhotoRec free English

Recovers lost files and archives on hard disks, CDs, and memory cards. The manufacturer claims that it can even restore data from destroyed or reformatted systems. Supplied with TestDisk. The source code is available here.

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