Skip to content
EN

Software · Photo & graphics

PhotoQt

PhotoQt is an image viewer, available on Linux: casting to other devices (Chromecast, DLNA…).

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

PhotoQt is an image viewer, available on Linux.

Features described in its Flathub listing: casting to other devices (Chromecast, DLNA…).

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “PhotoQt is a simple yet powerful and good looking image viewer, based on Qt/QML, published as open-source and completely free.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “The many features provided include: thumbnails, slideshow, color profiles, chromecast, zooming, rotating, flipping, displaying metadata (selection of Exif and IPTC), set-as-wallpaper, simple file management, scaling,…” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

PhotoQt is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-2.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

PhotoQt is a fast and simple, good looking, yet powerful and highly configurable image viewer. It provides an uncluttered interface and can be extensively tweaked to fit ones needs perfectly. It is possible to set key or mouse shortcuts for many of its features and capabilities, as well as for any external script/command. It supports loading 100+ image formats, video files, and documents. Additionally, it fully supports Google Motion Photos, Apple Live Photos, and photo spheres (including 360 degree panoramas). The many features provided include: thumbnails, slideshow, color profiles, chromecast, zooming, rotating, flipping, displaying metadata (selection of Exif and IPTC), set-as-wallpaper, simple file management, scaling, face tags (XMP metadata), touchscreen support, and a lot more. Using extensions it is possible to extend the capabilities of PhotoQt in many different ways.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

How listings are built →

Do you develop PhotoQt?

Correct this listing with the report form, or cite it with this optional badge (it shows the verified free status and changes nothing in the ranking):

<a href="https://licitpro.fr/en/resource/photoqt"><img src="https://licitpro.fr/badge/photoqt.svg?l=en" alt="Listed on LicitPro" height="20"></a>

Developers and publishers →

In the same category

darktable

Software · Open source

Organize and develop images from digital cameras.

Completely freeWinMacLinux

GIMP

Software · Open source

High-end image creation and manipulation.

Completely freeWinMacLinux

Krita

Software · Open source

Krita is a drawing and painting program, available on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android: brushes and pen tablets.

Completely freeWinMacLinuxAndroid

Inkscape

Software · Open source

Inkscape is a vector graphics editor, available on Windows, macOS and Linux: data import and export.

Completely freeWinMacLinux

Camera

Software · Open source

Camera is a camera program, available on Linux.

Completely freeLinux

Pinta

Software · Open source

Pinta is a photo editing program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Completely freeWinMacLinux