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PixelFx

Fast photo editor for Linux: one-click looks, 400+ presets, Lightroom preset import, RAW, HEIC and JPEG XL, colour grading and batch editing. Built with Qt 6, C++ and libvips.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

PixelFx is a photo editing program, available on Linux.

Features described in its GitHub repository and on its official website: batch processing and noise reduction.

File formats mentioned: JPEG and HEIC.

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
  • “Quick Image retouching application for Linux Desktop Download for Linux.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Fast photo editor for Linux: one-click looks, 400+ presets, Lightroom preset import, RAW, HEIC and JPEG XL, colour grading and batch editing.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
  • “Curves , colour grading , detail (clarity, texture, sharpening, noise reduction, dehaze) and effects (vignette, grain, fade).” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of PixelFx is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) 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
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 10 November 2026
  • Description from github.com — Dépôt GitHub keshavbhatt/PixelFx (GPL-3.0-only)

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