GPhoto
digital photography software
gPhoto is the name of a free, redistributable, ready to use set of digital camera software applications for Unix-like systems. The core functionality is provided by libgphoto2, which is a library for use in digital photography - it supports retrieving of images from camera devices, upload, and remote controlled configuration and capture, depending on whether the camera supports those features. libgphoto2 is the successor of gphoto with lots of new features and additional camera drivers.
libgphoto2 is the basis for image acquisition and camera interfacing on Linux, and is used by applications such as Darktable, DigiKam, Shotwell, Entangle, GIMP, gThumb, and others.
gPhoto2 is also the name of the command line (CLI) interface to libgphoto2. gPhoto2 and libgphoto2 have been released alongside each other with the same version number until 2.5.28.
Released under the GNU Lesser General Public License, gPhoto is free software.
Support
libgphoto2 has 2979 "supported cameras and media players" as of August 2025. It is cross-platform, running under Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD and other Unix-like operating systems.
gPhoto has support for the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) and will also connect to devices that use the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP).
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q285650. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2025.
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