digikam allow browse path directory ?

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi,

digiKam uses the Collection/Database mechanism to handle contents. It's not
a simple file browser.

Use the digiKam/Showfoto Image Editor, which does not use the database and
allows directories to browse as well.

https://docs.digikam.org/en/showfoto_editor.html

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le dim. 9 mars 2025 à 13:10, Augusto <augusto7743 at gmail.com> a écrit :

> Hello.
> I has downloaded digiKam-8.5.0-Qt6-x86-64.appimage for Linux.
> I want catalog video sorting by resolution video size.
> However that software is much strange and hard to use when trying create
> an database.
> Generally photo managers has features to allow the user to browse path
> folders. An button action or and option in left side of GUI. The user
> click and start browsing selecting paths and directories and in GUI
> right side is done an thumbnail cataloging so only is done access to
> user image video files and creation of thumbnail database. Unhappily
> perhaps Digikam not works doing it.
> I only see option to import the path directory to albums ... so is done
> an file copy of ALL files for digikam default user folder directory. I
> not want to do it.
> Digikam has any feature to browse path directories and catalog files not
> need copy all for digikam default work folder directory ?
> Thanks for reading my message.
>
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