Open source alternatives to Adobe Bridge

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Adobe Bridge does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Adobe Bridge does

  1. Browse and preview photos and media filescore
  2. Metadata, tags and ratingscore
  3. Raw file previews
  4. Batch rename and processing
  5. Collections and filters
  6. Hand off to Photoshop and other apps

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

ProjectCoversStarsCommits, 12 weeksLast releaseClosed vs openedSetupLicense
Imagin-RawLightweight Mac photo browser for raw files, an alternative to Adobe Bridge Replaces it81%193+1
51
4 months ago83% Install like an app MIT
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Collections and filters. Not shown: Batch rename and processing.See the evidence
  • Browse and preview photos and media filescoreYesbrowsing, culling, and organizing RAW photos
  • Metadata, tags and ratingscoreYesRating and color labeling
  • Raw file previewsYesall the RAWs and images known to macOS
  • Batch rename and processingNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Collections and filtersPartlyFilter by Star Rating
  • Hand off to Photoshop and other appsYesOpen selected photo(s) in external editor

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