KDE Image Plugin Interface

For other uses, see Kipi.

KDE Image Plugin Interface (usually abbreviated to Kipi or KIPI) is an API that allows creation of application-independent image processing plugins in the KDE project.

Host applications

• Digikam
• KPhotoAlbum (previously named KimDaBa)
• ShowImg
• Gwenview
• KSquirrel (since 0.7.0-pre1)

Plugins

Acquisition and management

• Acquire Images provides tools to capture new images and saves them to the collections.
• Kamera klient is a tool to connect the computer to a digital camera.
• Batch process.
• Find duplicates is a tool to find duplicate photographs on image collections.

Metadata/Time

• MetadataEdit.
• Time adjust is a tool for adjusting image files timestamp.

Transform/Convert

• JPEG loss less is a tool to transform the images without loss in quality due to compression.
• MPEG encoder is a tool for converting a series of images into a diashow-style MPEG file.
• RAW image converter, is a conversion tool for raw format images.

Export/Send

Export to Picasaweb

• Flickr export allows the user to upload photos to the Flickr web service.
• Gallery export is a tool for export image collections to a remote Gallery server.
• HTML export is a tool for exporting a set of albums to an HTML page.
• iPod export.
• MediaWiki export is a tool to upload images on any MediaWiki installation.
• Simpleviewer Export.
• Send images is a tool for sending images directly by e-mail.

Authoring

• Calendar is a tool to create calendar from image collections.
• Slide Show — plugin creates a full screen slideshow of the images.

Output

• CD archiving is a tool to back up image collections.
• Print wizard is a tool to print images at the same time.

Other

• GPS Sync.
• OpenGL Imageviewer is a tool which lets the user perform actions such as zooming or proceeding to the next image very fast.
• Wall paper is a tool to put an image as the desktop background.

References

• Cartwright, Ryan (2007-08-17). "Manage your photos with Digikam". Free Software Magazine.