digiKam 9.1.0 - Release date: 2026-06-07

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NEW FEATURES:

Bundles component versions:

(*): Updated compared to previous digiKam release.

| Bundles       | Qt         | KDE        | OpenCV   | FFmpeg    | Heif       | ExifTool  | Exiv2      | LibRaw       | QtAvPlayer   | Build Environment   |
|---------------|------------|------------|----------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|
| Windows Qt5   | 5.15.17    | 5.116      | 4.11     | 7.1.1     | 1.20.2     | 13.58 (*) | 0.28.8 (*) | 20260523 (*) | 20260405 (*) | Windows 10 + VCPKG  |
| Windows Qt6   | 6.11.0 (*) | 6.26.0 (*) | 4.12 (*) | 8.1.1 (*) | 1.21.2 (*) | 13.58 (*) | 0.28.8 (*) | 20260523 (*) |    -         | Windows 11 + VCPKG  |
| AppImage Qt5  | 5.15.18    | 5.116      | 4.13 (*) | 8.0.1 (*) | 1.21.2 (*) | 13.58 (*) | 0.28.8 (*) | 20260523 (*) | 20260405 (*) | XUbuntu 20.06       |
| AppImage Qt6  | 6.11.0 (*) | 6.26.0 (*) | 4.13 (*) | 8.1.1 (*) | 1.21.2 (*) | 13.58 (*) | 0.28.8 (*) | 20260523 (*) |    -         | XUbuntu 22.04       |
| macOS Qt5     | 5.15.18    | 5.116      | 4.13 (*) | 8.0.1 (*) | 1.20.2     | 13.58 (*) | 0.28.8 (*) | 20260523 (*) | 20260405 (*) | Monterey + Macports |
| macOS Qt6     | 6.11.0 (*) | 6.26.0 (*) | 4.13 (*) | 8.1.0 (*) | 1.21.2     | 13.58 (*) | 0.28.8 (*) | 20260523 (*) |    -         | Tathoe + Macports   |

Import          : USB Mass Storage driver now support video thumbnails.

Advanced Search : Add "Clear All Groups" button in the SearchView interface.

Preview         : Add support for Pixel motion photos, which are short videos embedded in pictures taken on Google Pixel phones.
                  Better support of the audio output selection provided by the video media player.

Database        : Schema updated to support time-Zone with registered item time-stamps.

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BUGFIXES:

001 --> 517251 - MariaSQL Migration.
002 --> 517308 - In the new "Survey" tool, the left and right overlay navigation arrows are not working.
003 --> 517303 - Modification date is not being edited.
004 --> 517328 - Error when starting digiKam 9.0.0 - lensfun.dll.
005 --> 517393 - Faces menu when viewing an image preview is showing image_recognize_faces instead of the label.
006 --> 517420 - Changing rating filter does not result in immediate view update.
007 --> 517449 - Unable to create a face region.
008 --> 517441 - Grouping by Filename is behaving differently on MacOS than on Linux Mint.
009 --> 517484 - Network error message while using reverse geocoding with OpenStreetMap.
010 --> 517538 - Shortcuts not working in Survey module.
011 --> 517354 - Images seem to be gone when upgrading from 8.8.0 with mariadb on NAS (but are still in DB).
012 --> 517560 - Short key for flags do not work in new survey screen.
013 --> 516875 - OpenCL not detected on AMD RADEON RX 470 card.
014 --> 517588 - Cut and paste crash, jas_init_library: Assertion `!jas_global.initialized' failed.
015 --> 517585 - Import from SD-card without being asked for an album.
016 --> 517558 - Finalizing Tags removes EXIF Copyright and Artist entries.
017 --> 511588 - Portable archive for 8.8.0 (digiKam-8.8.0-Qt6-Win64.tar.xz) is missing as a download option.
018 --> 517624 - Filtering on rating (stars 0-5) not working correct.
019 --> 517671 - Rating filter do not work.
020 --> 517668 - Show placeholders for other files in the album.
021 --> 517772 - Bug after update libexiv2-27.
022 --> 517766 - Crash on App startup.
023 --> 517299 - Opening Geolocation Editor crashes digiKam.
024 --> 517757 - Clicking on a "Help" button in a dialog causes digiKam to silently disappear.
025 --> 514121 - Preserve item selection when resorting columns in Table View (Album tab).
026 --> 517798 - digiKam crashes immediately even after reinstall.
027 --> 517790 - GPS coordinate overwritten when writing tags to XMP sidecar.
028 --> 517864 - Unsynchronized panning control areas between left and right panes.
029 --> 517863 - Batch queue-subtract time errors.
030 --> 517885 - Can't assign number key without modifier as tag shortcut.
031 --> 517942 - Qt assertion failure due to integer overflow in facepipeline.
032 --> 517862 - Poor rendering of JXL thumbnails in general thumbnails view.
033 --> 214957 - New tool to export to Darqroom.
034 --> 186869 - Export favorites to virtual folder for plasma to display as background.
035 --> 181951 - digiKam crashes during the importing of pictures from Kodak V530 camera.
036 --> 181347 - Cannot download picture with digiKam: free-space over-estimated.
037 --> 180447 - Images imported into wrong folder.
038 --> 180065 - digiKam image download from memory card problems.
039 --> 179276 - Namuga webcam Samsung netbook NC10.
040 --> 177934 - Image status on camera gets broken when usb device silently disconnects.
041 --> 177181 - digiKam crashes after trying to import from Nikon Coolpix 4600.
042 --> 176231 - Browse Media Menu Not Populated.
043 --> 175925 - USB Storage size (and Local disk) are wrong.
044 --> 175802 - Flickr uploader tool post too large.
045 --> 174469 - Fatal error message signal11(SIGSEGV).
046 --> 170620 - Export doesn't work with space in album name.
047 --> 170272 - Undefined signature problem prevents uploading to Flickr.
048 --> 165403 - Build issues.
049 --> 162441 - Unable to create an album.
050 --> 160228 - Configure does not check for libltdl installed.
051 --> 158374 - Download images dialog fails to report errors.
052 --> 157224 - Support for picture import through the OBEX protocol.
053 --> 154623 - Compile error about getExifTagsDataList.
054 --> 153205 - Large images (>10 MB) cause Flickr export to fail.
055 --> 151859 - Don't load photos from camera with error #50.
056 --> 151747 - digiKam does not detect images on 4GB CF card.
057 --> 151537 - Back and forward buttons are missing when viewing selected images in camera GUI.
058 --> 151535 - Errors while downloading images from camera.
059 --> 150523 - Precision mini digital camera.
060 --> 150355 - Importing folder feature imports incomplete photos.
061 --> 518046 - AssignCaption tool: caption/title disappear after restart.
062 --> 518072 - Declutter sidebars.
063 --> 518091 - Error 429 from OpenstreetMap: too much request.
064 --> 518100 - BQM Time adjust not changing the time.
065 --> 518263 - Filter on star rating does not work.
066 --> 518287 - Small fault in the "Selected Item Properties" caption.
067 --> 518334 - Use QuickTime CreationDate if Present Rather Than CreateDate in MOV files.
068 --> 518245 - Crash: std::system_error EINVAL in QReadWriteLock::lockForRead() during scanPAlbums on Linux kernel 6.17 (AppImage Qt 6.10.2 vs host glibc 2.42).
069 --> 518318 - Crash in QToolBar::widgetForAction during cleanupActions() on Fedora 43 (Qt 6.10.2).
070 --> 518518 - After opening digiKam and connecting Bluetooth headphones, you'll need to restart the application for it to recognize the headphones.
071 --> 518587 - Migration from a PC to another one.
072 --> 518612 - Face detection fails on low-resolution (300x300px) images.
073 --> 518662 - "Delete permanently" with Shift+Del now focus on Cancel button then Delete button as before.
074 --> 518660 - Combobox history of used renames is empty in 9.0.0 but shown in 8.8.0.
075 --> 518687 - Time Adjust "EXIF: original" uses old XMP CreateDate/DateCreated instead of Xmp.exif.DateTimeOriginal.
076 --> 518688 - macOS: digiKam cannot switch application language to Simplified Chinese (zh_CN).
077 --> 518820 - Image Editor Save Settings are incorrect.
078 --> 518839 - Improve performance of album's cache [patch].
079 --> 448135 - No plugins could be loaded in Windows 10.
080 --> 518728 - The ratings/star filters have no effect.
081 --> 518771 - Build system and documentation issues on ARM64 Linux.
082 --> 510124 - Black screen during video playback.
083 --> 518981 - "Write to XMP sidecar only" not honored for rotation data.
084 --> 518995 - ExifTool not fund on first use.
085 --> 518993 - New album dialog is blocked and hidden when selected as part of move items workflow.
086 --> 519200 - Darktable raw import fails.
087 --> 519273 - New Album dialog has its initial focus on the 'Help' button rather than on Title of New Album.
088 --> 519370 - OS cursor is still visible when preview magnifier tool is active, obscuring the magnified content.
089 --> 519125 - Improve face tag query performance: CREATE INDEX idx_itp_tagid_property ON ImageTagProperties(tagid, property(50)).
090 --> 514970 - Create index on ImageTagProperties.property.
091 --> 519389 - MariaDB/MySQL: missing index on Images.status causes full table scan on tag count, calendar, and People panel queries.
092 --> 519390 - DB: ImageTagProperties.property should be VARCHAR, not TEXT -- TEXT prevents histogram stats and forces wrong query plans.
093 --> 519443 - [master Qt6] UpdateSchemaFromV16ToV17 not implemented for QMYSQL / MariaDB.
094 --> 519650 - The program closes suddenly when opening geotag dialog.
095 --> 519854 - Album (sorted by folder)->Refresh does not include sub-folders in specified album.
096 --> 519714 - Flickr Export reports "Unable to Write".
097 --> 519915 - Face Recognition engine fails to process Tag-only selections and ignores Tag constraints when Albums are selected.
098 --> 520195 - Error message during reverse geocoding.
099 --> 520203 - Setting a people (eg. "Mark") through tag manager => htags = "People", "People|Mark" instead of just "People|Mark".
100 --> 520290 - digiKam hangs after choosing WebDAVs network share (KDE).
101 --> 520333 - GPS coordinates for video file is not upfdated in ImagePositions table.
102 --> 520577 - Navigating in thumbnails/preview uses 100% of main thread for 10-15 seconds on each selection change.
103 --> 520510 - Date Format is inconsistent with settings.
104 --> 514723 - File rename seems to be unable to detect existing files with name it wishes to assign, and that generates a conflict.
104 --> 506349 - "Move To Album" default album.
105 --> 520901 - Slideshow freezes and stops responding when encountering JPEG with 0xDEADBEEF marker in EXIF UserComment field.
106 --> 520697 - Grouped Image in Survey is not deleted.

