Improve your photographic workflow

Import your photos and videos efficiently and reliably
Rapid Photo Downloader for Linux is written by a photographer for professional and amateur photographers. Its goal is to be the best photo and video downloader for the Linux Desktop. It is free software, released under the GNU GPL license.

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Main features
  • Download
    from your memory cards, cameras and other devices
  • Download videos
    as well as photos
  • Download in parallel
    from multiple devices
  • Rename your photos and videos
    with meaningful names you specify
  • Adjust preferences
    quickly and easily
  • Enter Job Codes
    to keep track of your files
  • Overcome problems
    before they occur
  • Be informed
    about a range of potential problems
  • Handle download errors
    effectively and efficiently
  • Keep notified
    when your downloads are complete
Latest News
July 10, 2010: Version 0.3.0 has been released. The major new feature of this release is the generation of previews before a download takes place. You can now select which photos and videos you wish to download. Different Job Codes can be assigned to different files, and the problem reporting is greatly improved. See the release notes for details.
June 23, 2010: Version 0.2.3 has been released. This release contains minor bug fixes and updates the Swedish translation. See the release notes for details.
June 6, 2010: Version 0.2.2 has been released. This release contains a bug fix and adds a Ukrainian translation. See the release notes for details.
June 5, 2010: Version 0.2.1 has been released. This release contains minor bug fixes and updates to the Spanish, Russian and Finnish translations. See the release notes for details.
May 30, 2010: Version 0.2.0 has been released. This release is the first to download videos. It also the first release to be able to use the 0.2.x series of pyexiv2. See the release notes for details.
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