digiKam bụ ngwa njikwa foto dijitalụ mepere emepe nke na-arụ na Linux, Windows na MacOS. Ngwa a na-enye ngwa ọrụ zuru oke maka mbubata, jikwaa, dezie na ịkekọrịta foto na faịlụ raw.

Ị nwere ike iji ike mbubata digiKam iji bufee foto, faịlụ raw, na vidiyo ozugbo site na igwefoto gị na ngwaọrụ nchekwa mpụga (kaadị SD, diski USB, wdg). Ngwa ahụ na-enye gị ohere ịhazi ntọala mbubata na iwu na-ahazi ma hazie ihe ebubata na-efegharị.

digiKam na-ahazi foto, faịlụ raw na vidiyo n'ime ọba. Mana ngwa ahụ nwekwara ngwaọrụ mkpado dị ike nke na-enye gị ohere ikenye mkpado, ọkwa na akara na foto na faịlụ ndị dị ndụ. Ị nwere ike iji ọrụ nzacha ka ịchọta ngwa ngwa ihe dabara na njirisi akọwapụtara.

Na mgbakwunye na nzacha ọrụ, digiKam nwere ikike nchọta siri ike nke na-enye gị ohere ịchọ ọba akwụkwọ foto site n'ọtụtụ njirisi. Ị nwere ike ịchọ foto site na mkpado, akara, ọkwa, data, ọnọdụ na ọbụna kpọmkwem EXIF ​​​​, IPTC, ma ọ bụ metadata XMP. Ị nwekwara ike ikpokọta ọtụtụ njirisi maka nchọta dị elu karịa. digiKam dabere na ọbaakwụkwọ Exiv2 iji jikwaa ọdịnaya mkpado metadata sitere na faịlụ iji mejupụta ọba akwụkwọ foto.

digiKam can handle raw files, and the application uses the excellent LibRaw library for decoding raw files. The library is actively maintained and regularly updated to include support for the latest camera models.

digiKam can also manage video files for cataloging purpose, and the application uses the couple FFmpeg and QtAv libraries to extract metadata and play media.

The application provides a comprehensive set of editing tools. This includes basic tools for adjusting colors, cropping, and sharpening as well as advanced tools for, curves adjustment, panorama stitching, and much more. A special tool based on Lensfun library permit to apply lens corrections automatically on images.

A na-arụ ọrụ agbatịkwuru na digiKam site na ngwa ngwa dabere na usoro plugins (nke akpọrọ DPlugins maka digiKam Plugins). Enwere ike ide ngwa mgbakwunye ka ibubata na mbupụ ọdịnaya gaa na ọrụ webụ dịpụrụ adịpụ, tinye atụmatụ ọhụrụ iji dezie onyonyo, yana foto nhazi ogbe.