Photobooth Desktop

Capabilities

Features

Everything a photobooth needs, out of the box.

Live webcam

Real-time preview, camera switching and mirror mode.

Background overlays

Drop in any image; position it top, center or bottom.

Photo strip

Classic 4-shot strip in a single picture.

Countdown capture

3, 5 or 10 second countdown with flash.

Print & save

Save photos, send them to a printer, or both.

Keyboard & gamepad

Full rebinding for guests who prefer buttons.

Watermark

Event name or date stamped on every shot.

7 themes

Dark, light, violet, orange, cyan, graphite, rose.

See it in action

Screenshots

Live capture, strip mode, preview, settings and more.

Main photobooth view — **Main view** - live webcam with background overlay and top thumbnail bar.

Countdown during capture — **Countdown capture** - 3, 5 or 10s timer with a camera flash.

Captured photo preview — **Preview** - review, save, print or discard each shot.

Photo strip mode — **Strip mode** - four shots in one classic photo strip.

**Mirror mode** - flip the preview for the classic selfie feel.

Settings, general tab — **Settings** - language, theme, camera, countdown, watermark, backups.

Settings, backgrounds tab — **Backgrounds** - import images and set their vertical position.

Settings, key bindings tab — **Bindings** - remap keyboard and gamepad actions.

About dialog — **About** - version info and project links.

Personalize

Themes

Seven looks, selectable from Settings → Theme and remembered between runs.

Guest friendly

Gamepad controls

Plug in a Super NES style pad and guests can drive the whole booth without touching the keyboard. Bindings shown are the defaults, re-mappable from Settings - Gamepad.

Super NES style gamepad with default Photobooth bindings

Y Print X Save B Cancel A Capture Prev background Next background Mirror Strip

A = Capture, B = Cancel, X = Save, Y = Print, D-pad = switch background, Select = Mirror, Start = Strip. Bindings re-mappable from Settings - Gamepad. Controller illustration from Wikimedia Commons.

Get it

Download

Grab the latest package for your platform from the releases page, or download directly below.

Linux

Download .deb Download .rpm Download AppImage

Windows

Download .exe installer

Install a webcam and (optionally) a printer. Plug in a gamepad for guest-friendly capture.

Debian / Ubuntu: sudo apt install ./photobooth-desktop_0.0.4_amd64.deb

Fedora / RHEL: sudo dnf install ./photobooth-desktop-0.0.4.x86_64.rpm

Any Linux: chmod +x Photobooth-0.0.4.AppImage && ./Photobooth-0.0.4.AppImage

Windows: run the installer.

Drop background images into the Settings → Backgrounds tab, pick a theme, and start the party.