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PlayBasic vs Shotwell

A side-by-side look at PlayBasic and Shotwell. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

PlayBasic

PlayBasic

Games

PlayBasic is a proprietary programming language and IDE for learning and developing 2D video games. It uses a BASIC-style syntax which is easy to learn and allows for rapid game prototyping. Some key features include sprites, sounds, tiles, scrolling backgrounds and more.

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Shotwell

Shotwell

Photos & Graphics

Shotwell is an open source image organizer and editor for Linux. It has basic photo editing tools and allows organizing images into events and tags. Shotwell has features to import photos from cameras and export to sharing sites.

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