UShotwell ngumququzeleli wemifanekiso eyilelwe ukubonelela ngolawulo lweefoto zobuqu kwindawo yedesktop ye-GNOME. Ngo-2010, ithathe indawo ye-F-Spot njengesixhobo somfanekiso oqhelekileyo wosasazo lwe-Linux olusekwe kwi-GNOME, kuquka i-Fedora kwinguqulo ye-13 kunye no-Ubuntu kwi-10.10 yokukhululwa kwe-Maverick Meerkat.