Tool
Darktable
OSS RAW photo developer — craft Lightroom alternative
About
darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers. It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable and enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.
Have a look at our current features and how to install it on your system. And if you're new to darktable, the FAQ will answer many of your questions.
Having developers that are also avid photographers as part of the target audience is good for understanding the real world problems, challenges, and workflows.
darktable edits your images non-destructively all the way through its pipeline. Your original image is never modified! Professional color management features ensure fidelity all the way to print and GPU accelerated processing means you can speed up your workflow using your video card.
Features
- camera support
- Pricing
- Open Source
- Pricing detail
- Free GPL RAW photo workflow
- Platforms
- Desktop
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