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darktable
darktable.org
darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. It manages digital negatives in a database, lets users view them through a zoomable lighttable, and enables non-destructive development and enhancement of raw images. It supports professional color management, GPU-accelerated processing, tethered shooting, and a scripting system in Lua for automating tasks.
What it's for
Non-destructive raw image developmentManaging and cataloging digital photo collectionsTethered shooting with live view for some camera brandsExporting to web galleries, disk storage, or email attachmentsAutomating repetitive editing tasks via Lua scriptingColor management for print fidelity
Features 16
- 4x32-bit floating point pixel buffers for raw processing
- Cross platform support (Linux, Mac OS X, BSD, Windows, Solaris 11/GNOME)
- Exif data reading/writing via libexiv2
- Export system supporting Piwigo webalbums, disk storage, 1:1 copy, email attachments, and html web galleries
- Export to low dynamic range (JPEG, PNG, TIFF), 16-bit (PPM, TIFF), or linear HDR (PFM, EXR)
- Filtering and sorting via tags, star ratings, color labels, and metadata queries
- GPU accelerated image processing via OpenCL
- Non-destructive editing throughout the workflow
- Professional color management with ICC profile support (sRGB, Adobe RGB, XYZ, linear RGB)
- Raw image loading via rawspeed
- Scriptable automation using Lua
- Support for multiple image formats (JPEG, CR2, NEF, HDR, PFM, RAF, etc.)
- Tethered shooting with live view for some cameras
- Translated into more than a dozen languages
- XMP sidecar files and database storage for metadata and settings
- Zero-latency, zoomable lighttable interface with multi-level caching
At a glance
free tieropen source
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsLinux, macOS, Windows
Forphotographers
Companydarktable team
Integrations
Piwigo