darktable
A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers
darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer that combines image management with raw processing. It stores digital negatives in a database, provides a zoomable lighttable for browsing collections, and offers a darkroom environment for developing raw images and enhancing output. Editing is non-destructive throughout the pipeline, with original files left unmodified and processing settings saved in XMP sidecar files and the database.
The application supports filtering and sorting by tags, ratings, color labels and metadata queries, and imports standard, raw and high dynamic range formats such as JPEG, CR2, NEF, HDR, PFM and RAF. Core functions operate on 4x32-bit floating point buffers, with OpenCL GPU acceleration and professional color management including ICC profile support. Additional capabilities include tethered shooting with live view for some camera brands, an export system covering Piwigo webalbums, disk storage, email attachments and HTML galleries, and Lua scripting for automating repetitive tasks. It runs on Linux, macOS, BSD, Windows and Solaris 11/GNOME.
darktable is aimed at photographers handling large image collections, and is also suited to scientific images and renderer output. It is released under the GNU General Public License Version 3 or later, with no paid editions or usage-based pricing described.
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