Name: Darktable
Rating: 3.3793 (34 reviews)

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Darktable overview

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.

What’s new in version 4.2.1

Updated on Feb 23 2023

Other Changes:

JPEG files are identified using magic bytes instead of file extension. This helps in cases where JPEG images end up in files with unexpected extensions.
Allow shortcuts to be assigned to the "quick access" style and preset menus at the bottom of the darkroom view
Add a collapsible section to the sigmoid module so that controls not used in standard processing scenarios are hidden by default.
Some minor modifications to image overlays in culling view to make them less intrusive.

Bug Fixes:

Fix possible bad pinned memory transfer on OpenCL.
Fix bug in date/time sanitization function that caused image capture timestamps to be corrupted when they contained a time zone with a negative offset.
Fix toast messages containing "%".
Fix collections module using exclude rules when the first filter is empty.
Fix RGB curve histogram display when "compensate middle gray" is set.
Fix possible infinite loop when a module fails to load.
Properly honor "hide histogram" setting when restarting.
Fix darktable-chart crash.
Fix Y0 mask calculations in the demosaic module.
Avoid using fscanf() for loading configuration to avoid broken Windows implementation.
Add RYB vectorscope option to the darktable configuration file to ensure proper histogram view settings on startup.
Ensure that wide popups are properly shown on the same display as the associated widget.
Fix possible crash in camera tethering.
Make yes/no buttons in dialog boxes respond to standard shortcuts alt+y and alt+n.
Fix preferences sanitization, which was completely ineffective due to incorrect loading order.
Add a link to the sigmoid module's online documentation.
Fix tooltip on color calibration expander.
Fix incorrect reporting of HEIF image bit depth, which resulted in incorrect color profile selection for images without embedded color profile data.
Fix snapshot invalidation, which was too pessimistic and made switching snapshots slow.
Fix some messages in LUT module.

Changed Dependencies:

Update bundled LibRaw version to 0.21.1.
For systems providing LibRaw 0.21.1 or newer, it is now possible to disable building the bundled copy by defining -DDONT_USE_INTERNAL_LIBRAW=ON

Mandatory:

Bump minimum required CMake version from 3.10 to 3.18.

Optional:

Bump libheif minimum required version from 1.9.0 to 1.13.0.
Relax libavif minimum required version from 0.9.1 back to 0.8.2.

RawSpeed changes:

Massive Fuji decompressor refactoring, up to -25% less wall time
Fuji GFX100(S): fix 16-bit sensor black/white levels
Fix decoding of compressed Fuji raws with large filesize

Camera support, compared to 4.2.0:

Base Support:

Canon EOS Kiss X10
Canon EOS Kiss X10i
Leica M9 (dng)
Nikon Z 30 (12bit-compressed, 14bit-compressed)
OM System OM-1
OM System OM-5
Panasonic DC-G95D (4:3)
Panasonic DC-G99D (4:3)
Ricoh GR IIIx (dng)

Missing Compression Mode Support:

Fujifilm "non-lossless"/lossy
Nikon high efficiency
Sony lossless

White Balance Presets:

Nikon Z 9

Noise Profiles:

Fujifilm GFX100S
Fujifilm X-H2
Fujifilm X-H2S
OM System OM-1
Sony ILCE-7SM3
Canon EOS 250D / Kiss X10 / Rebel SL3 / 200D Mark II
Canon EOS R7

Suspended Support:

No samples on raw.pixls.us:

Creo/Leaf Aptus 22(LF3779)/Hasselblad H1
Fujifilm FinePix S9600fd
Fujifilm IS-1
GoPro FUSION
Kodak EasyShare Z980
Leaf Aptus-II 5(LI300059)/Mamiya 645 AFD
Leaf Credo 60
Leaf Credo 80
Minolta DiMAGE 5
Olympus SP320
Panasonic DMC-FX150
Pentax Q10
Phase One IQ250
Samsung GX10
Samsung GX20
Samsung EK-GN120
Samsung SM-G920F
Samsung SM-G935F
Sinar Hy6/ Sinarback eXact
ST Micro STV680

Translations:

German
European Spanish
Finnish
French
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Dutch
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Slovenian
Albanian
Turkish (New)
Ukrainian
Chinese - Taiwan

Information

License

Free

Size

102.9 MB

Developer’s website

https://www.darktable.org/

Downloads

30277

App requirements

Intel 64
macOS 10.14 or later
Version for Apple Silicon

0.0

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User Ratings

Naoh

Jul 6 2022

3.8.1

Version: 3.8.1

The current version on the Darktable website is version 4.0.0

Bill-601

Oct 18 2021

3.6.1.5

Version: 3.6.1.5

I really wanted to give it a chance, but it exits every time I just click the Darkroom tab.

oznamjm

Jun 20 2020

3.0.2

2.0

Version: 3.0.2

very good app but painfully slow on my late 2018 imac (16 GB ram, 3,8 GHz i5 cpu, Radeon Pro 580 8GB) . I have tried everything to configure it to run quickly but with no effect. due to very slow running almost unusable

dvsrl2007

Apr 16 2020

3.0.1.2

1.0

Version: 3.0.1.2

I was able to run Darktable 3.0.1.2 for a while on my iMac and edited several photographs. But then it crashed while importing images. It now refuses to open at all. I uninstalled and reinstalled 3.0 and even tried the same with previous versions. None will open either from the dock or from clicking the icon. I wish it were more reliable. To those who complain about the small screen font size, it really is adjustable. You just need to know where to look to make the changes.

radoslavrundic

Nov 7 2019

2.6.3

Version: 2.6.3

it is very good software but I can not import photos from card reader...that is big negative's issue

cubanpete

Jul 10 2019

2.6.2

5.0

Version: 2.6.2

Great pro app with a very nice GUI on Macbook Pro Retina. Maybe not for beginners but can help create pleasing images. A lot of features and some very sophisticated ones like color zones you won't find anywhere else so it needs a little getting used to. It also has a lens correction module for my little Olympus primes and noise profiles for the camera! In all I found 4 de-noise modules! Also automatic perspective correction. Remember to always click the little little button on the left side of the module's title bar to activate that module. This app is a keeper and has a learning curve but it's worth it. Thanks! BTW saving edited images is under Section "lighttable" / "export selected" module, export button at the bottom....

Eric•Woehler

May 31 2019

0.5

Rubbish GUI. Font size set to 2pts - too small to read on HD screen, forget about it on MB Pro Retina screen. Searching on web, seems users have to tweak a config file to change the font size for all dialogue boxes in the GUI! Really?? Can't be done by settings/preferences it seems, start diving into config files? Pass. It may get 4 stars from others, but 1/2 star from me for rubbish GUI and crazy way to change fonts for GUI.

Levelbest

Dec 30 2018

2.4.4

Version: 2.4.4

I just read that a new version is out for Darktable ... "darktable 2.6.0 released". Unfortunately, there is something wrong with the Darktable website at the time of this posting. When I go to the download page, the page starts to jump, twitch, and otherwise is unreadable. I looked at Darktable long ago. It looks to be a nice and a useful app. If they get their download problem fixed, I will again check it out.

siamlotus

Jun 4 2017

2.2.3

Version: 2.2.3

Version 2.2.5 is out. Changes are : New features: When appending EXIF data to an exported image, do not fail if reading of EXIF from the original file fails Support XYZ as proofing profile Clear DerivedFrom from XMP before writing it bauhaus: when using soft bounds, keep slider step constant Bugfixes: Some GCC7 build fixes cmstest: fix crash when missing XRandR extension. Fix crash in Lua libs when collapsing libs Mac packaging: some fixes RawSpeed: TiffIFD: avoid double-free Fix a few alloc-dealloc mismatches Base Support: Canon EOS 77D Canon EOS 9000D Nikon D500 (14bit-uncompressed, 12bit-uncompressed) Nikon D5600 (12bit-compressed, 12bit-uncompressed, 14bit-compressed, 14bit-uncompressed) Panasonic DC-FZ82 (4:3) Panasonic DMC-FZ80 (4:3) Panasonic DMC-FZ85 (4:3) Panasonic DC-GH5 (4:3) White Balance Presets: Pentax K-3 II Noise Profiles: Nikon D500 Panasonic DMC-FZ300 Panasonic DMC-LX100 Pentax K-70 Sony ILCE-5000

Leon-Azul

Apr 8 2017

4.5

One of the best suites of tools for working with RAW image files regardless of price, and with its very active and cooperative developers community it just gets better and better. It is not intended to be an "editor" but rather a "finisher" of images. This requires a very clear concept of what one wants out of an image — not some vague sense of "vibrant" or "sharper" — which can be challenging at first, especially for one accustomed to dumbed-down editors that offer automated quick fixes. Yet the precision and versatility of this collection of software is well worth the effort, and helps to encourage better exposures to start with. Be aware that the core development occurs under Linux, the OS X version is a port maintained by a separate group of volunteers, and there often is a lag between versions. Also, new hardware support can be delayed depending on who is available to code and review it, but when that support does get committed, it is typically better than the manufacturers' own support.

Zx81

Dec 30 2016

2.2.0

Version: 2.2.0

One of the best raw converters with a very active community and hundreds of video tutorials available.

Thе-Wаll

Dec 29 2016

1.5

Just my humble opinion but this app is not worth your attention. I am disappointed.

Visible-Evidence

Nov 22 2016

2.0.5

Version: 2.0.5

I dunno, man. This is one of the most unnecessarily obtuse GUIs I think I’ve ever seen. The dark background and streamlined graphics make you think this is a modern GUI, but it doesn’t quite work like one. I still can’t figure out HOW to access an external drive with all my photos on it. As far as I can tell you can only access your local volume, which is crazy. And if you can then why is it so obtuse to figure out how? It shouldn’t be this difficult, but it is. Maybe if you want to deep dive and revisit 1995 you’d like this program, but unless you’re really, really, really into debugging apps it probably isn’t worth your time. Maybe someday it’ll get there. Just not today.

Opsono

May 10 2016

2.0.4

Version: 2.0.4

The MacUpdate download link did not work for me- here's this- https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/download/release-2.0.4/darktable-2.0.4.dmg

anonymous-heron-1527

Mar 7 2016

2.0.2

Version: 2.0.2

Version 2.0.2 is a .tar.xz source code download. There is no pre-compiled .dmg yet.

SmurfTurf

Feb 3 2016

2.0.1

Version: 2.0.1

Thanks for this first bugfix release.

No sign of this update on the Darktable site so far. The latest DL dates back to the 23rd of december 2015.

MikeChip

Jan 26 2016

2.0.0

Version: 2.0.0

A nice program has seen a lot of improvements with the 2.0 release. Can't wait to test this in details.

Oct 30 2015

1.6.8

Version: 1.6.8

Darktable 1.6.9 has been released.

Jun 13 2015

1.6.4

Version: 1.6.4

Note the app is at 1.6.4 and posts here show It is at 1.6.7. I tried downloading 1.6.7 but It's at the geeks only level. I can download It but I cant just click and open It, It has to be assembled with all the folders and packages and ... stuff. I cant do that so It going to remain at 1.6.4. And oddly enough, 1.6.4 opens but wont click between views. It seems sidelined and I was hoping for a fresh version.

firewall00110-1

Jun 16 2022

3.0

firewall00110

Dec 25 2021

3.8.0

Version: 3.8.0

WetNet

Nov 5 2020

Version: null