Free / Open Source Lightroom Alternative - Darktable!

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William Edmisten
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Free / Open Source Lightroom Alternative - Darktable!

Hey everyone! I wanted to share a piece of software I use for photo editing, Darktable.

It's a bit rough around the edges with a different UI than Lightroom, but 99% of the same functionality is there and it's completely free.

Here are some great tutorials for using it if anyone is interested:

https://darktable.info/en/welcome-to-the-modern-darkroom/

I also enjoy these YouTubers for video tutorials on the software:

Boris Hajdukovic

Bruce Williams

Hope this helps anyone looking for a budget friendly alternative!

Gerry Bishop
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Thanks, William. I'll definitely check it out!

Gerry

Aaron Mills
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Good tip for the more frugal among us. I use RawTherapee, which performs similar function to DarkTable. As a plus, both feed directly into GIMP, an open source pack that can seriously challenge the Lightroom/Photoshop cabal. I think DarkTable may be a bit more "user friendly" than RawTherapee, at least from the articles that I have read that compare the two. I may take a shot at DarkTable, I could use a little more "ease" in my life.
Thanks for the suggestion.