See the notes below for warnings and precautions about using the master branch. It is intended for testing and is generally not safe.

The development snapshot reflects the current state of the master branch. Notably, some Flatpak, Snap and Appimage packages lack OpenCL and Lua support. These are optional and will not prevent darktable from running if missing,īut their absence will degrade the user experience. When using a pre-built package, ensure that it has been built with Lua, OpenCL, OpenMP and Colord support. More information about installing darktable on any system.Install native packages and repositories for Linux.Download executable for macOS on Apple Silicon (M1).You can build the software yourself following the instructions below. If the latest release is still not available as a pre-built package for your distribution, Nvidia GPUs are recommended for safety because some AMD drivers behave unreliably with some modules (e.g. GPU: none / Nvidia with 1024 CUDA cores, 4 GB, OpenCL 1.2 compatibleĭarktable can run on lightweight configurations (even on a Raspberry Pi), but expect modules like denoise, local contrast,Ĭontrast equalizer, retouch or liquify to be slow beyond usable.Ī GPU is not mandatory but is strongly recommended for a smoother experience.CPU: Intel Pentium 4 (Core 2 for Windows) / Intel Core i5 4×2.4 GHz.(workable minimum / recommended minimum): Windows support is still young and suffers from bugs that do not affect Linux. Requirements Supported platformsģ2 bit platforms are not officially supported - they might or might not work. The website ( ) is maintained in the dtorg repository. Lua API documentation is maintained in the luadocs repository. The darktable user manual is maintained in the dtdocs repository. Why do the thumbnails in the lighttable view look different to the preview in the darkroom view ?.Why is my lens not detected/corrected in darkroom ?.Why is my camera not detected when plugged-in ?.It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable and enables you to develop raw images, enhance them and export them to local or remote storage.ĭarktable is not a free Adobe® Lightroom® replacement. Darktable is an open source photography workflow application and non-destructive raw developer - a virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers.

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