Open source Lightroom alternative Darktable is now available for Windows

To use their own words, “Hell froze over”. Yes, that’s right, the open source raw processor Darktable has finally been ported over to Windows. And they intend to support it fully in the future. There are still a few features missing, like lack of printing support, and you need special drivers for tethering, but it’s here and it’s usable.

The announcement comes as part of a massive 2.4.0 version update. And if you’re an existing Darktable user, you’ll probably want to update.

The port to Windows is largely thanks to contributor Peter Budai. He was the one who finally convinced the team to agree to a Windows port and did most of the work to make it happen. Darktable has been a pretty popular option for Linux and Mac users for a while now, and with Adobe’s decision to end standalone Lightroom, a welcome treat for Windows users.

Darktable supports most of the popular DSLR and mirrorless cameras, except for some of the very latest (there’s no mention of the Nikon D850, Sony A7RIII or Panasonic Lumix G9 in the compatibility chart). There’s a complete user manual on the Darktable website, along with many in-depth video tutorials going into specific features.

If you want to check it out, head on over to the download page on the Darktable website.

[via MirrorlessRumors]

Adam Frimer

Nimrod Fisher
David Campbell

Just in time for Adobe to stop publishing stand-alone, non-subscription copies of Lightroom! Coincidence or fortuitous timing?
- Amede Phonon
  
  wtf? I can’t even guess how you can relate both events.
Duncan Dimanche

It crashed on my mac after 20 seconds… even before I could import any photos…
Jia Chen Lu

Does it work with midi2lr?
Robin

For me, using Lr5 and CS2 and thinking about a sub for Lr classic the timing could not be better, I have tried a few shots with it and although its a big learning curve I am going to hold on to my cash for a few months and see how I get on.