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Darktable for Mac

Edit digital negatives.

Free
In English
3.5
Based on 31 user rates

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 4.8.1

  • Fixed export without high quality sampling but with up-scaling activated.
  • Fixed support for all vectorscope modes when using CMYK profiles as for softproofing.
  • Fixed empty lighttable when importing from command-line. Now darktable opens lighttable on first filmroll when importing from command-line.
  • Fixed color picker area resizing using corners when heavy distorting is applied into image.
  • Fixed wrong cropping in rotate and perspective module with strong rotation and automatic cropping set to "original format".
  • Fixed possible color shift (pink) when using the Retouch module with the embedded lens correction module.
  • Fixed histogram display when using a color picker area on a rotated or flipped image.
  • Fixed a crash while using the -d imageio option.
  • Fixed large image exports due to a bug in finalscale module.
  • Fixed failure to load valid JPEG2000 files with unspecified color space.
  • Fixed image jump if collection is empty.
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Darktable for Mac

Free
In English
Version 4.8.1
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3.5

(34 Reviews of Darktable)

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Naoh
Naoh
Jul 6 2022
3.8.1
0.0
Jul 6 2022
0.0
Version: 3.8.1
The current version on the Darktable website is version 4.0.0
Bill-601
Bill-601
Oct 18 2021
3.6.1.5
0.0
Oct 18 2021
0.0
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
oznamjm
Jun 20 2020
3.0.2
2.0
Jun 20 2020
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
dvsrl2007
Apr 16 2020
3.0.1.2
1.0
Apr 16 2020
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
radoslavrundic
Nov 7 2019
2.6.3
0.0
Nov 7 2019
0.0
Version: 2.6.3
it is very good software but I can not import photos from card reader...that is big negative's issue
joy_node
joy_node
Jul 26 2024
4.8.1
5.0
Jul 26 2024
5.0
Version: 4.8.1
makareim
makareim
Dec 24 2023
4.6.0
5.0
Dec 24 2023
5.0
Version: 4.6.0
firewall00110-1
firewall00110-1
Jun 16 2022
3.8.1
3.0
Jun 16 2022
3.0
Version: 3.8.1
firewall00110
firewall00110
Dec 25 2021
3.8.0
1.0
Dec 25 2021
1.0
Version: 3.8.0
WetNet
WetNet
Nov 5 2020
1.0
Nov 5 2020
1.0
Version: null
oznamjm
oznamjm
Jun 20 2020
2.0
Jun 20 2020
2.0
Version: null
dvsrl2007
dvsrl2007
Apr 16 2020
1.0
Apr 16 2020
1.0
Version: null
rileyjunksites
rileyjunksites
Jul 31 2019
0.5
Jul 31 2019
0.5
Version: null
cubanpete
cubanpete
Jul 10 2019
5.0
Jul 10 2019
5.0
Version: null
Eric•Woehler
Eric•Woehler
May 31 2019
0.5
May 31 2019
0.5
Version: null
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Apr 14 2018
5.0
Apr 14 2018
5.0
Version: null
Leon-Azul
Leon-Azul
Apr 8 2017
4.5
Apr 8 2017
4.5
Version: null
MohnMohn
MohnMohn
Feb 1 2017
5.0
Feb 1 2017
5.0
Version: null
Zx81
Zx81
Dec 30 2016
5.0
Dec 30 2016
5.0
Version: null
Thе-Wаll
Thе-Wаll
Dec 29 2016
1.5
Dec 29 2016
1.5
Version: null
Visible-Evidence
Visible-Evidence
Nov 22 2016
2.0
Nov 22 2016
2.0
Version: null
Afmac
Afmac
Feb 16 2016
0.5
Feb 16 2016
0.5
Version: null
SmurfTurf
SmurfTurf
Feb 3 2016
5.0
Feb 3 2016
5.0
Version: null
MikeChip
MikeChip
Jan 26 2016
5.0
Jan 26 2016
5.0
Version: null
RougeCheese12
RougeCheese12
Aug 2 2015
5.0
Aug 2 2015
5.0
Version: null
Prologos
Prologos
Dec 14 2014
4.0
Dec 14 2014
4.0
Version: null
Tom-Fulery
Tom-Fulery
Nov 26 2014
4.0
Nov 26 2014
4.0
Version: null
Tschigg
Tschigg
Apr 26 2014
5.0
Apr 26 2014
5.0
Version: null
Monkeyjunkey
Monkeyjunkey
Apr 8 2014
5.0
Apr 8 2014
5.0
Version: null
Bill-Johnson
Bill-Johnson
Mar 17 2014
4.0
Mar 17 2014
4.0
Version: null
Leinad
Leinad
Jan 4 2014
4.0
Jan 4 2014
4.0
Version: null
Coolapic
Coolapic
Aug 8 2013
4.5
Aug 8 2013
4.5
Version: null
B-Jefferson-Le-Blanc
Apr 2 2013
3.5
Version: null
Ythara
Ythara
Nov 2 2012
3.0
Nov 2 2012
3.0
Version: null
sosufo07
sosufo07
Oct 19 2012
4.5
Oct 19 2012
4.5
Version: null
Macfoto
Macfoto
Sep 16 2012
4.0
Sep 16 2012
4.0
Version: null