Adobe Lightroom Alternatives for Linux

Adobe Lightroom is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is darktable, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Lightroom and 14 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Adobe Lightroom are RawTherapee, digiKam, Tonfotos and Corel AfterShot Pro.

Adobe Lightroom alternatives are mainly Photo Editors but may also be Raw Photo Editorss or Photo Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Adobe Lightroom.

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darktable
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Free • Open Source
Photo Editor
Raw Photo Editors
Image Editor
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57 darktable alternatives
darktable is a virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers: it manages your digital negatives in a database and lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable. it also enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.
- - darktable is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Adobe Lightroom.
- - darktable is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Adobe Lightroom.
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darktable Features
1. RAW Photo Editorsdarktable supports viewing and editing of uncompressed data images (RAW).
2. No Coding Requireddarktable can be used without an coding or programming skills.
3. Non Destructive Editingdarktable can make changes to a file without overwriting the original data, which remains available in case you want to revert to it.
4. Built-in viewerdarktable shows you a quick preview of an image, page or file in supported formats.
5. Dark Modedarktable supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in darktable without registration.
7. Ad-freedarktable doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
8. Works Offlinedarktable can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
9. Hardware Accelerateddarktable can use the GPU and CPU to speed up rendering, conversion, and overall performance.
Advanced retouching
Multiple languages
Watermark images
Geotagged Photos
Photographic filters
Support for scripting
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Batch Editing
Live Preview
No Tracking
Comments about darktable as a Alternative to Adobe Lightroom
Almost everyone thinks darktable is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.
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dedev12992
Seems to still be actively developed as of this comment
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Guest
Wow this is a slick pony! So much faster and much more graceful than Leadroom.
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lkszhdnvch
its probably the best free alternative for Lr rn. RawTherapee is also a very good one but it stopped getting updates since 2020 :'(
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Guest
Far more powerful and with a bit of practice and reading, Lightroom would be a thing of the past. It is under active development. The unofficial facebook group can provide you with the best help and some very wonderful photo enthusiasts
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Guest
Well thought RAW-Suite with every Feature Lightroom has.
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RawTherapee
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Free • Open Source
Raw Photo Editors
Photo Editor
Image Editor
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49 RawTherapee alternatives
RawTherapee is a free RAW converter and digital photo processing software. All changes can be applied and batch processed at a convenient time.
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RawTherapee Features
1. RAW Photo EditorsRawTherapee supports viewing and editing of uncompressed data images (RAW).
2. Non Destructive EditingRawTherapee can make changes to a file without overwriting the original data, which remains available in case you want to revert to it.
3. PortableRawTherapee can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Raw converter
Batch processing
Image Processing
Batch conversion
Multiple languages
Curve Manipulation
Comments about RawTherapee as a Alternative to Adobe Lightroom
Almost everyone thinks RawTherapee is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.
MercuryHero
Fairly advanced control over RAW processing including demosaicing algorithm, gamma curves, etc. Supports its own profiles and presets.
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digiKam
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Free • Open Source
Photo Manager
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Mac
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KDE
Qt
85 digiKam alternatives
digiKam is an advanced digital photo management application which makes importing and organizing digital photos a "snap". The photos are organized in albums which can be sorted chronologically, by folder layout or by custom collections.
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digiKam Features
1. Facial RecognitiondigiKam can register a biometric facial pattern to identify or verify the identity of a subject through an image or video.
2. File TaggingdigiKam can organize and highlight your files with tags and labels.
3. Ad-freedigiKam doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Works OfflinedigiKam can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
5. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in digiKam without registration.
6. No TrackingdigiKam will not track you or use your personal data.
7. Photo RecoverydigiKam can recover photos from damaged, failed, corrupted, or inaccessible storage.
8. RAW Photo EditorsdigiKam supports viewing and editing of uncompressed data images (RAW).
9. Dark ModedigiKam supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Tag based
Geotagged Photos
Raw editing
Tagging
Built-in Photo editor
Image stacking
Workflow
Raw View
Privacy focused
Multiplatform Export
Comments about digiKam as a Alternative to Adobe Lightroom
Most users think digiKam is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.
Guest
Database functionality - Lots of other pieces of software mentioned are good at RAW processing but few, if any, have a good, structured back-end to organise photos.
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Guest
digiKam is good at organizing photos but has nothing to edit or adjust photos and RAW files. It only covers half of the features of Lightroom
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Guest
digiKam is a photo management while lightroom is a raw photo editor, they have nothing in common
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Tonfotos
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Photo Manager
Image Viewer
Mac
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Linux
16 Tonfotos alternatives
Tonfotos simplifies browsing of large photo collection by grouping shots by events, dates, people, locations and so on. Quickly find what you need regardless where files are stored - on your computer, external drives or NAS.
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Tonfotos Features
1. Facial RecognitionTonfotos can register a biometric facial pattern to identify or verify the identity of a subject through an image or video.
Automatic deletion of duplicate entries
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kegho
Your application is very convenient and easy to use.
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Corel AfterShot Pro
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Paid • Proprietary
Photo Manager
Mac
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Linux
57 Corel AfterShot Pro alternatives
Corel AfterShot Pro is fast, flexible digital photography workflow software that combines powerful photo management, advanced non-destructive editing and complete RAW processing.
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Corel AfterShot Pro Features
1. Non Destructive EditingCorel AfterShot Pro can make changes to a file without overwriting the original data, which remains available in case you want to revert to it.
Raw converter
Comments about Corel AfterShot Pro as a Alternative to Adobe Lightroom
Most users think Corel AfterShot Pro is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.
DalsPhotography
I had to send my mac to service (Imac) and used this on an older Imac I own. The camera database is quite outdated. It couldn't recognize my xt4 which is not new by any means.
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dvops
It does just about all you need as well or better than lightroom - and you own it... You don't have to spend $$ every month to subscribe . . .
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Guest
love it ,easy to understand on the first glance.
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Guest
Lightweight, powerful alternative to Lightroom without the price tag
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ART
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Free • Open Source
Raw Photo Editors
Windows
Linux
9 ART alternatives
ART, a free, open-source, cross-platform raw image processing program. ART is a derivative of the popular RawTherapee , trading a bit of customization and control over various processing parameters for a simpler and (hopefully) easier...
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ART Features
1. RAW Photo EditorsART supports viewing and editing of uncompressed data images (RAW).
Image Processing
Raw converter
Batch conversion
Batch processing
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nrwd
As good or even better and Free OpenSource
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A Photo Tool (Libre)
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Free • Open Source
Raw Photo Editors
Photo Editor
Linux
Snapcraft
Flathub
24 A Photo Tool (Libre) alternatives
A Photo Tool (Libre) is image editing app with lots of tools. You have great options to adjust the photos just the way you want them to look.
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A Photo Tool (Libre) Features
1. Works OfflineA Photo Tool (Libre) can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in A Photo Tool (Libre) without registration.
3. LightweightA Photo Tool (Libre) consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. Ad-freeA Photo Tool (Libre) doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. RAW Photo EditorsA Photo Tool (Libre) supports viewing and editing of uncompressed data images (RAW).
Raw editing