darktable AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Photo Managers

The best Photo Manager alternative to darktable is RawTherapee, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to darktable and many of them are Photo Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Photo Manager alternatives to darktable are digiKam, Adobe Lightroom, ACDSee Photo Studio and Shotwell.

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  1. RawTherapee icon
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    Raw photo processing software with advanced control over demosaicing. Ideal for newcomers, semi-professionals, and professionals. Supports HDR DNGs, JPGs, and TIFFs, with in-house enhancements for some camera models. Open-source, lacks digital asset management.

    59 RawTherapee alternatives

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    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. digiKam icon
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    digiKam is an advanced digital photo management tool that simplifies importing and organizing photos into albums. It supports various formats including RAW, features tagging, metadata management, duplicate finder, photo editing, sharing, GPS data handling, and has cross-platform compatibility.

    110 digiKam alternatives

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    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Qt
     
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  3. Adobe Lightroom icon
     476 likes

    Maximize your photo editing and organizing abilities across platforms with non-destructive editing in high resolution and 1 TB of cloud storage. Harness simple tools like sliders to achieve your ideal image and automatically apply tags. Access and utilize Lightroom on mobile, web, or desktop.

    128 Adobe Lightroom alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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  4. Offers organization, viewing, and editing tools for digital images, supports over 700 RAW formats, enables metadata embedding and syncing, dynamic category and keyword filters, workflow optimizations, non-destructive edits, detailed image preview, and sharing options.

    172 ACDSee Photo Studio alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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  5. Shotwell icon
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    Shotwell is an open source photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment.

    102 Shotwell alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
     
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  6. Desktop photo editing software optimized with advanced controls for enhancing and organizing photos. Features include new masking tools, Content-Aware Remove for unwanted objects, Adaptive Presets, denoise and Generative Remove, all part of Adobe's Photography plan.

    50 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. PhotoSort icon
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    Desktop app for photo sorting on Windows & Mac, managing JPG+RAW files. Sort photos into folders using keys, providing easy navigation and clean interface without deletion, ensuring a focused experience with flexible viewing, safe storage, and no fluff.

    65 PhotoSort alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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  8. Photon Studio icon
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    Photon Studio grabs the latest photo taken with Photon Camera on your iPhone, and allows you to easily display it on your iPad, Apple Silicon Mac, or another iPhone connected to an external monitor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Mac
     
  9. Capture One icon
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    Capture One is a leading raw converter and workflow software which enables photographers to reduce the time and effort required to deliver astounding ready-to-use images with excellent color and detail.

    56 Capture One alternatives

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  10. ART icon
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    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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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  11. Digital photography software with ultra-fast RAW processing, non-destructive editing, seamless Photoshop workflow, batch processing, HDR features, and customizable workspaces for creative efficiency.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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  12. Enjoy a professional, intuitive photo workflow from CyberLink with tools for advanced editing, management, and enhancement. Native RAW support ensures authentic color and seamless flow from import to final output, offering a complete and non-destructive editing experience.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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