Darktable vs LightCraft
Comparing two open source alternatives to Adobe Lightroom. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.
Darktable
GPL-3.0Open source photography workflow application and raw developer for organizing, editing, and exporting large photo libraries.
LightCraft
Apache-2.0Open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Lightroom in Rust — photo library and raw development, local-first.
Side-by-side comparison
| Darktable | LightCraft | |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Self-hostable | No | No |
| GitHub Stars | 13,191 | 290 |
| Forks | 1,451 | 62 |
| Open Issues | 656 | 3 |
| Last Commit | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
| First Released | Mar 21, 2012 | Sep 30, 2026 |
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| Tags | — |
