Darktable
Open source photography workflow application and raw developer for organizing, editing, and exporting large photo libraries.
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Version history
3 releases· tracked since June 23, 2026
release-5.6.2
Detected on October 4, 2026
release-5.6.1
Detected on August 29, 2026
release-5.6.0
First tracked versionDetected on June 23, 2026
OpenAltFinder Score
59/100
Project Health (50%)
75/100
License (20%)
60/100
Self-hostable (20%)
0/100
Recency (10%)
100/100
Project Details
License
GPL-3.0
Self hostable
No
Repository details
Version
release-5.6.2
Created
3/21/2012
Stars
13,293
Forks
1,480
Open issues
656
Last commit
10/19/2026
Updated 10/19/2026, 4:00:34 AM
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