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Darktable is an open-source photography workflow application and raw developer that lets photographers manage digital negatives in a database, view them in a…

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Darktable is an open-source photography workflow application and raw developer that lets photographers manage digital negatives in a database, view them in a zoomable lighttable, and develop raw images for editing and enhancement.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

54/100 Fair

Maintained
86last commit 21 days ago
Popular
3238 GitHub stars
Easy to install
452 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
208 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 10 days ago

GitHub stars
38
Open issues
1
Last commit
2026-09-24
Latest release
25.6.1-3-ls232
License
GPL-3.0
Activity
rising

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (linuxserver/docker-darktable)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 8 GB RAM. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 17 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Before first launch Before first launch, set PUID/PGID to your host user and configure the ports and photo folders described in the LinuxServer.io darktable documentation. source
  • Before first launch Set PUID and PGID so container file permissions match your host user and group. source
  • User ownership Set PUID and PGID to the host user and group that should own the Darktable database and image files. source

Fetched yesterday - each note links to its source

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Checked 14 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Which Docker architecture should I pull for darktable?

Pull the latest tag, since the image uses a Docker manifest for multi-platform awareness. Specific architecture tags are also available.

Which environment variables should I set for user mapping in the LinuxServer darktable container?

Set PUID and PGID to map the container to your desired host user and group.

Can darktable use hardware acceleration?

Yes, it supports GPU accelerated processing. You can use your video card to speed up the workflow.

Does darktable modify original RAW files?

No, edits are non-destructive all the way through its pipeline. Your original image is never modified.

Answers sourced from github.com, www.darktable.org

Community

Collected 11 days ago - public community threads