Graphics & photography

Alternatives to Adobe Lightroom

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Project	Stars	7-day gain	Language	License	Maintenance
darktable	13,377	—	C	GPL-3.0	✅ Recently maintained
RawTherapee	4,260	+7	C++	GPL-3.0	✅ Recently maintained

darktable

darktable-org/darktable

darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer

✅ Recently maintained

Match the project description to required features, then trial migration and deployment with a small real dataset.

Repository verified 2026-11-02 · Official repository & installation

RawTherapee

RawTherapee/RawTherapee

A powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program

✅ Recently maintained

Match the project description to required features, then trial migration and deployment with a small real dataset.

Repository verified 2026-11-02 · Official repository & installation

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