Anyone Use Darktable?

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I have been using Google Picasa since Moses was a boy and while there is absolutely nothing wrong with it I sometimes feel that I should move onto something newer or better. Picasa was abandoned by Google almost exactly a decade ago in favour of Google Photos.

One thing I try to use is free open source software and Darktable is such a program. It seems to do a very similar job to Picasa.

My main use of Picasa is as a photo importer and cataloguer but it is also really useful for carrying out simple editing tasks like cropping, contrast adjustment etc. However with some camera devices I find it easier to use a batch file to import files.

Darktable’s web site is here:

Has anybody on here had any experience of using Darktable?

BTW I am slow to change, it is probably only a year or so since I started to use Paint Dot Net instead of the old shareware version of Paintshop Pro (later taken over by Corel) but I am very interested in hearing from other users who do use Darktable.

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I tried it. Seems to be a very comprehensive editor, includes all the usual stuff and more including parallax correction.

The only thing I didn’t like was the fact that it created a data file for each picture. I think I will stick with Picasa for now (Picasa only creates one data file for each folder).

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Bruce, you seem to talk sense, I’m on board, will sort through it later.

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I’ve never used Darktable, I know the name, it’s been around for years as a usable free editor. But I don’t have much enthusiasm for photos and editing nowadays.

When I do feel inspired, I use my Ricoh, shoot raw then chose a picture profile in camera.

And the phone is useful, the AI tools are fun.

If I was into a new editor, I’d go for Luminar Neo, seems a lot of fun, nice layout, free trial …