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darktable vs vkdt
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | darktable | vkdt |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C | C |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Stars | 13k | 613 |
| Latest | release-5.6.2 | 1.0.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 67 days between releases | about 128 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 42+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Lightroom. Alternatives to Lightroom →
PartialdarktableNon-destructive raw development and a photo catalog with its own workflow; the project says it is not a Lightroom replacement.
PartialvkdtGPU-processed raw development graph and a light table, with its own workflow and no cloud sync.
darktable
- nightly2026-10-05Darktable nightly build 20261005pre-release
- release-5.6.22026-10-04release 5.6.2
- release-5.6.12026-08-27release 5.6.1
- release-5.6.02026-06-21release 5.6.0
- release-5.4.12026-02-05release 5.4.1
vkdt
- nightly2026-10-05vkdt nightly build 20261005pre-release
- 1.0.02025-12-13in short:
- 0.9.12024-10-28this is a minor point release over 0.9.0 including a few bugfixes, especially for scaled windows on wayland.
- 0.9.02024-10-05this is a feature release of vkdt with mainly architectural changes in the background as well as ui polishing as focus.
- 0.8.02024-05-30vkdt now has a well working nightly package generator running here on github, hence i find releasing snapshots less imp…
darktable
unsigned The latest release, release-5.6.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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vkdt
unsigned The latest release, 1.0.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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