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Filmulator vs vkdt
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Filmulator | vkdt |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C++ | C |
| Licence | Other | BSD-2-Clause |
| Stars | 765 | 613 |
| Latest | v0.12.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Last push | 2026-07-05 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 37 days between releases | about 128 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 0 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 →
PartialFilmulatorRaw import, a photo library and a short set of film-simulation development tools, much narrower than Lightroom's develop module.
PartialvkdtGPU-processed raw development graph and a light table, with its own workflow and no cloud sync.
Filmulator
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…
Filmulator
unsigned The latest release, v0.12.0, 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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