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RawTherapee vs vkdt
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | RawTherapee | vkdt |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C++ | C |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Stars | 4.2k | 613 |
| Latest | 5.13 | 1.0.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 128 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 6 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 →
PartialRawTherapeeRaw development with detailed demosaicing control, without digital asset management, printing or uploading.
PartialvkdtGPU-processed raw development graph and a light table, with its own workflow and no cloud sync.
RawTherapee
- 5.132026-07-26To get the source code, either clone from git and git checkout 5.13, or use the rawtherapee-5.13.tar.xz tarball below.…
- 5.13-rc12026-06-21To get the source code, either clone from git and git checkout 5.13-rc1, or use the rawtherapee-5.13-rc1.tar.xz tarball…pre-release
- 5.122025-05-28To get the source code, either clone from git and git checkout 5.12, or use the rawtherapee-5.12.tar.xz tarball below.…
- 5.12-rc22025-05-04To get the source code, either clone from git and git checkout 5.12-rc2, or use the rawtherapee-5.12-rc2.tar.xz tarball…pre-release
- 5.12-rc12025-04-23To get the source code, either clone from git and git checkout 5.12-rc1, or use the rawtherapee-5.12-rc1.tar.xz tarball…pre-release
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…
RawTherapee
unsigned The latest release, 5.13, 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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