Adobe Lightroom replacements
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darktable Green Independent alternative
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
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| Stage | Mature |
| Latest release | 5.6.2 (4 Oct 2026) |
| GitHub stars | 13.3k (14 Oct 2026) |
RawTherapee Green Independent alternative
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
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| Stage | Mature |
| Latest release | 5.13 (Jul 2026) |
| GitHub stars | 4.2k (14 Oct 2026) |
LightCraft Amber Rebuild
| Licence | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
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| Stage | Early |
| Latest release | v0.7.1 (12 Oct 2026) |
| GitHub stars | 12.3k (14 Oct 2026) |
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