RawTherapee
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
2recommend
0warn against
Jan 1, 2026first mention
Oct 12, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Ones I actually use.”
“Darktable, RAWTherapee, DaVinci Resolve, AfterShot Pro, and the unhelpfully named "Art"”
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Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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All comments 6
“also compared to the open source Lightroom alternatives that have been around for a while (e.g. Rawtherapee)”
“so I switched from Rawtherapee to Darktable.”
“Ones I actually use.”
“Darktable, RAWTherapee, DaVinci Resolve, AfterShot Pro, and the unhelpfully named "Art"”
“awesome RawTherapee and DarkTable software”
“They're mostly /fine/ but it's one of the weaker software categories in FOSS-alternatives IMO.”