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"Should I use this instead of Lightroom?" If you have to ask, the answer is no. Like learning VIM instead of using VSCode.
by notjustanymike 5y ago
"Should I use this instead of Lightroom?"
If you have to ask, the answer is no. Like learning VIM instead of using VSCode.
- bee_rider 5y agoI don't think this comparison is very accurate. VScode is at least free as in beer (with VScodium being free-free, if a little less convenient to use). Lightroom is a paid program that requires getting into Adobe's whole subscription mess. Darktable still has a GUI. It isn't nearly as barebones or discovery-hostile as vim (I love vim but there's a learning curve). I used darktable to touch up some photos, and was able to stumble through as a complete novice. IMO a better comparison would be Blender vs <insert your favorite proprietary 3d modeling tool here>.
- ISL 5y agoIt is free to try; my recommendation to anyone who is curious about it is to give it a try and see if it works for you. I use Darktable exclusively for all of my photographic work, and have for years. It continues to improve year after year and the backward compatibility has been wonderful; anything I edited in the earliest days with Darktable still renders the same today.