darktable is an open-source photography workflow application and raw developer designed to act as a virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers. It provides a professional environment for managing and enhancing digital negatives through a high-performance database.

The main features of this tool include:

• Non-Destructive Editing: darktable utilizes a non-destructive pipeline, meaning your original image is never modified during the enhancement process.

• Raw Image Development: It is specifically built to develop and enhance raw images, providing the tools necessary to transform a digital negative into a polished final product.

• Virtual Lighttable: The application includes a zoomable lighttable interface that allows photographers to view and manage their digital negatives efficiently within a database.

• Professional Color Management: To ensure high fidelity from the screen all the way to the final print, darktable includes professional-grade color management features.

• GPU Acceleration: For a faster and smoother workflow, the software supports GPU-accelerated processing, utilizing your system's video card to handle demanding image tasks.

• Community-Led Development: The project is released under the GPL 3.0 license and is famously created "for photographers, by photographers". This ensures the developers understand real-world photography challenges and workflows.

• Open Collaboration: Beyond code contributions, the community is active on mailing lists, forums, and photo-sharing sites like Flickr to help users and showcase what the tool can do.