Zero-latency, zoomable user interface: through multi-level software caches darktable provides a fluid experience.

Image formats: darktable can import a variety of standard, raw and high dynamic range image formats (e.g.

Filtering and sorting: search your image collections by tags, image rating (stars), color labels and many more, use flexible database queries on all metadata of your images.

Cross platform: darktable runs on Linux, macOS / macports, BSD, Windows and Solaris 11 / GNOME.

Professional color management: darktable is fully color managed, supporting automatic display profile detection on most systems, including built-in ICC profile support for sRGB, Adobe RGB, XYZ and linear RGB color spaces.

GPU accelerated image processing: many image opertions are lightning fast thanks to OpenCL support (runtime detection and enabling).Take advantage of the real power of raw: All darktable core functions operate on 4x32-bit floating point pixel buffers, enabling SSE instructions for speedups.Non-destructive editing throughout the complete workflow, your original images are never modified.

Darktable review 2021