Darktable 4 was released in time for the beginning of the second half of 2022. Free software for managing and editing image files, it is also used for developing and raw files. New features in Darktable 4 include an overhauled user interface, white balance improvements, and color and exposure improvements. Darktable 4 is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

With Darktable 4, the first major update to the workflow software this year has now been released – nearly ten years after the powerful program was first released. Free software provides practically everything you need to manage and develop raw files. In version 4 which is now released, some more functions have been added.

For example, a new feature in Darktable 4 is the ability to define a target color for color and exposure matching. This function is used, among other things, to match the color and brightness reproduction of multiple images. There have also been improvements to the Filmic function, which is now in its sixth version. This now prevents the saturation of the color from changing markedly as the brightness changes.

There have been further improvements to the function for reconstructing highlights, which should now bring much better results. And finally, the user interface has been completely revised, all Darktable 4 modules now look identical. A lot has happened under the surface too, with Darktable 4 promising to work faster than the previous version.

Comprehensive explanation of improvements and new features in Darktable 3.8 there is … here, Darktable 4 Available in German, including Mac, Windows and Linux – Click Here download current version, The developers have already announced the next major update to Darktable 4.2 – it should appear at the end of the year. Then, among other things, there will be a function to restore the scan. A new color equalizer that can edit HDR images has also been announced.