darktable 5.2.0 released
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We’re proud to announce the new feature release of darktable, 5.2.0! The github release is here: https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-5.2.0. To build from source, do not use the autogenerated tarball provided by GitHub on the release page, download our tar.xz file instead. If you’re just building for yourself without creating a package for some distribution, then using source code cloning in git is an even more convenient way. The checksums are: $ sha256sum darktable-5.2.0.tar.xz 53a46cd46ef7118485c4abf4ab407c181639bb8634243ec0ed1f7c1e8299bec6 darktable-5.2.0.tar.xz $ sha256sum darktable-5.2.0-x86_64.dmg bdffebcf758cd1ec6d4ee26eb031d52b1d7e4fe8fe000e728edb14bec91f3a35 darktable-5.2.0-x86_64.dmg $ sha256sum darktable-5.2.0-arm64.dmg 8dabf58b6d76c04800be8ab540d3c2f1e772123279e22629a7396fe3e26273de darktable-5.2.0-arm64.dmg $ sha256sum darktable-5.2.0-arm64-13.5.dmg 8b35cff9d926bc4ae08ea88a09a2a45082756548c9f641afad0d785371dcf384 darktable-5.2.0-arm64-13.5.dmg $ sha256sum darktable-5.2.0-win64.exe 4c1499e9d137efcd87e8b70fb6a0374f7139f1d0f0c49baeac9923ef7df7bdaa darktable-5.2.0-win64.exe $ sha256sum Darktable-5.2.0-x86_64.AppImage 294eff1d74d322cc5459221361ac7bdcdf0dc41529a02c165d0861e085978d58 Darktable-5.2.0-x86_64.AppImage When updating from the stable 5.0 series, please bear in mind that your edits will be preserved during this process, but the new library and configuration will no longer be usable with 5.0.

https://www.darktable.org/2025/08/darktable-5.2.1-released/

The Big Ones

  • The following is a summary of the main features added to darktable 5.2. Please see the user manual for more details of the individual changes (where available).
  • View snapshots side-by-side with the current image, instead of as a partial overlay, by clicking the button next to “take snapshot”. The center viewport is divided in two equal panels and can be zoomed and panned (by dragging while holding the “a” key) as before. The dividing line can not be moved and any click without “a” rotates the layout.
  • The metadata module is now fully configurable and allows to add and maintain any tags which are supported by exiv2.
  • Added a new module “raster mask import”. After setting up a root folder containing PFM files, a file can be selected to be used as a raster mask, it is scaled to full image size. You can also define what combination of the RGB channels of that PFM file will be used for the raster mask.
  • Sigmoid module is now the default tone-mapper selected for new installation.
  • The export module has got a new section multi-preset export which allows to export the selected images with multiple presets in one single export run.

UI/UX Improvements

  • Replaced the zoom range widget, which controls the number of thumbnails displayed on the thumbnail table, with a spin button. This makes it easier to set the exact value.
  • In the 4 ways tab in Color Balance RGB, ctrl+click now picks the actual color while regular click continues to pick the opposite color. This gives users more flexibility and control when selecting hues.

Performance Improvements

  • Eliminated unnecessary GUI refreshes.
  • Improved user interface responsiveness for blending operations

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