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.

You are strongly advised to take a backup first.

Important note: to make sure that darktable can keep on supporting the raw file format for your camera, please read this post on how/what raw samples you can contribute to ensure that we have the full raw sample set for your camera under CC0 license!

Since darktable 5.2.0:

• 74 commits to darktable+rawspeed
• 37 pull requests handled
• 11 issues closed

Please note that the darktable documentation is not currently complete for release 5.2 and contributions are greatly appreciated. Please see the project documentation for more information on how to contribute.

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).

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UI/UX Improvements

• Reset window position if it can't be placed at last used position on any available monitor in a multi-monitor setup.

Performance Improvements

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Other Changes

• Add busy cursor while generating a GPX track preview and a progress bar while applying positions from a track to images.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed translation of snapshot module's labels.

• Expanded width of preference boxes Lua Options so that long input is visible.

• Fixed compilation when OpenMP is disabled.

• Fixed an OpenCL bug in rastermask module for non-raw images.

• Fixed regression introduced in darktable 5.0 with inability to read raw files from ancient (over two decades old) Canon cameras that recorded raw files with .tiff extension.

• Fixed the inability of external raster masks module to work in Windows with PFM files that have Unicode characters in the file name.

• Fixed a bug in liquify OpenCL code leading to incorrect clamped output.

• Fix color equalizer picker not working in quick access panel.

• Paletted TIFFs were read incorrectly by the main libtiff-based loader, with loss of color information. We are now handing them over to the GraphicsMagick/ImageMagick fallback loader (usually available in official/distro builds) for correct reading.

• The variable names for the metadata tags variables have been changed to the full case sensitive tag name to avoid ambiguity.

• Fixed inability to remove collections with ' in the name.

Lua

API Version

• API version is now 9.5.0

New Features

• Added apply_sidecar to dt_lua_image_t so that a sidecar file can be loaded and applied to an image in lighttable.

Bug Fixes

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Add action support for Lua

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Other Lua changes

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Notes

• When exporting to AVIF, EXR, JPEG XL, or XCF, selecting specific metadata (e.g. geo-tag or creator) is not currently possible. For AVIF, EXR, JPEG XL, and XCF formats, darktable will not include any metadata fields unless the user selects all of the checkboxes in the export module's preference options.

• Starting with release 4.8, macOS versions older than 13.5 are not supported.

Changed Dependencies

Mandatory

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Optional

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RawSpeed changes

• OM Sytem OM-1 Mark II and OM-3 crop was updated for better handling of high-resolution raws.

Camera support, compared to 5.2.0

Base Support

• Nikon D200 (12bit-compressed)
• Nikon D5300 (12bit-compressed)
• Panasonic DC-GH7 (4:3)
• Pentax K-r (PEF)
• Samsung GX-1L

White Balance Presets

• Fujifilm GFX 100 model name fix
• Nikon Z50_2

Noise Profiles

• Fujifilm GFX100S II
• Panasonic DC-S5M2X
• Pentax *ist D

Missing Compression Mode Support

• Apple ProRAW DNGs
• CinemaDNG lossless (Blackmagic, some DJI, etc.) and lossy (Blackmagic)
• DNG 1.7 using JPEG XL (Adobe enhanced, Samsung Expert RAW)
• Fujifilm lossy RAFs
• Nikon high efficiency NEFs
• Phase One other than IIQ L
• Sony downsized lossless ARWs ("M" for full-frame, "S" for full-frame & APS-C)

Suspended Support

Support for the following cameras is suspended because no samples are available on https://raw.pixls.us:

• Creo/Leaf Aptus 22(LF3779)/Hasselblad H1
• Fujifilm IS-1
• Kodak EasyShare Z980
• Leaf Aptus-II 5(LI300059)/Mamiya 645 AFD
• Leaf Credo 60
• Leaf Credo 80
• Olympus SP320
• Phase One IQ250
• ST Micro STV680

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