Open source alternatives to Lightroom

3 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what Lightroom does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Lightroom does

Non-destructive RAW photo editingcore
Photo library organizing and cullingcore
Presets and batch edits
Masks and local adjustments
AI denoise and object removal
Cloud sync across devices
Export and sharing

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
rembrandtDesktop photo editor with RAW support, masks, and on-device AI features	Replaces it83%	208+2	225	3 days ago	Too few	Install like an app	GPL-3.0
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Presets and batch edits; Cloud sync across devices; Export and sharing.See the evidence Non-destructive RAW photo editingcoreYesRAW from 1,000+ cameras, developed on the GPU Photo library organizing and cullingcoreYesLibrary : albums, search, sorting, one-click delete Presets and batch edits**Partlyfilm-style colour (Portrait 400, Vivid 50, Chrome Masks and local adjustmentsYesMasks : brush, gradients, AI subject and depth AI denoise and object removalYesAI Denoise: clean high-ISO shots into a new DNG Cloud sync across devices**PartlyAdd `--lan` to reach it from other devices Export and sharingPartlybefore you export it again
rawmakaseLightroom compatible RAW photo editor for Linux, macOS and Windows	Replaces it78%	1.7k+39	3,239	2 days ago	85%	Install like an app	MIT
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Masks and local adjustments; AI denoise and object removal. Not shown: Cloud sync across devices.See the evidence Non-destructive RAW photo editingcoreYesRAWmakase is a fast, non-destructive RAW photo developer Photo library organizing and cullingcoreYesSQLite catalogs, folders, ratings, flags, color labels, filtering Presets and batch editsYes26 built-in presets and your Lightroom XMP presets Masks and local adjustmentsPartlybrush, gradient and range masks with local adjustments AI denoise and object removalPartlyselection and AI Denoise need Cloud sync across devicesNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Export and sharingYesexports JPEG, 16-bit TIFF or PNG
lightcraftNon-destructive raw photo editor written in Rust	Replaces it72%	16k+299	5,180	3 days ago	47%	Install like an app	Apache-2.0
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Export and sharing. Not shown: AI denoise and object removal; Cloud sync across devices.See the evidence Non-destructive RAW photo editingcoreYesnon-destructive raw developer Photo library organizing and cullingcoreYesRate with 0 – 5 , flag with P / X Presets and batch editsYescopy, paste or sync edits across a whole selection Masks and local adjustmentsYesBrush, linear and radial gradients, luminance and color ranges AI denoise and object removalNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Cloud sync across devicesNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Export and sharingPartlycolour stays clean from capture to export

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