darktable does the pixels
Every edit is a darktable module. Immage adds no processing of its own, so darktable opens an Immage edit and renders it the same.
darktable compatibility →
darktable, opinionated.
Alpha · 0.41.1 is outFamiliar raw editing,
darktable underneath.
Immage is a raw photo editor with the panels, sliders and shortcuts you already know. Your photos stay in folders, your edits stay beside them, and darktable does the processing.
macOS · Windows · Linux, x86-64 and ARM64
Folders, not a catalog
Open folders directly. Edits, ratings and keywords are saved automatically in an XMP sidecar beside each photo. Originals are never changed.
The library →Works with Immich
Optional: imports skip photos your Immich library already has, the Library panel searches it, and exports go straight into an album.
Connecting Immich →What you can do
Everything for the edit. Nothing to relearn.
The panels you already know
Basic, Tone Curve, HSL / Color, B&W Mix, Color Grading, Detail, Lens Corrections, Transform and Effects, in their usual order with their usual slider names.
- Each slider drives one of darktable's modules. Hover a row to see which.
- No process version to pick: AgX tone mapping plays that part.
- Auto tone, white balance presets and a live histogram with scopes.
Color grading on wheels
Shadows, Midtones, Highlights and Global, each with a hue, saturation and luminance. Drag a wheel, or switch to sliders.
Read more in the guide →
Masks, with AI selections
Brighten a face, darken the sky, warm the foreground. Each mask has its own sliders.
- AI Subject, Sky, Background, People and Select Object.
- Brushes, linear and radial gradients, color, luminance and depth ranges.
- The usual keys: K brush, M linear, ⇧M radial, O overlay.
Heal and clone
Remove dust spots, blemishes and distractions. Immage picks the source; you can move it.
- Q to open, A to visualize spots.
Presets and 53 film looks
Presets set sliders with an Amount; looks are film emulations with their own strength. Both preview live on your photo.
Read more in the guide →
The Zone System
See a black and white photo's tones as zones 0 to X, place them where you want them, and fine-tune any band of tones.
Read more in the guide →
Film negatives
Turn a camera scan of a negative into a positive with darktable's negadoctor, color or black and white, and a whole roll from one frame.
HDR and panorama merge
Merge bracketed or overlapping raws into one new DNG you keep editing.
AI Denoise
Denoise a raw into a new DNG, with a before and after preview, then edit it like any other photo.
Export with frames and captions
To a folder or straight into an Immich album, with sizes, file-name templates, borders, captions and a watermark.
From card to album
One app for the whole trip home.
- 01ImportCopy off the card, verified byte for byte, with photos you already have marked.
- 02CullRate, flag, label and keyword in the filmstrip or grid. All of it goes in the sidecar.
- 03EditFamiliar panels and masks, rendered by darktable.
- 04ShareExport to a folder or an Immich album, framed and captioned.
Using darktable already?
Try Immage on copies first. It uses a development version of darktable, and stable releases may not read its newer module or mask formats. Need every module and full pipeline control? Keep editing in a compatible darktable.
Alpha, and honest about it
Immage is a personal, non-commercial project. Every build is alpha: bugs are expected. If something breaks, tell us what you did and what you expected.
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Immage 0.41.1
Released November 2, 2026. What's new · All releases
macOS
Apple silicon, macOS 15 or newer
Opening it the first time
Drag Immage to Applications and open it once. When macOS says it can't check it, go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
Windows
Windows 10 or 11, x64. Windows on ARM through x64 emulation
Opening it the first time
Run the installer. When SmartScreen stops it, click More info, then Run anyway.
Linux
x86-64 or ARM64, glibc 2.35 or newer (Ubuntu 22.04 and later, Linux Mint 22.x)
Opening it the first time
Make the AppImage executable (chmod +x) and run it.
Builds are not yet signed with a developer certificate, so each system warns the first time. After that, Immage checks for updates daily and installs them from Preferences › About › Updates.