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2. Wow, thanks for the detailed and informative response!

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Sun Aug 10, 2025, 05:04 PM

Aug 10

Both DarkTable and RawTherapee look worth trying. DarkTable seems like it might just be a reasonable substitute for Lightroom's cataloguing capabilities. (I had a paid "permanent" license to LR that lapsed when Adobe went to their subscription model and tried CaptureOne at that point, but I never really felt comfortable with C1's workflow or features.)

I will definitely try RawTherapee on a couple of troublesome, potentially really good images I've tried to tease into a presentable state.

Agreed on the value proposition of FOSS applications -- I do have a few, most notably OpenOffice, Plex, and Audacity.

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I have only an old version of photomator PRE-SUBSCRIPTION. usonian Aug 10 #1

Wow, thanks for the detailed and informative response! Pinback Aug 10 #2

There are photo apps that "excel" at cataloguing. usonian Aug 10 #3