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iOS App

Darkroom

A RAW and ProRAW photo and video editor for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Visit Darkroom4.6

  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    iOS, macOS

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What is Darkroom?

Darkroom is a photo and video editor for iPhone, iPad and Mac that works straight from your photo library, with RAW and ProRAW support, batch editing and pro colour tools. It is free to download, with advanced features in the Darkroom+ membership.

Pros: what Darkroom does well

  • Excellent RAW and ProRAW support
  • Edits directly in your photo library, no importing
  • Batch editing

Cons: where it falls short

  • Apple devices only
  • Many pro tools need Darkroom+

Who Darkroom is for

iPhone photographers who shoot RAW or ProRAW.

Who can skip it

Android users.

Darkroom alternatives

Not sold on Darkroom? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Personal Productivity resources

Snapseed

Focus: mobile. Shares photo editor and raw with Darkroom. A mobile app, not an iOS app. Free (Darkroom: Freemium). Adds Android. Rated 4.7 (Darkroom: 4.6).

Mobile AppFreeiOS, Android
4.7Visit

VSCO

Focus: presets and film filters. Shares photo editor and lightroom mobile alternative with Darkroom. A mobile app, not an iOS app. Adds Android. Rated 4.4 (Darkroom: 4.6).

Mobile AppFree planiOS, Android
4.4Visit

Polarr

Focus: filters and masks. Shares photo editor and lightroom mobile alternative with Darkroom. A mobile app, not an iOS app. Adds Android. Rated 4.3 (Darkroom: 4.6).

Mobile AppFree planiOS, Android
4.3Visit

Affinity

Focus: vector design, page layout and photoshop alternative. Shares photo editor with Darkroom. A desktop app, not an iOS app. Adds Windows. Rated 4.7 (Darkroom: 4.6).

Desktop AppFree planWindows, macOS
4.7Visit

Paint.NET

Focus: image editing, windows and photoshop alternative. Shares photo editor with Darkroom. A Windows app, not an iOS app. Free (Darkroom: Freemium). Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (Darkroom: 4.6).

Windows AppFreeWindows
4.5Visit

GIMP

Focus: image editing, open source and photoshop alternative. Shares photo editor with Darkroom. A desktop app, not an iOS app. Free (Darkroom: Freemium). Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.4 (Darkroom: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.4Visit

Free alternatives to Darkroom

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Headroom

Focus: menu bar, macos and ai usage. Shares iphone with Darkroom. A desktop app, not an iOS app. Free (Darkroom: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (Darkroom: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, iOS
4.4Visit

Arc Search

Focus: Browser, AI and Summarization. Also in Personal Productivity, like Darkroom. Free (Darkroom: Freemium). Same 4.6 rating.

iOS AppFreeiOS
4.6Visit

Ghostty

Focus: terminal, emulator and gpu. Also in Personal Productivity, like Darkroom. A desktop app, not an iOS app. Free (Darkroom: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.9 (Darkroom: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.9Visit

The Art of Command Line

Focus: command line, terminal and bash. Also in Personal Productivity, like Darkroom. A course, not an iOS app. Free (Darkroom: Freemium). Adds Web, Linux and Windows. Rated 4.9 (Darkroom: 4.6).

CourseFreeWeb, macOS
4.9Visit

Blender

Focus: 3d, animation and vfx. Also in Personal Productivity, like Darkroom. A desktop app, not an iOS app. Free (Darkroom: Freemium). Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.8 (Darkroom: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.8Visit

Click

Focus: python, cli and command line. Also in Personal Productivity, like Darkroom. A framework, not an iOS app. Free (Darkroom: Freemium). Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.8 (Darkroom: 4.6).

FrameworkFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit
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