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ImageToolbox vs Darktable
ImageToolbox has 14,689 GitHub stars, 637 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Darktable has 13,106 stars, 1,434 forks, 678 open issues and last shipped today. ImageToolbox leads on adoption by 12% (14,689 vs 13,106 stars). ImageToolbox is written in Kotlin under Apache-2.0; Darktable is written in C under GPL-3.0. ImageToolbox has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, Darktable 11%. Darktable was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| ImageToolbox | Darktable | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 13K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Kotlin | C |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 637 | ⑂ 1.4K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ImageToolbox if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Darktable if
- You want the Darktable feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and Darktable fits your workflow better
About ImageToolbox
ImageToolbox is a free and open source Android image editor written in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose and released under Apache 2.0, aimed at photographers, developers, and everyday Android users who need deep photo manipulation — crop, draw, filter chains, EXIF editing, background removal, and AI assisted enhancement — without analytics or crash reporting dependencies.
read the full ImageToolbox overview →
About Darktable
Darktable is an open source photography workflow application and non destructive raw developer. It acts as a virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers, and it lives in the open source photography ecosystem as a C project licensed under the GPL 3.0. It manages digital negatives in a database, lets a user view them through a zoomable lighttable, and supports raw development, enhancement, and export to local or remote storage.
read the full Darktable overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is ImageToolbox or Darktable more popular?
ImageToolbox has 14,689 GitHub stars and Darktable has 13,106. ImageToolbox has the larger community by that measure.
Are ImageToolbox and Darktable free?
Both are open source. ImageToolbox is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Darktable under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ImageToolbox and Darktable?
ImageToolbox is written in Kotlin and Darktable in C. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, ImageToolbox or Darktable?
Choose ImageToolbox if you want the larger community (14,689 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Darktable if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.