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palmier-pro vs Darktable
palmier-pro has 14,437 GitHub stars, 1,121 forks, 95 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. Darktable has 13,106 stars, 1,434 forks, 678 open issues and last shipped today. palmier-pro leads on adoption by 10% (14,437 vs 13,106 stars). palmier-pro is written in Swift under GPL-3.0; Darktable is written in C under GPL-3.0. palmier-pro has attracted 8% 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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| palmier-pro | Darktable | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 14K | ★ 13K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Swift | C |
| Last push | 2026-09-09 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.1K | ⑂ 1.4K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick palmier-pro if
- You weight community size — 14K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- 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 palmier-pro
Palmier Pro is a Swift native macOS video editor with built in generative AI and a Model Context Protocol server, aimed at Apple Silicon editors who want agents such as Claude, Codex, or Cursor to create and edit directly on the timeline.
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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 palmier-pro or Darktable more popular?
palmier-pro has 14,437 GitHub stars and Darktable has 13,106. palmier-pro has the larger community by that measure.
Are palmier-pro and Darktable free?
Both are open source. palmier-pro is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Darktable under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between palmier-pro and Darktable?
palmier-pro is written in Swift 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, palmier-pro or Darktable?
Choose palmier-pro if you want the larger community (14,437 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Darktable if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.