February 2, 2026
The purpose of examples are to highlight what each module can do, not to show the overall capabilities of darktable.
Feel free to download the zipped RAW image and XMP sidecar file (found below each image) to see how the effect was achieved using the module.
Learn more about all of the methods for creating monochrome images on our Monochrome From Color Images page.
This image had minimal modules applied and then one instance of the Color Calibration module the luminance-based preset applied:
This image had minimal modules applied and then two instances of the Color Calibration modules, one instance of Color Balance RGB module and one of Color Balance module applied:
This image had minimal modules applied and then the Color Balance module applied:
This image had minimal modules applied and then the Color Equalizer module applied:
This image had minimal modules applied and then Monochrome module applied: