System & UI

December 20, 2025

  • Your monitor is lying (probably)

    December 20, 2025 You edited your picture perfectly It shines, the shadows are full, the colors pop. Satisfied, you export it and send it to your smartphone or printer. But then the shock: on the cell phone it looks sluggish, and the expensive wall print in black drowns out. Did Darktable make a mistake? no.…

  • Skulls – select_non_existing (Lua Script)

    December 20, 2025 If you have installed Darktable with the standard extensions, the solution to the “skull problem” is already dormant on your hard drive. You just need to activate it. Step 1: Enable the script There are two ways to do this, depending on how you have set up Darktable: Step 2: Find the…

  • Backup & Storage

    December 20, 2025 Where Darktable stores your work and what you need to back up. Darktable works non-destructively. This means: Your original image (RAW) is never modified. All edits, tags, and ratings are stored separately. To ensure your work is safe, you need to understand where this data is located. 1. The most important rule:…

  • Darktable keyboard layout for Lightroom changers

    December 20, 2025 The goal is to place the actions you perform in Lightroom with a button on the corresponding function in Darktable. Global Actions & change of view These abbreviations work almost everywhere. Action (What you want to do) Lightroom Shortcut Proposal for Darktable Note/Explanation To the library/grid view G (grid) G Switches to…

  • Import shortcuts

    December 20, 2025 You can easily add shortcuts from a file to your existing configuration. Only the keys defined in the file will be changed – your remaining settings will be retained. Here’s how it works: This is happening now:Darktable reads the new commands and updates your key assignment.

  • Darktable Shortcuts (default)

    December 20, 2025 DT 5.3.X, Global Shortcuts These shortcuts work in most views of Darktable. Shortcut Action Tab Toggle all sidebars Ctrl + , Open preferences B Collapse/expand sidebar controls H Show keyboard shortcuts window Ctrl + H Toggle header L Switch to lighttable D Switch to darkroom M Switch to map view S Switch…

  • Darktable Shortcuts Viewer/Editor v0.9

    December 20, 2025 Important: Darktable automatically restores missing default shortcuts at startup. To prevent your custom layout from being messed up, you should disable this automatic feature. Installation of the file: Toggle Theme QWERTZQWERTYAZERTY Load your shortcutsrc file to begin editing. You can also drag & drop the file anywhere on this page. Filter Keyboard…

  • Darktable Keyboard Layout – Pro

    December 20, 2025 On this page, you will find a compact reference card for the most important keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures for the darkroom view. We have logically structured the layout to help you get started: The following file contains only the changes for the darkroom. Download: (Instructions for importing shortcuts) Note: R (reject…

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