Darkroom

Darkroom is a free, local-first photo catalog and non-destructive editor that runs in a desktop browser. Imported photographs remain on the device; the app has no server, account system, telemetry, upload service, or paid API.

The application source lives in darkroom-studio. See the application README for features, browser support, architecture, setup, and known limitations.

Development

Requirements: Node.js 20.19 or newer (or Node.js 22.12+) and a current desktop browser.

cd darkroom-studio
npm install
npm start

Run the verification suite with:

npm test
npm run build

License

Darkroom is available under the MIT License. Third-party software retains its original licensing; see Third-party notices.

Adobe and Lightroom are trademarks of Adobe. Darkroom is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Adobe.