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Darktable 5.6 shipped what might be its most impactful feature yet for photographers migrating from Lightroom: AI-powered object masking. No subscription, no cloud, just open-source AI running locally on your machine. What is AI Object Masking? The new masking system uses SAM 2.1 and SegNext to detect and isolate subjects automatically — click on something and Darktable figures out the rest. How it compares to Lightroom Lightroom’s AI masking has been a major reason photographers hesitate to switch. This closes that gap significantly. ...

Watch the full tutorial What is Neural Restore in Darktable 5.6? Darktable 5.6 introduces Neural Restore, an AI-powered denoising system that works fundamentally differently from the traditional denoise modules. Rather than operating within the processing pipeline, it functions as a plugin that generates a brand new DNG file — clean from the sensor data up. If you’re coming from Lightroom, think of it as the equivalent of Lightroom’s AI Denoise button, which also generates a new DNG. ...

Watch the full tutorial What is AI Upscaling in Darktable 5.6? Darktable 5.6 completes its AI trilogy — alongside AI masking and AI denoising — with AI upscaling. This feature goes directly head-to-head with Lightroom’s Super Resolution, letting you increase the megapixel count of your image with a single click, entirely free and open source. ...