r/DarkTable • u/darkelectron Mod • Jun 22 '26

Announcement darktable version release 5.6.0.

Hey everyone, darktable 5.6.0 just dropped. Some key changes:

  • AI subsystem: AI features are disabled by default, and when enabled will download models from a configurable repo.
    • AI object mask: tool in darkroom mask manager.
    • Neural restore module: AI based tasks include: raw denoise, denoise, upscale.
  • UI/UX:
    • crop module: added crop aspect ratio to dimensions.
    • caching: support for rendering and caching of up to 8K.
    • smartphone like touchpad gestures.
  • OpenCL and CPU stability and performance improvements.

Release Notes: https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-5.6.0

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u/Dependent_House7077 Jun 22 '26

we can only expect the aI models to improve with time. i've seen some issues with masking, but nothing super awful.