LightZone alternatives

12 Windows apps in the same category as LightZone, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

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  darktable

  Photography workflow application and raw developer

  Open source 5.6.2 85.7K ↓ ★ 13.3K photo, editor, raw
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  paint.net

  An image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows.

  Free 5.1.12 11.6M ↓ ★ 1.9K photo, graphics
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  Kodi

  A free and feature-rich media centre for various operating systems, consoles and TVs. With Kodi you can manage and play films, photos and music.

  Open source 21.3.0.0 149K ↓ ★ 21.4K
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  digiKam

  Professional Photo Management with the Power of Open Source

  Open source 9.1.0 51.5K ↓ photo, photography, foss
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  Image Resizer for Windows

  Image Resizer for Windows

  Open source 3.1.2 659.8K ↓ ★ 1K photo
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  GIMP

  GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

  Open source 2.10.38 photo, editor
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  RawTherapee

  A free, cross-platform raw image processing program

  Open source 5.13 ★ 4.2K photo, raw, photography
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  LightCraft

  Photo library and raw development; an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Lightroom, rebuilt in pure Rust

  Open source 0.18.0 652 ↓ photo, raw, photography
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  Tropy

  Tropy is free open-source software that allows you to organize and describe photographs of research material.

  Open source 1.17.3 ★ 1.2K photo, graphics
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  Ente CLI

  CLI for Ente Photos Deskop and Ente Auth

  Open source 0.2.3 ★ 29.5K
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  AD Photo Edit Free Edition

  A user friendly program for uploading photos into a user's (or contact's) thumbnailPhoto attribute in Active Directory. The images in this attribute are used by Outlook 2010 and several other new Microsoft products to display images of users.

  Free 2.6.1 2.6K ↓ photo
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  SimpleTransfer Desktop

  Simple Transfer is the easiest way of transferring your Photos and Videos to computer and other iOS devices wirelessly or USB. No need for cable, iTunes or extra softwares on your computer!

  Proprietary 3.4.2 2.3K ↓ photo

Comparison

App	Licence	Version	Updated	GitHub stars	Chocolatey downloads
LightZone	Open source	5.0.0	May 24, 2026	419	25
darktable	Open source	5.6.2	October 4, 2026	13.3K	85.7K
paint.net	Free	5.1.12	March 9, 2026	1.9K	11.6M
Kodi	Open source	21.3.0.0	November 25, 2025	21.4K	149K
digiKam	Open source	9.1.0	June 18, 2026	—	51.5K
Image Resizer for Windows	Open source	3.1.2	October 13, 2023	1K	659.8K
GGIMP	Open source	2.10.38	March 28, 2025	—	—
RawTherapee	Open source	5.13	August 9, 2026	4.2K	—
LLightCraft	Open source	0.18.0	November 3, 2026	—	652
Tropy	Open source	1.17.3	January 21, 2026	1.2K	—
Ente CLI	Open source	0.2.3	August 31, 2025	29.5K	—
AD Photo Edit Free Edition	Free	2.6.1	July 19, 2025	—	2.6K
SimpleTransfer Desktop	Proprietary	3.4.2	July 14, 2022	—	2.3K