AI Tools in darktable 5.6

🛠 AI Tools in darktable 5.6

Darktable 5.6 introduces local AI-based tools for mask automation and photo restoration. Key features include: AI Object Mask for creating vector masks and the Neural Restore module for denoising and upscaling (using RealPLKSR and BSRGAN models). All computations are performed locally via ONNX models.

🌍 This is an important precedent for open-source software, demonstrating an AI implementation model that fully preserves privacy and user control without relying on cloud services.

👤 Professional photo processing has become faster: routine object selection and image restoration can now be automated directly on your own PC.

Source 1: https://www.darktable.org/2026/06/meet-darktable-5.6-ai-tools/