Alternatives to Darkroom

Professional non-destructive photo and video editor for iPhone with RAW support. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Darkroom

    Professional non-destructive photo and video editor for iPhone with RAW support.

    FreemiumProprietaryiOS

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Darkroom.

  • Snapseed

    Free professional-grade photo editor with film filters and selective editing.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Snapseed is fully free with no paywalled tools and runs on Android as well as iOS, but it no longer receives frequent feature updates.

  • Photomator

    RAW photo editor from the Pixelmator team with ML enhancements and color grading.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    Photomator is a paid RAW editor for iOS and macOS with machine-learning enhancements, adding a Mac version but requiring a purchase or subscription for the full toolset.

  • Adobe Lightroom

    Adobe's photo organizer and RAW editor with a library synced across desktop, web and mobile.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWeb

    Adobe Lightroom adds a library synced across desktop, web, Android and iOS, but it is subscription only and depends on Adobe's cloud service.

  • VSCO

    Photo editing app with film-quality presets that look more natural than typical filters.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    VSCO centres on film-style presets on Android and iOS, with the best presets behind a subscription and added social features beyond editing.

  • Polarr

    Photo and video editing apps with AI tools and a large library of creator-made filters.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWeb

    Polarr offers creator-made filters and apps across phone, desktop and browser, with batch RAW editing in the beta Polarr Next web app.

  • Adobe Photoshop Express

    A free mobile photo editor from Adobe with quick fixes, looks, collages and retouching.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Adobe Photoshop Express is a freemium Android and iOS editor aimed at quick fixes, cutouts and collages rather than non-destructive RAW work.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.

  • Halide

    A manual camera app for iPhone and iPad with RAW capture and minimal image processing.

    PaidProprietaryiOS

  • TouchRetouch

    Mobile photo editor specialized in removing unwanted objects and blemishes.

    PaidProprietaryAndroidiOS

  • Lensa

    A mobile AI photo editor for trending effects, beauty retouching, object erasing and hair try-on.

    FreemiumProprietaryiOSWeb

  • Pixelmator Pro

    Apple's image editor for Mac and iPad with nondestructive layers, vector tools and AI features.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS