LightTable 0.7.8

LightTable 0.7.8

Existing photos may look different after this update. The tone stage now works in linear light with a highlight shoulder, and RAW photos you have never edited open with the new LightTable Standard look. DNG camera profiles now apply their color and forward matrices with dual-illuminant blending. Review your existing edits before making final exports.

Grid filtering, sorting and Select All now run on the server, and you can reverse the sort direction and compare two photos side by side. Collections can be nested, renamed and reordered, Quick Collection is on Cmd+B, and Locate reconnects unavailable folders and missing photos.

Editing adds mask duplication, feather for linear gradients, named snapshots and guided upright. Export adds custom sizing (long or short edge, fit within a box, megapixels, percent, no enlargement, pixels per inch), output sharpening, a JPEG file size limit and a TIFF bit depth choice. Full-resolution merges now check available memory first.

Subject and Person masks now work on Windows and Linux, and learned denoise ships in the Windows and Linux packages. Lens profiles turn on automatically when the match is confident, chromatic aberration has its own controls, and the importer now brings in folder sidecars from the native app, including nested folders. Scanning and export encoding are faster, and Windows and Linux receive the interactive preview without JPEG compression. On Windows, reopening LightTable soon after closing it could stop with "the render server did not become ready"; the server now retries and starts.

Installation

• Linux x86_64: download LightTable-0.7.8-linux-x86_64.tar.gz from this release. Ubuntu 24.04 or newer is required. The signed portable update feed now selects 0.7.8; Linux installation instructions.
• Windows x64: use LightTable-0.7.8-windows-x64-setup.exe for installation or the ZIP for portable use. The signed direct installer uses the in-app WinSparkle update feed. Windows 10/11 offline, unelevated installation and native editing/export/restart passed; Windows 11 ARM passed x64-emulation acceptance. Windows installation instructions.
• Scoop: scoop bucket add lighttable https://github.com/reville/scoop-lighttable, then scoop install lighttable. Update with scoop update lighttable.
• npm CLI installer (Windows x64): npm install -g lighttable-digital-darkroom@0.7.8, then lighttable install. Installing the npm package alone does not install the desktop app.
• macOS Apple silicon: use the Mac installation page for the signed, notarized default. A separate 0.7.8-beta.1 DMG is available; it is ad-hoc signed, not notarized, requires macOS 14 or newer, and may require System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway. That beta uses manual updates.

Physical Windows GPU/display coverage remains experimental. This release does not establish native Windows ARM64 support or a new Store publication.

LightTable 0.7.8-beta.1

LightTable 0.7.8-beta.1

Existing photos may look different after this update. The tone stage now works in linear light with a highlight shoulder, and RAW photos you have never edited open with the new LightTable Standard look. DNG camera profiles now apply their color and forward matrices with dual-illuminant blending. Review your existing edits before making final exports.

Grid filtering, sorting and Select All now run on the server, and you can reverse the sort direction and compare two photos side by side. Collections can be nested, renamed and reordered, Quick Collection is on Cmd+B, and Locate reconnects unavailable folders and missing photos.

Editing adds mask duplication, feather for linear gradients, named snapshots and guided upright. Export adds custom sizing (long or short edge, fit within a box, megapixels, percent, no enlargement, pixels per inch), output sharpening, a JPEG file size limit and a TIFF bit depth choice. Full-resolution merges now check available memory first.

Subject and Person masks now work on Windows and Linux, and learned denoise ships in the Windows and Linux packages. Lens profiles turn on automatically when the match is confident, chromatic aberration has its own controls, and the importer now brings in folder sidecars from the native app, including nested folders. Scanning and export encoding are faster, and Windows and Linux receive the interactive preview without JPEG compression. On Windows, reopening LightTable soon after closing it could stop with "the render server did not become ready"; the server now retries and starts.

Installation

This 0.7.8-beta.1 DMG is for Apple silicon and requires macOS 14 or newer. It is ad-hoc signed and is not notarized. After a blocked first launch, use System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway. Close LightTable before replacing the app. This beta uses manual updates.

The main Mac installation page offers the separately verified signed and notarized default. This beta does not replace that website or Homebrew default.

LightTable 0.7.6-beta.2 for macOS

Current Mac download: LightTable 0.7.6, signed and notarized, with automatic updates. The beta below is retained as a historical release.

LightTable 0.7.6-beta.2 for macOS

This Mac beta enables automatic update checks and uses a dedicated, signed Sparkle update feed. The photo-processing application and bundled runtime are unchanged from the validated 0.7.6-beta.1 release.

Installation

Requires Apple silicon and macOS 14 or newer. Download the DMG, open it, and drag LightTable to Applications. A ZIP is also available. The app is Developer ID signed by Space Inch, LLC and notarized by Apple.

For later releases, use LightTable → Check for Updates… or the automatic update prompt. Previously installed 0.7.6-beta.1 copies had automatic checks disabled; use Check for Updates… once or install this DMG to move to the new channel.

The installer has no obsolete unsigned-app warning or README.

Verified: Sparkle downloaded and installed this release over an isolated copy of the previous public beta using its original update URL. The installed app passed code-signature, stapled-ticket, and distribution checks.

LightTable 0.7.6

LightTable 0.7.6

Existing photos may look different after this update. The Whites control now brightens highlights when moved to the right, and saved edits are migrated to the corrected direction. This release also corrects GPU print preflash. Review your existing edits before making final exports.

This release adds dust removal, brush Remove, lens blur, curve eyedroppers, color samplers, borders, contact sheets, and local hair segmentation for People masks. Heal and Clone previews stay live on supported macOS editing paths. RAW lens-profile defaults, chromatic aberration controls, and capture white balance have also been improved.

Photo navigation can show a draft first frame while the accurate preview loads. Export encoding, photo scanning, and engine warm-up have been updated to reduce waiting. The Apple Photos picker marks photos that are already imported, and viewing imported photos clears filters that could hide them.

Installation

Download the asset for your platform from this release or follow the installation pages.

• Windows x64: use the setup executable for installation or the ZIP for portable use. Direct installer updates belong to the app; Scoop updates belong to Scoop. For Scoop: scoop bucket add lighttable https://github.com/reville/scoop-lighttable, then scoop install lighttable.
• Linux x86_64: use the portable archive on Ubuntu 24.04 or newer. Follow the Linux installation instructions for supported packages and update ownership.
• macOS Apple silicon: download LightTable 0.7.6 for Mac, containing the Developer ID signed and notarized app. Requires macOS 14 or newer. Open the DMG and drag LightTable to Applications. Automatic update checks are enabled; use LightTable → Check for Updates… at any time. Existing beta releases can update to this version. A signed ZIP is also available.
• npm CLI installer: npm install -g lighttable-digital-darkroom@0.7.6, then lighttable install. See CLI installation for the desktop installation options.

Physical Windows GPU/display coverage remains experimental. This release does not establish native Windows ARM64 support or a new Store publication.

Full changelog.

LightTable 0.7.6-beta.1

LightTable 0.7.6

Existing photos may look different after this update. The Whites control now brightens highlights when moved to the right, and saved edits are migrated to the corrected direction. This release also corrects GPU print preflash. Review your existing edits before making final exports.

This release adds dust removal, brush Remove, lens blur, curve eyedroppers, color samplers, borders, contact sheets, and local hair segmentation for People masks. Heal and Clone previews stay live on supported macOS editing paths. RAW lens-profile defaults, chromatic aberration controls, and capture white balance have also been improved.

Photo navigation can show a draft first frame while the accurate preview loads. Export encoding, photo scanning, and engine warm-up have been updated to reduce waiting. The Apple Photos picker marks photos that are already imported, and viewing imported photos clears filters that could hide them.

Installation

Download the asset for your platform from this release or follow the installation pages.

• Windows x64: use the setup executable for installation or the ZIP for portable use. Direct installer updates belong to the app; Scoop updates belong to Scoop. For Scoop: scoop bucket add lighttable https://github.com/reville/scoop-lighttable, then scoop install lighttable.
• Linux x86_64: use the portable archive on Ubuntu 24.04 or newer. Follow the Linux installation instructions for supported packages and update ownership.
• macOS Apple silicon: download LightTable 0.7.6 for Mac, containing the Developer ID signed and notarized app. Requires macOS 14 or newer. Open the DMG and drag LightTable to Applications. Automatic update checks are enabled; use LightTable → Check for Updates… at any time. Existing beta releases can update to this version. A signed ZIP is also available.
• npm CLI installer: npm install -g lighttable-digital-darkroom@0.7.6, then lighttable install. See CLI installation for the desktop installation options.

Physical Windows GPU/display coverage remains experimental. This release does not establish native Windows ARM64 support or a new Store publication.

Full changelog.

LightTable 0.7.0

Existing photos will look different

LightTable 0.7 changes the base render, so photos you edited in 0.6 will look different after you update. Your saved edits are kept.

• Film renders reach true white and black. Every film output recipe now levels the scan to the paper's lightest and darkest densities, the way a lab scanner is calibrated. On our test RAWs the brightest film pixel moved from 0.86 to 0.99.
• JPEG, HEIF and TIFF sources are no longer toned twice. Processed photos are expanded back toward scene light around middle grey before the film stage. RAW files are unaffected.
• The Standard develop is brighter. With Film off, middle grey lifts by 0.43 EV with a filmic shoulder, and dim scenes no longer render darker than Linear. Linear is unchanged.
• RAW files start with capture sharpening and colour noise reduction in thumbnails and exports as well as the editor.
• Camera profiles (approximate). A RAW's Profile section can apply a camera profile from your own Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom profile folder to the Film-off develop. None are bundled.

Cached previews re-render once after the update.

What's Changed

• Tidy the repository root and state the license per file by @reville in #141
• Update canonical release manifest for 0.6.2 by @reville in #144
• Disable WebKitGTK DMA-BUF renderer on NVIDIA graphics drivers (#143) by @reville in #145
• Update npm package version and release metadata to 0.6.2 by @reville in #147
• Fix second-pass audit findings across export, state, and native paths by @reville in #146
• Level scans, expand processed sources, lift the Standard develop, add camera profiles by @reville in #148

Full Changelog: v0.6.2...v0.7.0

LightTable 0.7.0-beta.1

Existing photos will look different

LightTable 0.7 changes the base render, so photos you edited in 0.6 will look different after you update. Your saved edits are kept.

• Film renders reach true white and black. Every film output recipe now levels the scan to the paper's lightest and darkest densities, the way a lab scanner is calibrated. On our test RAWs the brightest film pixel moved from 0.86 to 0.99.
• JPEG, HEIF and TIFF sources are no longer toned twice. Processed photos are expanded back toward scene light around middle grey before the film stage. RAW files are unaffected.
• The Standard develop is brighter. With Film off, middle grey lifts by 0.43 EV with a filmic shoulder, and dim scenes no longer render darker than Linear. Linear is unchanged.
• RAW files start with capture sharpening and colour noise reduction in thumbnails and exports as well as the editor.
• Camera profiles (approximate). A RAW's Profile section can apply a camera profile from your own Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom profile folder to the Film-off develop. None are bundled.

Cached previews re-render once after the update.

What's Changed

• Tidy the repository root and state the license per file by @reville in #141
• Update canonical release manifest for 0.6.2 by @reville in #144
• Disable WebKitGTK DMA-BUF renderer on NVIDIA graphics drivers (#143) by @reville in #145
• Update npm package version and release metadata to 0.6.2 by @reville in #147
• Fix second-pass audit findings across export, state, and native paths by @reville in #146
• Level scans, expand processed sources, lift the Standard develop, add camera profiles by @reville in #148

Full Changelog: macos-v0.6.2-beta.1...macos-v0.7.0-beta.1

LightTable 0.6.2

What's Changed

• Validate Windows 10 missing-runtime and Windows 11 preinstalled-runtime cases by @reville in #131
• Record the verified public Windows 0.6.1 release by @reville in #132
• Record verified Linux 0.6.1 release and ensure Mac clean source receipt by @reville in #133
• Record verified public macOS 0.6.1-beta.1 release by @reville in #134
• Move the grid selection with the up and down arrow keys by @reville in #136
• Count down the People review tab as matches are resolved by @reville in #135
• Show only the open source in the library view by @reville in #137
• Audit that every processing control does what its name says by @reville in #126
• Fix audit findings across catalog, browser, and export paths by @reville in #139
• Update Flatpak 0.6.1 source manifest, add CI build proof workflow, and stage Flathub submission package by @reville in #140
• Retain validated Snap packaging and acceptance tooling by @reville in #138

Full Changelog: v0.6.1...v0.6.2

LightTable 0.6.2-beta.1

What's Changed

• Validate Windows 10 missing-runtime and Windows 11 preinstalled-runtime cases by @reville in #131
• Record the verified public Windows 0.6.1 release by @reville in #132
• Record verified Linux 0.6.1 release and ensure Mac clean source receipt by @reville in #133
• Record verified public macOS 0.6.1-beta.1 release by @reville in #134
• Move the grid selection with the up and down arrow keys by @reville in #136
• Count down the People review tab as matches are resolved by @reville in #135
• Show only the open source in the library view by @reville in #137
• Audit that every processing control does what its name says by @reville in #126
• Fix audit findings across catalog, browser, and export paths by @reville in #139
• Update Flatpak 0.6.1 source manifest, add CI build proof workflow, and stage Flathub submission package by @reville in #140
• Retain validated Snap packaging and acceptance tooling by @reville in #138

Full Changelog: macos-v0.6.1-beta.1...macos-v0.6.2-beta.1

LightTable 0.6.1 — Windows x64

LightTable 0.6.1 is the first public signed Windows x64 release. Windows support is experimental; physical GPU, display/color and performance coverage remains limited.

Install

• Download LightTable-0.6.1-windows-x64-setup.exe and LightTable-0.6.1-windows-x64-SHA256SUMS. The installer includes the offline Microsoft WebView2 runtime and installs for your Windows user account.
• Open Properties → Digital Signatures to verify the Authenticode signature. The release certificate identifies Nicholas Reville; application publisher metadata is Chonkers LLC.
• Windows 10/11 x64 requires a working DirectX 12 graphics driver. Windows 11 ARM uses x64 emulation; no native ARM64 package is included.
• A portable ZIP is also available. Extract it completely before running LightTable.exe; install Microsoft WebView2 separately if the runtime is missing.

Get-FileHash .\LightTable-0.6.1-windows-x64-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256

Compare the result with the installer’s line in LightTable-0.6.1-windows-x64-SHA256SUMS. Windows installation guide.

Updates and removal

Direct installer installations use the signed Windows update feed. You can also close LightTable and run a newer installer. Portable ZIP installations update by replacing the extracted application. Windows Settings → Apps → Installed apps → LightTable → Uninstall removes the app while retaining photos, catalogs, preferences and caches.

Microsoft Store and Windows package-manager listings are separate publication channels; this release does not claim those listings are available. The installer-definition archive contains prepared recipes, not proof of a published Scoop, WinGet or Chocolatey package.

The existing macOS 0.6.0-beta.1 and Linux 0.6.0 downloads remain unchanged.

Verified release evidence

Source: 2382de7ccb6a2e81c304a6c9116bf578b95aee69, pinned by v0.6.1, with clean-source metadata embedded in the package.

• Signed build: passed, including native edit/export/restart and 421 valid installed PE signatures.
• Windows 10/11 client acceptance: passed offline, unelevated installation/repair/removal and native editing/export/reopen. Windows 10 began with WebView2 absent; Windows 11 preserved its preinstalled runtime.
• Windows 11 ARM emulation: passed exact-installer installation and native edit/export/restart under x64 emulation.
• Verified public promotion: original bytes, signatures, public downloads and Windows feed verified.

Installer SHA-256: d5a4a0e3ba069b93cb9f0157814a50a5eece32478b3aa69ed1a935e7b07bb951.

ZIP SHA-256: 4916b83ed786752d84666c5c4c44cebdab23a43c75665e775eccb44eedef2356.

Detailed acceptance record and coverage limits.