# darktable release-5.6.1 — release 5.6.1

- Product: darktable (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/darktable)
- Vendor: darktable
- Date: 2026-08-27
- Version: release-5.6.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-5.6.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/darktable/releases/release-5.6.1

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- **changed** — Reverted increased preview pipe dimension for UI performance
- **changed** — AI model downloads now resume after an interruption and retry on transient network errors instead of starting over
- **changed** — AI raw denoise now refuses legacy Fujifilm Super CCD sensors whose sensor layout the models were not trained for
- **changed** — Color labels, ratings and manually applied geotags are now copied to images created by AI denoise and upscale in addition to EXIF data and tags
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug that left OpenCL AMD devices disabled on Windows systems
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug in demosaic module resulting from bad green equilibration data
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug preventing the tether mode to connect when using a non English UI
- **fixed** — Fixed an out-of-bounds read in wavelet decomposition that could occasionally crash darktable when generating previews
- **fixed** — Fixed an out-of-bounds write in path masks that could lead to crashes when two nodes overlapped exactly
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug in the retouch module that would prevent cache invalidation after shape changes when blending is active
- **fixed** — Fixed an out-of-bounds read in the code responsible for raster mask caching
- **fixed** — Fixed a possible crash when applying .cube, .3dl, or compressed GMIC 3D LUTs
- **fixed** — Enforce darktable loading screen on windows systems to avoid darkroom refreshing issues
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug in CPU opposed highlights code that could lead to out of memory crashes
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash on Windows when auto-detecting an incompatible ONNX Runtime library or when reopening preferences after configuring one
- **fixed** — Fixed the preferences dialog blocking when opened on a slow or unreachable network by moving the AI model update check to run in the background
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash in neural restore raw denoise on raws where the visible area extends to the sensor edge such as some phone tele-lens DNGs
- **fixed** — Fixed the add to the current collection checkbox in neural restore being ignored when the global ignore non-raw images import filter is enabled
- **fixed** — Fixed neural restore writing past the CFA buffer on 4-Bayer sensors (CYGM, RGBE) with output now being a Linear DNG
- **fixed** — Fixed Sony embedded lens-correction tags being stripped from exported TIFF and DNG files

We're proud to announce the bug-fix release of darktable, 5.6.1!

The github release is here: [https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-5.6.1](https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-5.6.1).

To build from source, do not use the autogenerated tarball provided by GitHub on the release page, download our tar.xz file instead. If you're just building for yourself without creating a package for some distribution, then using source code cloning in git is an even more convenient way.

The checksums are:

```
$ sha256sum darktable-5.6.1.tar.xz
  e8b84ac98b0b689a244e4036c4b56394c1d58ce2d9abc05e0a060ef9f756dc36  darktable-5.6.1.tar.xz

$ sha256sum darktable-5.6.1-x86_64.AppImage
  867ba61fca41d614e6650fd92d6e7968d8c56a1d1dd2bbc3aa06b52508694ed6  Darktable-5.6.1-x86_64.AppImage

$ sha256sum darktable-5.6.1-aarch64.AppImage
  87088ada0a614c2c61c6bc663249388fe9e1d4b57689de3a5fd98c7af348d75d  Darktable-5.6.1-aarch64.AppImage

$ sha256sum darktable-5.6.1-x86_64.dmg
  ab09e11d548a7028f7bacc2bc4549a272c4e8d385be0e38ecc9e7943914abe61  darktable-5.6.1-x86_64.dmg

$ sha256sum darktable-5.6.1-arm64.dmg
  155c25a48e06023eeeda3640f6f4fc7848bc1ad8e7384ba1d7b63098986fbeda  darktable-5.6.1-arm64.dmg

$ sha256sum darktable-5.6.1-win64.exe
  bb15a8e4d24c21097cfdef0a560920f7fa0c05dec93482448dd538f2be02d6c4  darktable-5.6.1-win64.exe

$ sha256sum darktable-5.6.1-woa64.exe
  b215de036ac2b5a7a1a5eaa98c4bd4e4d8b40a8d403e195d923c7541611f2e26  darktable-5.6.1-woa64.exe
```

When updating from the stable 5.4 series, please bear in mind that your edits will be preserved during this process, but the new library and configuration will no longer be usable with 5.4.

You are strongly advised to take a backup first.

###### Important note: to make sure that darktable can keep on supporting the raw file format for your camera, *please* read [this post](https://discuss.pixls.us/t/raw-samples-wanted/5420?u=lebedevri) on how/what raw samples you can contribute to ensure that we have the *full* raw sample set for your camera under CC0 license!

Since darktable 5.6.0:

- 150 commits to darktable+rawspeed
- 100 pull requests handled
-   8 issues closed

_Please note that the darktable documentation is not currently
complete for release 5.6 and contributions are greatly
appreciated. Please see the [project
documentation](https://github.com/darktable-org/dtdocs#contributing)
for more information on how to contribute._

##### The Big Ones

The following is a summary of the main features added to darktable
5.6.1. Please see the user manual for more details of the individual
changes (where available).

- N/A

##### UI/UX Improvements

- N/A

##### Performance Improvements

- Reverted increased preview pipe dimension for UI performance.

##### Other Changes

- AI model downloads now resume after an interruption and retry on
  transient network errors instead of starting over.

- AI raw denoise now refuses legacy Fujifilm Super CCD sensors, whose
  sensor layout the models were not trained for.

- Color labels, ratings and manually applied geotags are now copied to
  images created by AI denoise and upscale, in addition to EXIF data
  and tags.

##### Documentation updates

- The manual has seen a lot of attention this cycle: the [documentation](https://docs.darktable.org/usermanual/development/en/)
  is up to date again, and translations are flowing once more via [Weblate](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/darktable-documentation/).

- We've also expanded the docs on how dtdocs itself is set up and [maintained](https://docs.darktable.org/usermanual/development/en/contributing/development-deployment/), making it easier for new contributors to [get
involved](https://docs.darktable.org/usermanual/development/en/contributing/workflow/). If you find room for improvement, you are welcome to open an [issue](https://github.com/darktable-org/dtdocs/issues), po

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