# Port to darktable or make standalone

**URL:** <https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/port-to-darktable-or-make-standalone/6799>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [October 1, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/port-to-darktable-or-make-standalone/6799 "2023-10-01T23:51:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![piero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5e925/32.png) [@piero](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/piero)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/port-to-darktable-or-make-standalone/6799/1 "2023-10-01T23:51:30Z")

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Please either make nlp standalone, even for windows only (that can be run in a virtual machine), or port to darktable.  
I am running Linux and I totally oppose giving my money to Adobe while I am more than willing to compensate an independent developer for his time and effort.  
Also, nlp being for LR only needlessly pushes people into a monopoly, also quite objectionable.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![MorroW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@MorroW](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/MorroW)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/port-to-darktable-or-make-standalone/6799/2 "2023-10-02T06:56:03Z")

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Would stand behind that aswell - standalone or port to Capture One would be good choice, as I ditched Adobe also some time ago without plan to go back.

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**Author:** ![Harry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f6c823/32.png) [@Harry](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/Harry)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/port-to-darktable-or-make-standalone/6799/3 "2023-10-02T07:32:30Z")

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Similar thread here with a response from Nate:

> [@Capture One Development Request (!)](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/capture-one-development-request/5647):
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> I’m going to reiterate because the last thread was years ago, but I really hope there’s some way you develop for Capture one Nate. I’ve switched everything over to Capture one for editing except for film because NLP is so great - but there are so many issues with Lightroom and Adobe does not take their quality control issues seriously. Now even across my Lightroom and so many others there is major differences even in the colours between the develop and library modules of LR. Please consider cap…