I’m not the one above, but I use digiKam for organizing and Darktable for editing. Though it’s not necessary to use both. You could also organize your photos in Darktable or when you only need very basic editing, do that in digiKam.
It’s different from Lightroom but I wouldn’t say harder. The docs of Darktable are very detailed and good to understand.
I’m currently using Luminar Neo. They offer subscriptons but they still have a buy-once license too, and it is regularly on sale. I still prefer the actual experience of using Lightroom, but Luminar is close enough for now.
Did you find an alternative?
I’m not the one above, but I use digiKam for organizing and Darktable for editing. Though it’s not necessary to use both. You could also organize your photos in Darktable or when you only need very basic editing, do that in digiKam.
It’s different from Lightroom but I wouldn’t say harder. The docs of Darktable are very detailed and good to understand.
I’m currently using Luminar Neo. They offer subscriptons but they still have a buy-once license too, and it is regularly on sale. I still prefer the actual experience of using Lightroom, but Luminar is close enough for now.