Open RAW image files in GIMP

Install package gimp-dcraw. This is simple plugin that uses dcraw to decode RAW files and pass them to GIMP. All editing like colors, tone curves, stamps etc. are done with GIMP built-in editing tools, plugin only asks for optional decoding parameters.

Darktable can also edit raw images and it has much better color accuracy than GIMP with the gimp-dcraw plug-in. Darktable can import a variety of standard, raw and high dynamic range image formats (e.g. JPEG, CR2, NEF, HDR, PFM, RAF … ). I've also tried opening raw images in Krita image editor and the colors in Krita aren't true to the original image either. Darktable beats all the other image editors that I tested for color accuracy hands down.

To install the Darktable in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu open the terminal and type:

sudo apt install darktable

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^{Original image}

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^{Colors aren't accurate in GIMP + gimp-dcraw}

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Open RAW image files in GIMP

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