matt_twam_asi wrote:Darktable can import quite a lot of information from Lightroom's sidecar files - https://www.darktable.org/usermanual/ch ... 8.html.php
Of course, hardware limitations also apply - a Chromebook probably isn't the best device for extensive RAW photo editing so this may all be moot.
Sidecar file are just the metadata (tags, GPS, etc.). Nothing to do with the image editing.
Other photographic packages operate in the same manner (i.e. non-destructive editing). And when Apple dropped Aperture they helped Adobe develop an import to the Lightroom databases so their users were not left "high and dry" (losing years of work).
Ian