RapidRAW is a high-performance RAW photo editor and photography workflow application. Its image-processing pipeline uses GPU shaders and 32-bit precision to provide responsive previews while applying complex edits.
Edits are non-destructive and stored in sidecar files rather than modifying the originals. RapidRAW combines RAW development with library management, culling, retouching, lens correction, batch processing and multi-image workflows including HDR merging, panoramas and focus stacking.
Optional AI facilities provide subject, sky, foreground and depth masking together with generative editing. These facilities are not required for the core editor, and an AI-free mode is available for users who prefer to work without them.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- 32-bit GPU image-processing pipeline implemented with WGPU and custom WGSL shaders.
- Non-destructive edits are stored in .rrdata sidecar files while original photographs remain untouched.
- Layered masking combines subject, depth, sky and foreground detection with colour, luminance and conventional masks.
- Local retouching includes Clone and Heal tools together with skin retouching and image warping facilities.
- Extensive tonal and colour controls include curves, HSL editing, colour grading, AgX tone mapping, noise reduction and sharpening.
- Automatic Lensfun correction handles lens distortion, transverse chromatic aberration and vignetting.
- Culling view compares multiple images side by side with ratings, colour labels and metadata.
- Camera tethering on Linux supports live view, exposure controls, autofocus, ghost overlays and direct library ingestion through libgphoto2.
- Multi-image tools include HDR merging, panorama stitching and focus stacking.
- Headless command-line export supports scripted and batch-processing workflows using saved sidecar adjustments.
Website: github.com/CyberTimon/RapidRAW
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Developer: Timon Käch
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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