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Primary language
C++
License
GPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Sep 28, 2026
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Overview

RawTherapee is a cross-platform photo processor for developing digital-camera RAW files. It exposes detailed control over demosaicing, tone and color adjustment, and detail processing, and can also handle JPEG, TIFF, and PNG images.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Key features

Tune RAW demosaicing and development parameters

The RAW-development pipeline exposes detailed controls for demosaicing, color, tone, detail, and related image-processing stages.

Sources: [2]

Process common non-RAW image formats too

Alongside camera RAW and HDR DNG files, the application can process JPEG, TIFF, and PNG images.

Sources: [2]

Best fit

Fits photographers who want to understand and control the processing pipeline

It is useful for users who want to learn color and RAW-processing concepts instead of relying only on automatic corrections.

Sources: [2]

Before adoption

It is not an all-in-one photo-management application

The README explicitly notes that digital-asset management, printing, uploading, and similar peripheral workflows are not its primary scope.

Sources: [2]

Source builds have platform-specific dependencies

The CMake presets require CMake 3.21+ and compilation depends on OS-specific GTK and imaging libraries. Follow the RawPedia platform build guidance first.

Sources: [5][2]

Official sources

  1. [1]RawTherapee/RawTherapee repository(2026-09-30)
  2. [2]RawTherapee README(2026-09-30)
  3. [3]RawTherapee GPL-3.0 license(2026-09-30)
  4. [4]RawTherapee 5.13 release(2026-09-30)
  5. [5]RawTherapee CMake presets(2026-09-30)
Supplemental curator note

RawTherapee is a cross-platform desktop application focused on RAW development. It can also process JPEG, TIFF, and PNG, but it is not an all-in-one digital-asset-management, printing, or publishing application. Source builds require CMake 3.21+ and platform-specific imaging dependencies, so follow the OS-specific RawPedia dependency guidance before compiling.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RawTherapee/RawTherapee.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd RawTherapee
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

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  • photography
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Stars
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Forks
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Primary language
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License
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Repository last updated
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