RawTherapee
Powerful suite of tools for producing amazing photos
RawTherapee is a free, cross-platform raw image processing program. It is a powerful system released as Free Software under the GPLv3 license.
| Best for | enthusiast newcomers and professional photographers |
| Website | rawtherapee.com |
What stands out
The product provides non-destructive, 32-bit processing engine with modern demosaicing algorithms.
“Non-destructive, 32-bit (floating point) processing engine, modern demosaicing algorithms, and advanced color+detail editing bring you”RawTherapee, own website
The product is free and open source software available on multiple platforms.
“RawTherapee is Free and Open Source software.”RawTherapee, own website
Strengths and trade-offs
- The product provides non-destructive, 32-bit processing engine with modern demosaicing algorithms.
- The product is free and open source software available on multiple platforms.
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How RawTherapee ranks
#10 in Photo editing software with a free plan
How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 16; How complete its published information is 10; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 4.
“RawTherapee is a powerful, cross-platform raw photo processing system, released as Free Software ( GPLv3 ).”RawTherapee, own website
“RawTherapee is Free and Open Source software. This means you can use it free of charge,”RawTherapee, own website
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Questions about RawTherapee
Who is RawTherapee best for?
RawTherapee is best for enthusiast newcomers and professional photographers.
Where does RawTherapee rank?
RawTherapee is ranked #10 in Photo editing software with a free plan (Lister Score 70.0).
What are the best alternatives to RawTherapee?
The closest alternatives on Lister are Photoroom (#1 in Photo editing software with a free plan), Autoenhance.ai (#2 in Photo editing software with a free plan) and Canva (#3 in Photo editing software with a free plan).
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