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RAWmakase

Free RAW photo editor

WHO USES ITPhotographers who shoot RAW and want to edit without a subscription.

Install to use

A fast, non-destructive RAW photo developer for Linux, macOS and Windows with Lightroom-style controls.

INSTALL
START IN 5 MINUTES ↓
The RAWmakase Develop view: a Chicago skyline photo in the centre, curve, colour mixer and grading panels on the right, and a filmstrip below.
The RAWmakase Develop view: a Chicago skyline photo in the centre, curve, colour mixer and grading panels on the right, and a filmstrip below.

TESIGN TAKE

It is non-destructive: it never writes to your original photos or Lightroom catalog.

Activity and discovery evidence
★ 166▲ +2 / 7d▲ 8 HNDaily star increases over 14 days. Hollow bars mean no data. The last day may be partial.2026-09-18 no data2026-09-19 no data2026-09-20 no data2026-09-21 no data2026-09-22 no data2026-09-23 no data2026-09-24 no data2026-09-25 no data2026-09-26 no data2026-09-27 no data2026-09-28 no data2026-09-29 +22026-09-30 no data2026-10-01 no datalargest one-day increase in the 14 days+2last 14 days · stars per dayhollow = no data

166 stars · checked on GitHub GitHub check 39 h late · 7-day +2 observed via GH Archive (as of ) · 8 Show HN points observed

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AT A GLANCE

LICENSE
MIT
USAGE
Use, change and redistribute, commercially too. Keep the notice.
LANGUAGE
Rust
PLATFORM
macos · windows · linux
ACTIVITY
last commit 1 day ago () · latest release [unconfirmed]
COMMUNITY
contributors [unconfirmed] · open issues [unconfirmed] · made by: [unconfirmed] Reference time unavailable
SOURCES
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FIRST SEEN
CATEGORY
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A summary, not legal advice.

WHY IT MATTERS

Working on RAW photos often means a subscription app. RAWmakase opens RAW files from almost every current camera, develops them with Lightroom-style controls and exports JPEG or 16-bit TIFF.

BUILD FROM THIS

  • White balance, exposure and tone, curves, an HSL colour mixer, three-way grading, denoise and sharpening, crop and lens corrections. It imports ratings, flags, keywords and compatible settings from a Lightroom Classic catalog without writing to the original.

WHO IT'S FOR

Photographers who shoot RAW and want to edit without a subscription.

START IN 5 MINUTES

# Download the latest version from the repository or rawmakase.com and install it.

CAVEATS

  • A personal project in active development that aims for close, not exact, Lightroom parity. Sigma Foveon, Leica Monochrom and already-demosaiced linear DNGs are not supported, and spot removal and masks are experimental.

RECEIPT

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