# RAWmakase

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

- Page: https://tesign.com/en/item/rawmakase/
- JSON: https://tesign.com/en/item/rawmakase/index.json
- Korean Markdown: https://tesign.com/item/rawmakase/index.md
- Generated: 2026-10-02 03:18 UTC

## Numbers

- 166 stars — checked on GitHub 2026-09-30 11:44 UTC
- 7-day +2 observed via GH Archive (as of 2026-10-01 22:00 UTC)
- 8 Show HN points — observed 2026-10-01 07:05 UTC
- Star total = the value last checked on GitHub (stars_checked_at) + increases observed via GH Archive since. The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours.

## AT A GLANCE

- LICENSE: MIT (permissive) — https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html
- USAGE: Use, change and redistribute, commercially too. Keep the notice.
- OPEN SOURCE: YES
- LANGUAGE: Rust
- PLATFORM: macos · windows · linux
- CATEGORY: DESIGN
- Tags: 사진 · raw · 편집기 · 오픈소스
- How to start: Install to use
- SOURCES: Show HN https://github.com/pch/rawmakase
- INSTALL: https://rawmakase.com/

## ACTIVITY

- Last commit: 2026-09-30 11:39 UTC
- Latest release: [unconfirmed]
- Contributors: [unconfirmed]
- Open issues (incl. PRs): [unconfirmed]
- Made by: [unconfirmed]
- Checked on GitHub: 2026-09-30 11:44 UTC

## Signals and evidence

- NEW · 1h OLD WHEN SEEN

## TESIGN TAKE

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

## 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

- FIRST SEEN BY TESIGN: 2026-09-30 10:44 UTC
- AT SOURCE: 2026-09-30 09:35 UTC
- KEPT: 2026-10-02 03:18 UTC
- Published on TESIGN: 2026-10-02 03:18 UTC
- Text last updated: 2026-10-02 03:18 UTC

## How to read this

- This file was produced by the same build, from the same data, as the tesign.com item page. The text is editorial; the numbers are stored observations.
- null in the JSON means not observed — never zero. The Markdown writes [unconfirmed] for it.
- Star total = the value last checked on GitHub (stars_checked_at) + increases observed via GH Archive since. The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours.
- A summary, not legal advice.

[Image] https://tesign.com/img/rawmakase-f387c61cbb.png