Free to edit · Mac · RAW

Develop your RAW photos.
Only the controls you need.

Open a photo. Fix the light and colour. Crop, clean up, export. That’s the whole app.

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DMG · macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · Free to edit
Raw Studio
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The idea

Do less. Properly.

The few things you do to every photo. None of the hundreds you don’t.

One window.

Photo in the middle, controls on the right. Nothing to hunt for.

Instant.

Move a slider, the photo moves. Rendered live on the GPU.

Non-destructive.

Edits are settings saved beside the file. Your original never changes.

What’s inside

Everything a photo needs.

Light, colour, geometry, cleanup — done well.

Light & tone

  • Exposure, contrast
  • Highlights, shadows
  • Whites, blacks
  • Tone curve

Colour

  • Temperature, tint
  • Saturation, vibrance
  • Auto tone
  • Black & white

Geometry

  • Crop presets
  • Straighten the horizon
  • Guided perspective
  • Rotate, flip, transform

RAW

  • NEF, CR2/CR3, ARW, DNG, RAF…
  • 16-bit linear, on the GPU
  • JPEG and TIFF too
  • Apple’s RAW engine

Retouch

  • Dust and blemishes
  • Clone and heal
  • No AI
  • Non-destructive

Readouts

  • RGB histogram
  • EXIF from the shot
  • RGB under the cursor
  • Clipping warnings
Every feature earns its place. When in doubt, it stays out.
In order. Every time.
  1. Decode to 16-bit linear
  2. White balance
  3. Exposure
  4. Highlights & shadows
  5. Contrast & colour
  6. Retouch
  7. Crop & straighten
  8. Export
Who's behind it

Made by a photographer, for photographers.

I build software, but I also shoot. Raw Studio is the editor I wanted for my own photos — so it has what a photographer actually reaches for, and little else.

And it keeps growing. New features ship regularly, shaped by what photographers ask for. Missing something? Tell me — the roadmap runs on your feedback.

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Pricing

Editing is free. You pay to export more.

All editing is free and unlimited. Your plan only decides how many photos you export each month, and in which formats and quality.

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Free
€0
  • 5 exports / month
  • JPEG, sRGB
  • One photo at a time
Recommended
Plus
€3,99/ month
€29 / year · save ~40%
  • 40 exports / month
  • + Display P3
  • Batch export + basic metadata
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Pro
€7,99/ month
€59 / year · save ~40%
  • Unlimited exports
  • + PNG/TIFF 16-bit, Adobe RGB, ProPhoto
  • Batch export + full metadata (EXIF/GPS)

Every plan includes the full editor and unlimited non-destructive saving. Full details & FAQ →

Try it.

The editor is free forever. You only pay to export more.

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DMG · macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon & Intel

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