RawTherapee is a powerful, cross-platform raw photo processing system, released as Free Software (GPLv3). It is designed for developing raw files from a broad range of digital cameras and targeted at users ranging from enthusiast newcomers who wish to broaden their understanding of how digital imaging works to professional photographers.
RawTherapee provides a powerful suite of tools for you to produce amazing photos and showcase your creativity.
RawTherapee benefits users who take the time to learn what it can do. Luckily the community is quite welcoming and helpful! Check out the Forum, read up on RawPedia, and ask questions - there's always something neat to learn! :)
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Multiple custom external editors can be added and the external editor can be chosen in the Editor tab.
The Favorites tab can be configured in Preferences. An option to display Favorite tools in their original location has been added.
Metadata is now handled by Exiv2. CR3 metadata is supported.
When saving images in the TIFF file format, there is a new option to use the BigTIFF format.
The DCP and LCP file paths saved to processing profiles have better interoperability between Windows and Linux, and between different computers.
The Tone Equalizer in Local Adjustments is now also available in the Exposure tab. They have a new Pivot adjuster to shift the range of affected tones. The Tone Equalizer in the Exposure tab can display a tonal map for visualizing the tones.
The ICC profiles in the user configuration directory are recognized.
The language selection in Preferences now show all language names in their own language.
The Lensfun database directory can be changed in Preferences.
The color pickers in Film Negative (Color tab) now have adjustable size.
Dynamic Profile Rules now has a File path filter.
The context menu for images (File Browser tab) received a new option to sort images by name, date, rank, color label, or EXIF.
The Flat-Field tool (Raw tab) has a new From Metadata option for applying DNG gain maps.
Temporary files generated by the external editor feature now have more private file permissions.
The Color Appearance Lighting tool (Advanced tab) received various improvements.
The Abstract Profile in the Color Management tool (Color tab) received a Gamut control option.
The L*a*b* Adjustments (Exposure tab) and Local Adjustments (Local tab) tools received improvements to the Avoid color shift option.
The Highlight reconstruction in the Exposure tool (Exposure tab) has a new Inpaint Opposed method that usually offers better reconstructed details than the Blend method and higher reliability compared to the Color Propagation method.
The Temperature correlat