Alternatives to Imaging Edge Desktop

Sony's desktop software for developing RAW files, browsing images and tethered shooting with Sony cameras. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Imaging Edge Desktop.

  • Capture One

    Professional RAW photo editor and tethering tool used by studio photographers.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Capture One is a paid Windows and macOS RAW editor with tethered shooting favoured by studio photographers, supporting more than Sony cameras but with a steeper learning curve.

  • Adobe Lightroom

    Adobe's photo organizer and RAW editor with a library synced across desktop, web and mobile.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWeb

    Adobe Lightroom is a subscription RAW editor and organizer that syncs a library across desktop, web and mobile, working with many cameras but without tethering noted.

  • darktable

    A non-destructive raw developer and photo workflow application: a virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    darktable is a free GPL-3.0 raw developer for Windows, macOS and Linux with wide camera support and a managed library, but it has a steep learning curve.

  • RawTherapee

    A raw processor built around demosaicing and colour accuracy, with a 32-bit floating point engine and unusually deep controls.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    RawTherapee is a free, open-source raw processor with a 32-bit engine and deep demosaicing controls on Windows, macOS and Linux, with no catalogue management or tethering.

  • DxO PhotoLab

    Desktop raw photo processing software known for its noise reduction and automatic optical corrections.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    DxO PhotoLab is paid Windows and macOS raw software known for strong noise reduction and automatic lens corrections from camera and lens profiles.

  • SILKYPIX Developer Studio

    A Japanese RAW developer for desktop computers with detailed color, tone and noise reduction controls.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    SILKYPIX Developer Studio is a paid, one-time-purchase RAW developer supporting cameras from many manufacturers, with fine colour, tone and noise reduction controls.

  • ON1 Photo RAW

    A raw photo editor and organizer with layers, masks, effects and AI tools, sold without subscription.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    ON1 Photo RAW is a paid Windows and macOS raw editor and organizer with layers, masks and AI noise reduction, sold as a one-time purchase.

  • RapidRAW

    Develop camera RAW images in a GPU-accelerated editor.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    RapidRAW is a free AGPL-3.0 GPU-accelerated RAW editor for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android that keeps edits non-destructive but needs compatible graphics hardware.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.