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- Homebrew
brew install --cask fastrawviewer
About FastRawViewer
FastRawViewer opens RAW files and renders them on the fly from the raw data instead of showing the embedded JPEG previews. You see the image the way a RAW converter will read it, so you can sort and cull a shoot based on the real exposure and focus.
Its RAW-based tools include a RAW histogram, RAW statistics, Shadow Boost, Highlight Inspection, Focus Peaking and per-channel view. It also offers exposure compensation, white balance and contrast curves as preliminary adjustments, which Adobe converters read and apply. It suits photographers who shoot RAW and want to cull before importing.
Strengths
- Renders the actual RAW data rather than embedded JPEG previews
- RAW histogram, RAW statistics and highlight inspection for judging exposure
- Focus peaking and per-channel view for culling
- Adjustments are read by Adobe converters
Limitations
- Paid software with no free tier
- A viewer and culling tool, not a full RAW editor
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPaid software from LibRaw, sold individually or in bundles with seasonal discounts.
- License
- Proprietary (Proprietary)
- Developer
- LibRaw
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- RAW shooters who need to cull and rate large shoots before editing
- Categories
- Photo tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to FastRawViewer
Compare allSoftware that can replace FastRawViewer for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Photo Mechanic
A fast photo browser for ingesting, culling, captioning and exporting large batches of images.
Photo Mechanic is paid software for Windows and macOS focused on fast ingest, culling, captioning and keyword metadata, but it previews images rather than rendering the RAW data itself.
Excire Foto
An AI photo organizer for Windows and macOS that tags, searches and culls local photo libraries.
Excire Foto culls with AI, flagging closed eyes or missing smiles, and adds AI tagging and search for a local library on Windows and macOS, paid after the trial.
Aftershoot
Desktop AI software that culls, edits and retouches large photo shoots in a photographer's own style.
Aftershoot automatically culls thousands of images and applies AI editing profiles on Windows and macOS, using a subscription rather than manual RAW histogram inspection.
nomacs
A fast image viewer that opens RAW and PSD files and can show the same picture in two synchronised windows.
nomacs is a free, open-source viewer for Windows, macOS and Linux that opens RAW files, though RAW support depends on build libraries and it lacks RAW histograms and focus peaking.
XnView MP
Views, converts and organises images in more than five hundred formats, free for personal use.
XnView MP reads RAW among five hundred formats on Windows, macOS and Linux with browsing and tagging, free for personal use, but without true RAW data rendering.
FastRawViewer as an alternative
Listings that name FastRawViewer as an alternative.
RawDigger
A raw image analyser that shows the unprocessed sensor data and true raw histogram.
FastRawViewer, from a similar approach, renders actual RAW data with a RAW histogram and highlight inspection, adding focus peaking and culling tools rather than deep sensor analysis.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe's photo organizer and RAW editor with a library synced across desktop, web and mobile.
darktable
A non-destructive raw developer and photo workflow application: a virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers.
RawTherapee
A raw processor built around demosaicing and colour accuracy, with a 32-bit floating point engine and unusually deep controls.
Capture One
Professional RAW photo editor and tethering tool used by studio photographers.
