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Capture One vs ART: catalog facts
Capture One	ART
Paid Commercial software, sold as a license or subscription.	Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…
Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Tethered shooting support favored by studio photographers Precise RAW and color handling	It keeps RawTherapee's processing quality while cutting the number of controls, which makes the same raw engine much…
Paid software, often priced higher than mainstream RAW editors Steeper learning curve for casual users	Trading away controls means less fine adjustment than RawTherapee, and it has no library or cataloguing features.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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