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dcrawRawTherapee
Free

Free software; the author asks users to credit the code.

 Free

Free and open source under GPLv3.

Command line Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Decodes RAW photos from many camera models
  • Extracts embedded thumbnails and displays metadata
  • Non-destructive 32-bit floating point processing engine
  • Two demosaicing algorithms can be applied to the same image
  • Supports camera RAW photos, not scanner RAW images.
  • The project itself says it benefits users who take the time to learn it
  • No library or catalogue management; it develops files, it does not organise them
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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