Exposure + Highlights Improvements
As some of you know from the discussions on GitHub, I've never been fully happy with the Exposure and Highlights sliders. While they were mathematically correct, they just didn't look good. The highlights slider would dull the image without revealing any detail, and the exposure slider would oversaturate / overexpose everything without a nice, realistic rolloff.
This was a really hard to fix, but I'm happy to say I've finally landed on a solution that looks and feels so much better.
Exposure +3 stops (left is old, right is new): Exposure -3 stops (left is old, right is new): Highlights are now recovered beautifully (left is old, right is new):Here's a quick comparison
Watermarking Support
I'm excited to add a much-requested feature: Watermarking! In the export panel, you can now add your own logo or branding to your images. I've tried to make it as flexible as possible, giving you full control over the position, anchor, scale, spacing, and opacity.
Best of all, you get a live preview to see exactly how your watermark will look on the final image before you hit export.
Other improvements:
- Various bug fixes & better crash handling
- Thumbnails in the filmstrip now update much more smoothly.
What to Download
| OS | Architecture | Format | Download Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | x64 | .exe
| RapidRAW for Windows |
| macOS (Apple Silicon) | ARM64 | .dmg
| RapidRAW for macOS ARM |
| macOS (Intel) | x64 | .dmg
| RapidRAW for macOS x64 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 | x86_64 | .deb
| RapidRAW for Ubuntu 22.04 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 | x86_64 | .deb
| RapidRAW for Ubuntu 24.04 |
For other platforms and formats (ARM builds, RPM, AppImage, etc.), check the full asset list below.
Running on macOS and Windows
Because RapidRAW is not yet code-signed, both macOS and Windows may show warnings when you try to run the app.
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On macOS:
You’ll need to remove the quarantine flag after installation:xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/RapidRAW.app
Without this step, macOS may report the app as "corrupted."
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On Windows:
When launching the app, you may see a Windows Defender SmartScreen warning.- Click "More info" → "Run anyway" to continue.