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RawTherapee for macOS
Develop camera RAW photos on Mac with non-destructive color, detail and local adjustments. RawTherapee is free and open source; this download is the universal macOS package.
- Operating system
- macOS Tahoe 26.0+ on Apple Silicon; macOS Monterey 12.0+ on Intel
- Architecture
- Universal: Apple Silicon and Intel x86_64
- Download package
- ZIP containing a DMG
Install RawTherapee.app in /Applications without renaming or moving it. Screenshot illustrates the cross-platform editor; its exact OS and build are not verified.
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What is RawTherapee?
RawTherapee develops camera RAW files with a non-destructive, 32-bit floating-point processing engine. It suits photographers who want control over demosaicing, color and detail rather than a simple preset-only workflow. Local adjustments let you refine selected areas of a photo, while crop guides and lens geometry controls help with framing.
Version 5.13 adds refinements to gamut compression, selective editing, denoising and capture sharpening. Its default working profile changes to Rec2020; ProPhoto remains available, but switching profiles can change the behavior of tools such as Exposure and RGB Curves.
The universal Mac download is a ZIP containing a DMG. The publisher requires macOS Tahoe 26.0 or newer on Apple Silicon, or macOS Monterey 12.0 or newer on Intel. Unzip the package, open the DMG and place RawTherapee.app in /Applications. Do not rename or relocate it: the publisher says the app refuses to start elsewhere. The accompanying screenshot is a publisher-provided illustration of the cross-platform editor, not a verified capture of version 5.13 on macOS.
What it offers
- Develop RAW photographs with non-destructive, 32-bit floating-point processing.
- Adjust color and detail with demosaicing, gamut compression and color-management tools.
- Refine selected image areas with local adjustments, denoising and sharpening.
- Use crop guides and horizontal or vertical lens-geometry scaling.
Good to know
- Apple Silicon requires macOS Tahoe 26.0 or newer; Intel requires macOS Monterey 12.0 or newer.
- The Mac app must remain named RawTherapee.app in /Applications; the publisher says it will refuse to start elsewhere.
- Changing the working profile from ProPhoto to Rec2020 can change the behavior of tools including Exposure and RGB Curves.
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