If you browse developer forums, photography blogs, or desktop app repositories, you may have noticed a striking trend: a sudden wave of new RAW image editors hitting the market. From standalone startups and lightweight indie apps to open-source hobby projects, the modern digital darkroom space is more crowded than it has been in decades. I’veContinue reading “The RAW Revolution: Why Photo Editors Are Multiplying—and Why They All Look the Same”
Tag Archives: Open Source
CalibRaw – An Impressive FREE Lightroom replacement
Here is a comprehensive review of CalibRaw, detailing what it is, who it is designed for, what software it can replace, and the features it offers. It is an exciting new free editing package that might just be suitable for those looking for a Lightroom replacement. Available for Windows, Mac OS and Android, it looksContinue reading “CalibRaw – An Impressive FREE Lightroom replacement”
The Ultimate RapidRaw Resource Centre
It has taken a bit longer than I anticipated, so thank you all for waiting, I am glad to announce a dedicated section to RapidRaw on my OneCameraOneLens website! This will be kept up to date, as will the videos and guides etc that I am constantly putting out there on various websites and groups.Continue reading “The Ultimate RapidRaw Resource Centre”
Darktable 5.6.0 Review
The release of Darktable 5.6.0 marks a massive leap forward for the open-source RAW developer, introducing a highly anticipated, modern toolkit while keeping its privacy-first core intact. Although I have not been using Darktable as my everyday editing software as much as I used to, I still check in on every new pre-release and releaseContinue reading “Darktable 5.6.0 Review”
Why I’ve stopped using Darktable and use RapidRaw.
Long time readers of this website know that I have been quite the advocate for Darktable over the last decade or more. Darktable is free and open source software that is considerably more powerful than a free photo editing program should be. It is something I have relied on for my “me” images (i.e, notContinue reading “Why I’ve stopped using Darktable and use RapidRaw.”