# CyberTimon/RapidRAW

A beautiful, non-destructive, and GPU-accelerated RAW image editor built with performance in mind.

Repository: https://github.com/CyberTimon/RapidRAW
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rapidraw
Homepage: https://getrapidraw.com
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: editing, image-processing, masks, raw, color-grading, react, rust, tauri
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:25:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 31
- inputs: {"age_days": 446, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 2, "n_releases_24m": 64}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9617, forks 510 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:36.306648+00:00)

## What it is
RapidRAW is a free, open-source, non-destructive RAW photo editor and image library manager built with Rust, wgpu, React, and Tauri. It offers GPU-accelerated real-time adjustments, AI-powered masking and generative tools, presets, and batch editing in a lightweight cross-platform package.

## Use cases
- edit RAW photos non-destructively
- lightweight Lightroom alternative
- AI subject and sky masking
- batch apply adjustments to many photos
- manage a photo library with ratings and color labels
- generative object removal with local ComfyUI
- apply presets and color grading to images

## When to choose
- you want a fast, free, open-source RAW editor under 20MB
- you need GPU-accelerated real-time editing on Windows, macOS, Linux, or Android
- you want AI masking and optional self-hosted generative AI without cloud lock-in
- you prefer non-destructive edits stored in sidecar files

## When to avoid
- you need deep ecosystem integration or plugin marketplaces like Lightroom's
- you require tethered shooting or advanced catalog features of commercial DAM tools
- you need a mobile-first editing experience beyond Android
- you dislike AGPL-3.0 licensing constraints

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, gui, machine-learning
- domain: photography, image-processing, media, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, rust
- tags: raw-editor, photo-editing, non-destructive, gpu-accelerated, ai-masking, lightroom-alternative, color-grading, presets, batch-editing, comfyui, macos, linux, android, tauri, gpu

## Member repositories
- CyberTimon/RapidRAW (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:36.306648+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:21:52.064736+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CyberTimon/RapidRAW (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:36.306648+00:00, sha ead91fd3c270)
  - homepage: https://getrapidraw.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:21:48.418491+00:00, sha 2613d831d814)
  - site_page: https://getrapidraw.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:21:48.427665+00:00, sha 932fb9ab86fc)
  - site_page: https://getrapidraw.com/docs/productivity/keyboard-shortcuts (fetched 2026-08-29T08:21:48.429588+00:00, sha 052acf762164)
  - site_page: https://getrapidraw.com/docs/other-panels/masks (fetched 2026-08-29T08:21:48.440768+00:00, sha 28cdea9a006a)
  - site_page: https://getrapidraw.com/docs/tutorials/sunset-landscape (fetched 2026-08-29T08:21:48.443281+00:00, sha 3971f9b80120)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.