# RawTherapee/RawTherapee

A powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program

Repository: https://github.com/RawTherapee/RawTherapee
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rawtherapee
Homepage: https://rawtherapee.com
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: rawtherapee, photography, raw
Last push: 2026-08-26T06:23:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 63, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4040, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 38, "gap_med": 424, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4134, forks 412 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:36.109643+00:00)

## What it is
RawTherapee is a free, cross-platform raw photo processing program for developing images from digital cameras, written in C++ with a GTK front-end. It offers advanced demosaicing, non-destructive 32-bit floating-point editing, and support for HDR DNG and standard image formats.

## Use cases
- develop raw files from my camera
- convert raw photos to jpeg with high quality
- edit photos non-destructively for free
- process HDR DNG images
- batch edit and export photos
- learn digital imaging and color science
- use raw editor as GIMP plugin

## When to choose
- you need best-in-class demosaicing and fine-grained raw development control
- you want free, open-source, cross-platform raw processing
- you are an enthusiast or semi-pro photographer focused on image quality

## When to avoid
- you need digital asset management, printing, or photo uploading built in
- you want a simple one-click photo editor
- you need an all-in-one workflow like Lightroom

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, gui
- domain: photography, image-processing, media, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: raw-photo-editing, demosaicing, non-destructive-editing, hdr, gimp-plugin, photo-development, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- RawTherapee/RawTherapee (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.109643+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 2026-08-29T18:23:02.067905+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RawTherapee/RawTherapee (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.109643+00:00, sha 66ccc6ed3f5f)
  - homepage: https://rawtherapee.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:14:14.108943+00:00, sha bcbaaee94d58)
  - site_page: https://rawpedia.rawtherapee.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:14:14.117962+00:00, sha 9976d5e5e325)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.