RapidRAW 1.5.9

RapidRAW 1.5.9 by Razvan Serea RapidRAW is a beautiful, non-destructive, GPU‐accelerated RAW image editor designed for speed and simplicity. It uses a lightweight (~30 MB), efficient code base built with Rust, React and Tauri. Ideal for Lightroom workflows, it offers rich editing tools—exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites/blacks, tone curves, HSL mixer, dehaze, vignetting, film grain, sharpening, clarity and noise reduction—processed in real-time on the GPU. Features include intuitive masking (brush, linear, radial, AI-powered subject and foreground detection), generative edit layers (via ComfyUI), 32‐bit precision, and full RAW format support through rawler. RapidRAW also provides library management (folder navigation, ratings, metadata, EXIF viewer), batch operations, export presets (JPEG/PNG/TIFF), sidecar editing (.rrdata), undo/redo history, customizable UI themes, smooth animations, resizable panels, and preset copy/paste. A modern high-performance Lightroom alternative with polished UX and creative tools, RapidRAW brings powerful photo editing to photographers seeking speed, responsive GPU feedback, and streamlined workflows. RapidRAW v1.5.9 release notes: New manual Clone & Heal tools provide precise, full-resolution retouching without relying on AI. AI Inpainting has been significantly improved with better performance, more natural blending, and corrected color handling. Shadows & Blacks processing rewritten for a more realistic, natural-looking tonal roll-off. HDR Merge now includes automatic deghosting, eliminating ghosting artifacts from moving objects. Auto-alignment for HDR brackets delivers sharper results, even with handheld photos. HDR color space issues fixed, preventing severely underexposed merged images. Faster thumbnail loading thanks to optimized native file transfers. Improved overall performance and stability with updated rendering engines. New "Open With" support makes it easy to send images to external editors. Smarter RAW file handling automatically loads embedded JPEG previews for unsupported RAW formats. Clarity & Structure adjustments now produce stronger local contrast effects. Inpainting now works correctly on rotated and flipped images. Fixed copying adjustments directly from the filmstrip. Resolved AI model and LUT download issues affecting Android users. Fixed multiple Windows-specific issues, including off-screen windows and folder export errors. Updated core system components and dependencies for improved security and compatibility. Numerous workflow refinements and bug fixes improve the overall editing experience. [full changelog] Download: RapidRAW 1.5.9 | ARM64 | ~20.0 MB (Open Source) View: RapidRAW Home Page | Screenshot | Other operating systems Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware