# RapidRAW (open-source image editor)

> RapidRAW is a free, open-source image editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. A beautiful, non-destructive, and GPU-accelerated RAW image editor built with performance in mind. It has 10,372 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at CyberTimon/RapidRAW.

A beautiful, non-destructive, and GPU-accelerated RAW image editor built with performance in mind. RapidRAW is a modern, high-performance alternative to Adobe Lightroom. It delivers a simple, beautiful editing experience in a lightweight package (under 20MB) for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/CyberTimon/RapidRAW |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 10,372 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Website | https://getrapidraw.com |
| Official | no |
| Category | Image editing & photo |
| Latest release | v1.6.5 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub io.github.CyberTimon.RapidRAW
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.CyberTimon.RapidRAW

### AUR (Arch Linux)

Package page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/rapidraw-bin

## Similar desktop apps

- [Aseprite](https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/aseprite): Animated sprite editor & pixel art tool (Windows, macOS, Linux). (39,940 stars, Aseprite EULA, official)
- [PicGo](https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/picgo): The Ultimate Image Uploader for Efficient Creators. (27,320 stars, MIT)
- [Photocraft](https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/photocraft): An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop in pure Rust. (18,600 stars, Apache-2.0)
- [PhotoGIMP](https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/photogimp): A Patch for GIMP 3+ for Photoshop Users. (18,322 stars, GPL-3.0)
- [darktable](https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/darktable): darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. (13,221 stars, GPL-3.0, official)
- [Krita](https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/krita): Krita is a free and open source cross-platform application that offers an end-to-end solution for creating digital art files from scratch built on the KDE and Qt frameworks. (10,494 stars, GPL-3.0, official)

---

Canonical page: https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/rapidraw
Source: appsgit (https://appsgit.com), the app store for github. Data from the GitHub API, refreshed nightly.
Machine access: JSON API https://appsgit.com/api/v1/apps (OpenAPI: https://appsgit.com/openapi.json), MCP server https://mcp.appsgit.com/mcp, full index https://appsgit.com/llms-full.txt.