Develop your RAW photos.
Free, forever, on any platform.
PhotoFlare Lens opens RAW files from 700+ cameras instantly, gives you a full non-destructive develop pipeline, and saves your edits to XMP sidecars - without ever touching the original file.
Free. Permanently. No account required.
A complete develop workflow, right in your viewer.
Everything you need to cull, review, and develop RAW photos - without launching a full image editor.
RAW Decoding via LibRaw
Supports 700+ camera models from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic, and more. 16-bit pipeline throughout for maximum quality.
Non-Destructive Develop
Exposure, white balance, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, and clarity - all parametric. Your RAW file is never modified.
Tone Curve Editor
Interactive RGB master curve plus individual R, G, B channel curves. Click and drag control points for precise tonal control.
Colour Grading
Per-range hue, saturation, and luminance controls for shadows, midtones, and highlights. Fine-tune the mood of any image.
Crop & Straighten
Parametric crop with aspect-ratio presets. Horizon straighten with auto-fill crop. Auto-straighten from image content.
XMP Sidecars
Develop settings save to industry-standard .xmp sidecar files. Interoperable with Lightroom and darktable for common fields.
Live Histogram
RGB overlay histogram updates in real time as you move sliders. Spot blown highlights and crushed shadows at a glance.
EXIF Panel
Camera, lens, shutter, aperture, ISO, focal length, date, and GPS - all surfaced from the file with no cloud lookup required.
Export to JPEG, PNG, TIFF
Render your developed image to any standard format with quality and resize controls. 16-bit TIFF export for maximum fidelity.
Keyboard-First Navigation
Arrow keys to move between images in a folder. Before/after toggle with \. Zoom and pan without leaving the keyboard.
Standard Formats Too
Opens JPEG, PNG, TIFF, WebP, and BMP in addition to RAW. One viewer for your whole photo library.
Cross-Platform
Native builds for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Dark UI by default. Built on Qt 6 - fast and lightweight.
Works with the camera you already own
Powered by LibRaw - the industry-standard RAW decoding library used by darktable, RawTherapee, and digiKam.
Need layers, brushes, and full pixel editing?
PhotoFlare Lens includes a one-click Edit in Studio button. When you're ready for more - compositing, retouching, painting - Studio opens your developed image instantly, no export step needed.