What good software is available for editing RAW photo files?

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I have a DSLR (Canon 550D) and since I'm taking my first steps in the world of RAW photography I don't know which would be a good program to use to edit these files. I've tried digiKam and GIMP but wasn't satisfied. I'm sure there must be better software out there...

Look at "4 Great Tools For Editing RAW Photos In Linux" - http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-great-tools-editing-raw-photos-linux/ — , Feb 08 '12 at 20:55

score 20 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 25 '23 at 12:35

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Have a look at Darktable. It's an excellent RAW editor. To install Darktable in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu open the terminal and type:

sudo apt install darktable

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score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 18 '12 at 17:34

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I like rawtherapee. You may want to give it a shot. There is also UFRaw, but I personally don't like it as much.

In terminal:

sudo apt-get install rawtherapee

and

sudo apt-get install ufraw

respectively.

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answered Feb 08 '12 at 21:30

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 14 '17 at 21:18

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The Gimp. To install it run:

sudo apt-get install gimp

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answered Feb 08 '12 at 20:57

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Thanks Jaen, but I've already been using the GIMP, Picasa and also digiKam. I was thinking about perhaps something unpopular, but better for this use. – the_midget_17 Feb 08 '12 at 21:06
Gimp doesnt support raw files directly. You need to convert to a compatible format – Tejas Kale Dec 13 '16 at 13:56

What good software is available for editing RAW photo files?

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