Observed arrival · 2026-09-06

RawHour, the one-file RAW darkroom

rawhour.com Observed source

Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A free Windows RAW photo editor with GPU processing, non-destructive edits, masks, retouching, lens profiles, colour management, and a catalogue.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-06 issue.

Field notes

RawHour stores adjustments in sidecars rather than modifying the original image, and anchors masks, retouch spots, and crops to source-image coordinates. Its catalogue indexes opened folders for searches by name, camera, lens, or keyword, with collections and smart collections. The page lists support for CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF, ORF, RW2, DNG, PEF, and SRW files, alongside JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and WEBP.

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