ON1 Photo RAW 2026.5.2 v20.5.2.19304 — Mac version

You’ve just pulled a batch of raw files off your camera and want to cull, tweak, and finish them without hopping between three different apps. ON1 Photo RAW is built for that kind of session — browsing, layered edits, and effects under one roof.

Culling and organising

The local browser keeps your folder structure intact while you rate and filter. No catalog to import into, just point it at a drive and start.

Layered editing and effects

The layered editor handles the heavy lifting, and the built-in effects module gives you looks you’d normally chase in a separate plug-in. Filters feel quicker in this build, and new lens profiles clean up distortion and vignetting for cameras that weren’t covered before.

Sharing and finishing

Export presets and resize tools get your shots out to clients or galleries without fuss. Because everything runs on your own machine, you’re not waiting on uploads.

Cull, layer, and batch-export a full wedding before your coffee gets cold

Wedding and event photographers who shoot hundreds of frames in a day get the most mileage. You can cull on the sofa with the built-in browser, dip into layers for the hero shots, and batch-export proofs — all before you'd normally finish importing into a catalog-based app. Studio portrait shooters who rely on frequency separation and local adjustments appreciate not launching a separate pixel editor.

Hobbyists upgrading from a free raw developer find the effects module a proper playground. You get film grain, glow, and vintage looks without hunting down on1 photo raw presets free download packs. Landscape photographers benefit from the new lens profiles flattening horizons and fixing barrel distortion on wide-angle glass that older versions ignored.

From SD card to star ratings while the kettle boils

1. Insert the SD card and point the browser at it. Thumbnails build quickly, and you mark keepers with star ratings while the kettle boils.
2. Pick a raw file that needs work. The Develop module opens with basic tone and colour sliders. Pull back blown highlights on a wedding dress, lift shadows under a tree — all non-destructive.
3. Switch to the layered editor to clone out a stray crisp packet from the grass. You add a curves adjustment layer above the background, mask it roughly with the brush, and feather the edge.
4. Head into Effects for the final mood. Stack a subtle glow and a vignette, dial both back to about 30%, and save it as a preset for the rest of the set.
5. Copy adjustments across the other keepers, then queue a batch export at 2048 pixels long edge. By the time you've made a second brew, the gallery is ready to send.

Drag layered PSDs to Affinity Photo while keeping your Finder folder system

ON1 Photo RAW sits as the hub. You might still use Finder tags for client folders and Spotlight to hunt old shoots — the browser respects whatever folder system you already have. Drag a layered PSD out to Affinity Photo for detailed compositing, or hand a finished TIFF to a print lab's uploader.

The app plays nicely with macOS colour management. If you've calibrated your display with a Spyder or i1Display, the profile carries through to the soft-proof view. Quick Look integration means you can preview exported JPEGs with a tap of the spacebar without bouncing back into the app. And because it runs natively on Apple Silicon, the fans stay quiet even while chewing through a stack of 45-megapixel raws.

One practical tip: keep your effects presets in a folder synced via iCloud or Dropbox if you move between a desktop and a MacBook. The app reads them from wherever you point it, so you're never rebuilding a look you dialled in last week.

• Faster filter performance when applying effects
• New lens profiles added for wider camera support

• macOS 13 Ventura or later
• Works on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs