LibRaw explained

LibRaw is a free and open-source software library for reading raw files from digital cameras. It supports virtually all raw formats. It is based on the source code of dcraw, with modifications,^[4] and "is intended for embedding in raw converters, data analyzers, and other programs using raw files as the initial data."^[5]

LibRaw is available for Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD.^[6] It is included in many Linux distributions such as Arch Linux,^[7] Debian,^[8] Fedora,^[9] Gentoo Linux,^[10] openSUSE,^[11] Slackware^[12] and Ubuntu.^[13]

Software incorporating LibRaw includes Affinity Photo,^[14] digiKam,^[15] EasyHDR,^[16] gThumb,^[17] Gwenview, IrfanView,^[18] KStars, OpenImageIO,^[19] Siril,^[20] and Topaz Studio.^[21]

See also

• Camera Image File Format
• DevIL
• Digital Negative
• List of cameras supporting a raw format
• ORF format

Notes and References

1. Book: The Complete Guide to SonyÍs RX1R II Camera . Ross Warner . Gary L. Friedman . 2016 . . 9781329824010 . 28 . B&W .
2. "Sony raw files: advanced technology guide", What Digital Camera, 26 December 2015. Accessed 2 February 2018.
3. Web site: Releases - LibRaw/LibRaw. 4 May 2024. GitHub.
4. Web site: 12 February 2018. LibRaw Project Goals and Objectives. www.libraw.org.
5. Web site: LibRaw: raw images decoder library | LibRaw. www.libraw.org.
6. Web site: 12 February 2018. Download. www.libraw.org.
7. Web site: 12 February 2018. Arch Linux - libraw 0.18.11-1 (x86_64). www.archlinux.org.
8. Web site: 12 February 2018. Debian -- Package Search Results -- libraw. packages.debian.org.
9. Web site: 12 February 2018. RPM resource LibRaw. rpmfind.net.
10. Web site: 12 February 2018. media-libs/libraw – Gentoo Packages. packages.gentoo.org.
11. Web site: 12 February 2018. openSUSE Software. software.opensuse.org.
12. Web site: 12 February 2018. SlackBuilds.org - LibRaw. slackbuilds.org.
13. Web site: 12 February 2018. libraw package : Ubuntu. launchpad.net.
14. Web site: 3 November 2023. Supported raw formats in Affinity Photo V2. affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/. 19 September 2022 .
15. Web site: 12 February 2018. About. www.digikam.org.
16. Web site: Bartlomiej. Okonek. 12 February 2018. easyHDR version history. www.easyhdr.com.
17. Web site: 12 February 2018. GNOME/gthumb. GitHub.
18. Web site: 2021-07-05. History of IrfanView changes/versions. www.irfanview.com.
19. Web site: 12 February 2018. OpenImageIO/oiio. GitHub.
20. Web site: FA / Siril. GitLab. en. 2018-12-15.
21. Web site: 12 February 2018. Topaz Studio Changelog. Topaz Studio Help Center.