LibRaw

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]

DevelopersIliah Borg,^{[1][self-published source?][2]} Alex Tutubalin^[2]

Stable release

0.22.2^[3]  / 16 July 2026; 36 days ago (16 July 2026)

Written inC++

Operating systemWindows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD

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LibRaw
Developers	Iliah Borg,[1][self-published source?][2] Alex Tutubalin[2]
Stable release	0.22.2[3]  / 16 July 2026; 36 days ago (16 July 2026)
Written in	C++
Operating system	Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD
License	GNU LGPL 2.1
Website	www.libraw.org
Repository	github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw

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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]