# Imagin RAW

> A fast, lightweight macOS app for RAW photo browsing and culling that replaces Adobe Bridge with native performance.

- **Category:** Photo Management
- **Licence:** MIT
- **Latest version:** v1.1.1
- **Open source:** oss
- **Languages:** Swift, C++
- **Platforms:** Linux, macOS, Build from Source
- **Tags:** Photography, Photo Gallery, Raw, macOS, Photo organization, Swiftui, Photo Culling, Raw Photo, Libraw, Xmp Metadata, Adobe Bridge Alternative, Photoshop, Canon, Lumix, Nikon, Olympus, Sony

## Description

Imagin RAW is a native macOS application built with SwiftUI and LibRaw for photographers who need a fast, lightweight tool to browse, cull, and organize RAW photos without the overhead of Adobe Bridge. It offers multi-root folder browsing with no import step, real-time file system monitoring via FSEvents, rating and color labels written to XMP sidecars or embedded in JPEGs, RAW+JPEG pair deduplication, Spotlight-backed search, SD card ingest with date-based folder organization, duplicate detection, Instagram frame export, video export from photo sequences, and offline client proofing via PDF. The app runs on macOS 14.6+ on both Apple Silicon and Intel, distributed via the Mac App Store, GitHub releases, or source compilation. It is open-source under the MIT license.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://github.com/cristibaluta/imagin-raw)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/cristibaluta/Imagin-Raw)
- [Mac App Store](https://apps.apple.com/ro/app/imagin-raw/id6760548347?mt=12)
- [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/cristibaluta/Imagin-Raw/releases)
- [Issues / Roadmap](https://github.com/cristibaluta/Imagin-Raw/issues)

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