REDLIGHT
A fast, lightweight RAW image editor for photographers and artists.
📦 v1.4.0
📅 March 2026
🐧 Linux
🪟 Windows
- Non-destructive editing — make changes without altering your original RAW files
- Supports 35+ RAW formats — DNG, NEF, CR2, ARW, CR3, ORF, RAF, and many more
- Advanced color adjustments — exposure, white balance, highlights, shadows
- Per-image editing — each image remembers its own adjustment settings
- Batch editing and exporting — process multiple images at once using multiple CPU cores
- Copy/paste adjustments — Ctrl+C to copy, Ctrl+V to paste across selections
- Auto-adjust — let RedLight compute optimal settings, then fine-tune from there
- Modular UI — tear off panels, resize and reposition for your workflow
- Customizable themes — dark/light mode with custom accent colors
- Lightweight and fast — runs efficiently without hogging system resources
.cr2, .arw, .dng, .ari, .cr3, .crw, .cs1, .bay, .eip, .erf, .cxi, .raf, .gpr, .3fr, .fff, .kc2, .dcr, .k25, .kdc, .mos, .rwl, .mfw, .mef, .mdc, .mrw, .nef, .nrw, .orf, .rw2, .pef, .iiq, .raw, .rwz, .j6i, .srw, .x3f, .sr2, .srf
v1.4.0
- Per-image editing — adjustments saved per image with aqua indicator dot
- Batch editing with multi-select (Ctrl+Click, Shift+Click)
- Copy/paste adjustments (Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V / Ctrl+R)
- Auto-adjust integration — compute optimal settings then fine-tune
- Smart export — edited images use saved settings, clean images export as-is
- Fixed crash when rapidly resizing thumbnails
- Improved thumbnail worker management
This product is in active development. Most features are working but expect the potential for crashes and performance issues. These are being addressed in future releases.
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.