RapidRaw – An Open Source Alternative To Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom is a resource hog. It has been for nearly a decade, to the best of my recollection. It didn't matter what spec-ed out Mac or Windows system I had; even seemingly basic touchups to photos, especially raw ones, would cause my RAM usage to spike.

Don't even get me started on what happens when you try to bulk export images. I once had to even cold boot my system when I accidentally turned on face recognition for the first time; the system fans began revving so crazily, I thought the whole thing would blow up. .

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2025-7-9 10:00