RawTherapee, A RAW Image Editor for GNU Linux/Ubuntu

RAW images need a little processing procedure before they can be edited via a normal image editor. Although the major image suits support it them by default, but if you want a utility that is especially designed for that purpose, then RawTherapee is a must have in GNU Linux.

Main GUI...

So, if you have plugged in a camera that only includes RAW images (yikes! :P) then this is a very powerful tool that can save your day! :).

Main features...

*. Images processing in 16 bit channel mode.

*. Supports high performance demosaicing algorithms (EAHD and HPHD and VNG-4).

*. Crop, re-size, enhance, etc... has a lot of tools out of the box!.

*. Supports various formats such as JPEG, BMP, TIFF.

*. Thumbnail previews of RAW images.

*. Advanced color management... are just a very few to mention.

If you use Ubuntu and want to give it a try, then open your Terminal and enter the below command to install RawTherapee.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rawtherapee/ppa
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install rawtherapee