FlashRAW

Go through the whole card. Keep the moments.

FlashRAW opens a folder of RAW files straight from the card — no import, no catalog — and shows each photo the moment you press the arrow key. Rate, label, and send the keepers on.

macOS · Windows · 14 days free · no account needed

FlashRAW's grid showing a folder of RAW photos from many camera brands

114 RAW files from dozens of cameras. Sample photos: raw.pixls.us (CC0).

From card to editor in three moves

The same order you already work in, without waiting on each photo.

  1. Open the folder

    Point FlashRAW at the card or the job folder. Thumbnails come from the previews already inside each RAW, so there's nothing to import.

  2. Mark

    Stars, color labels and 100% zoom, all from the keyboard. Marks go into XMP sidecars next to each RAW.

  3. Deliver

    Copy the keepers with their XMP to your editing folder, or export JPGs for a quick preview.

Built for weddings and events

Thousands of frames, several bodies, one evening to get through them.

Focus check

Flags frames where the focus clearly missed, so you look twice before keeping them. It runs in the background and pauses while you browse.

One photo per burst

Show only one frame of each sequence to move through bursts faster, then open the sequence to choose.

Several cameras, one timeline

Sort by capture time across bodies and correct a camera whose clock was off.

Works with your editor

Ratings and labels are standard XMP: Lightroom and Photo Mechanic read them, and FlashRAW keeps their fields intact.

Your photos stay with you

Everything runs on your computer. FlashRAW never uploads photos.

Your cameras

Canon CR3 and CR2, Nikon NEF, Sony ARW, Fujifilm RAF, Panasonic, Leica, DNG and more.

A photo open in FlashRAW's viewer

Pricing

Try everything free for 14 days. Prices appear in your currency; Paddle handles payment, taxes and invoices.

Perpetual license

$49

Pay once and keep FlashRAW 1.x, with every 1.x update. The next major version is a paid upgrade.

Yearly

$39 / year

Always the latest version while subscribed. Cancel any time.

Monthly

$5 / month

For the busy season. Cancel any time.

Download

The full app, free for 14 days. Enter your license key in Ajuda › Licença… when you buy.

First launch

Mac: open the .dmg and drag FlashRAW to Applications. The first time, macOS says it can't verify the developer: open System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.

Windows: unzip and run FlashRAW.exe. If SmartScreen appears, click More info › Run anyway.