RapidRAW
Panels Overview
RapidRAW uses one workspace for browsing and editing. The side panels stay available in both the library and the editor, so you can edit a photo right from the thumbnail grid.
The panels
Each panel has an icon in a tab strip. Hover an icon to see its name.
| Key | Panel | What it's for | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
I |
Info (Metadata) | Camera data, author fields, rating, flags, labels, tags, GPS map. | Metadata |
L |
Sources | Folders, pinned folders, albums and Immich. | Library View |
E |
Export | Format, size, watermark, file names, export. | Export |
| Tethering | Shoot from a connected camera. Only in tethering builds. | Camera Tethering | |
D |
Adjust | Basic, Curves, Color, Details, Effects. | Basic |
R |
Crop | Crop, rotation, perspective, lens correction. | Crop & Transform |
M |
Masks | Local adjustments. | Masks |
K |
Inpaint | Retouching and object removal. | Inpaint |
P |
Presets | Your looks and community presets. | Presets |
Default layout
- Left side: Info, Sources and Export, with the tab strip along the bottom. Sources is open.
- Right side: Adjust, Crop, Masks, Inpaint and Presets, with the tab strip along the right edge. Adjust is open.
- Bottom: the filmstrip (editor) and bottom bar.
Customizing the layout
Everything can be rearranged by dragging the panel icons:
- Reorder: drag an icon along its tab strip. A line shows where it will land.
- Move to the other side: drag an icon onto the other tab strip, or onto the other panel itself.
- Split a side: while dragging, a dashed Split area appears on a side. Drop the icon there to show two panels above each other, for example Metadata on top and Export below, or Adjust on top and Presets below.
- Resize: drag the edge of a side panel (up to 600 px wide). Drag the line between split panels to change their heights. Double-click an edge or divider to reset it.
- Collapse by dragging: drag a side panel narrower than 200 px and it collapses.
The layout is saved automatically. To go back to the default, open Settings → Processing → Data Management and click Reset next to Reset Workspace Layout.
Showing and hiding panels
| What | Shortcut | Button |
|---|---|---|
| Left panel | Ctrl+Shift+B |
Bottom bar, right side |
| Right panel | Ctrl+B |
Bottom bar, right side |
| Filmstrip | Ctrl+J |
Bottom bar, right side |
| Everything (fullscreen) | F |
Editor toolbar |
Pressing a panel's shortcut (or clicking its icon) also opens a collapsed side.
In Settings → General you can turn on Focus Mode, which closes the other panels on a side when you open one.
Show, hide and reorder tools
You can decide which tools appear in the Adjustments panel and in which order. Right-click any section header (for example Color) and choose Customize Panels. There you can:
- Click the eye next to a section or tool to Show in Panel or Hide from Panel.
- Drag sections and tools into a different order.
- Click Reset to Default to undo your changes.
Hidden by default: Chromatic Aberration and Color Calibration. Hiding a tool only removes it from the panel. Values you already set keep working.
Other helpful header actions (right-click a section header):
- Copy / Paste / Reset {Section} Settings for just that section.
- The eye icon on a section or tool header turns that part off for this photo, which is a quick before/after for one tool.
Turn on Tool Focus Mode in Settings if you want only one tool expanded at a time.
How the panels relate
Edits are non-destructive. Every panel writes into the photo's .rrdata sidecar file, and the image is always rendered fresh from the original file. The order in which you use the panels doesn't matter: RapidRAW always applies the adjustments in its own fixed order.
When you switch photos, all panels update to show that photo's settings. To carry settings to other photos, use Copy & Paste Settings or a preset.
Narrow windows
When the window is taller than it is wide and narrower than about 900 px, RapidRAW switches to a compact layout with the panels below the image, like on a tablet.