Batch Export

Once you've edited a set of photos, export them all in one go with consistent settings.

1. Select the photos

In the Library view, select the photos you want:

Ctrl+A to select all in the current folder.
Ctrl+Click to add/remove individuals.
Shift+Click for a range.
Filter by rating ("3 stars and above") or color label first to narrow the selection.

2. Open the Export panel

Press E (works in the editor too, it'll act on the multi-selection from the library).

3. Pick a format

Format	Best for	Notes
JPEG	Web, social, client previews	Quality slider 0–100. Most-compatible.
PNG	Lossless, transparency, screenshots	Larger files than JPEG.
TIFF	Print, archival, further editing	Lossless. Optionally compressed.
WebP	Modern web	Smaller than JPEG at the same visual quality.
JPEG XL	Future-proof archival, very high quality	Limited support outside modern browsers.
AVIF	Modern web, very small files	Newer codec; encoder is slower.
CUBE LUT	Re-using your edit as a 3D LUT	Exports the color/tone pipeline as a `.cube` file you can use in video apps.

For web: JPEG quality 80 or WebP quality 80 are sensible defaults. For client delivery: JPEG quality 90+ if file size doesn't matter, JPEG quality 80 if it does.

4. Resize (optional)

Toggle Resize to scale exports down. Options:

Width / height in pixels (longest edge or specific dimension).
Percentage of original.
Don't enlarge checkbox, prevents upscaling smaller originals.

For Instagram-ready: 2160 px on the long edge. For web galleries: 2048 px. For full-size client delivery: leave Resize off.

5. Filename template

The filename is built from a template using these tokens:

Token	Expands to
`{original_filename}`	The original file's basename without extension.
`{sequence}`	An incrementing number (with optional padding like `{sequence:04d}`).
`{YYYY}` `{MM}` `{DD}`	Capture date components from EXIF.
`{hh}` `{mm}`	Capture hour and minute.

Example: wedding-{YYYY}-{MM}-{DD}-{sequence:03d} produces wedding-2026-04-12-001.jpg, …-002.jpg, etc.

6. Output folder & structure

Choose a destination folder. Optionally:

Preserve folder structure, replicates the source-folder hierarchy at the destination. Useful when exporting from a tree of dated subfolders.
Open folder when done, jumps to the output folder in your file manager once export finishes.

7. Metadata options

Option	Default	Behavior
Keep metadata	On	Embed EXIF (camera, lens, capture date, copyright) in the exported file.
Strip GPS	Off	Remove GPS coordinates only. Recommended for any public-facing export.
Preserve timestamps	Off	Set the file's timestamp from the EXIF capture date instead of the export time.
Export masks separately	Off	Save each mask as a separate image file alongside the export. Useful for compositing.

8. Watermark (optional)

Toggle Watermark to overlay a logo or text on every export.

Control	What it does
Image	Choose a PNG (transparent background works best).
Position	Anchor to corner, edge, or center.
Scale	Resize relative to the photo.
Opacity	Fade the watermark.

9. Hit Export

RapidRAW shows a progress indicator. Multi-photo exports run in parallel where the GPU supports it. The full pipeline (decode → adjust → resize → encode) runs on every photo without writing intermediate files.

While export runs, you can keep editing, exports happen in the background.

10. Export presets

Once you've configured an export setup you'll reuse, save it as an Export preset. The next time, pick the preset from the dropdown, all options pre-fill.

Common presets to keep around:

"Web 2048 JPEG 80", 2048 px JPEG quality 80, strip GPS.
"Client full-size", original size, JPEG 92, keep metadata.
"Instagram square", 1080 px JPEG 85, also crop preset.

Tips

Background work: exports continue while you switch photos in the editor.
Sequence numbering persists per export, restart the sequence with a new export.
Filename collisions are handled by appending -1, -2, etc. RapidRAW never overwrites a destination file silently.
For huge batches (thousands), close the editor (return to the library, Escape) to free GPU memory for the export pipeline.