Metadata & Ratings

The Metadata panel (I) shows everything RapidRAW knows about a photo. Open it from the panel switcher or press I in the editor.

File Information

Shows the filename, file format badge, image dimensions, megapixel count, and capture date and time. If the image is a virtual copy, a VC badge appears next to the format. A faded thumbnail of the image appears as a background. This section is read-only.

Camera Details

A 2×2 grid showing shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and focal length, with the lens model below. Fields show - when no value is present in the file. This section is read-only.

Author & Copyright

Click Creator Details to expand. Four fields are editable inline:

Field	EXIF tag
Title	`ImageDescription`
Author	`Artist`
Copyright	`Copyright`
Comments	`UserComment`

Click any field to edit it. Press Enter or click away to save. Press Escape to cancel without saving. Changes are written to the image's .rrdata sidecar.

Organization

Click Rating & Labels to expand. Contains three subsections:

Rating — click a star to set a rating of 1–5. Clicking the current rating again sets it to 0 (no rating). Keyboard shortcuts 0–5 also work.

Color Label — click a color dot to apply a label. Click the × to clear it. Keyboard shortcuts Shift+1–Shift+5 also work; Shift+0 clears.

Tags — type a tag in the input and press Enter or click + to add it. Click the × on a tag to remove it. Tags may include AI-generated keywords if AI Tagging is enabled in Settings. Quick-access tag buttons appear below the input if configured in Settings → Tagging → Tagging Shortcuts.

Ratings, color labels, and tags are stored in the .rrdata sidecar. When XMP sync is enabled in Settings, they are also written to a .xmp sidecar for compatibility with Lightroom and other XMP-compatible tools.

GPS

Shown only when the image contains GPS coordinates. Displays an OpenStreetMap embed with a pin at the photo's location, plus latitude, longitude, and altitude (when available). Click the map to open the location in your browser.

Extended EXIF

Shown only when additional EXIF fields are present. Lists all remaining EXIF data not shown in Camera Details or Author & Copyright, sorted alphabetically. Click any value to copy it to the clipboard.

The `.rrdata` sidecar

Every edit, rating, label, and tag is stored in a small JSON file next to the photo:

IMG_2231.NEF             ← original (never modified)
IMG_2231.NEF.rrdata      ← edits + metadata you added

If you move photos, move the .rrdata files with them. If you delete a .rrdata, the photo reverts to "no edits" — the original is still safe. Backups should always include both the original and its .rrdata.

The `.rrexif` companion

Some operations produce a new image file (Denoise, Panorama, HDR Merge, Negative Convert). When that happens, RapidRAW writes a .rrexif companion alongside the new file to preserve the original EXIF (camera, lens, capture date, GPS), which would otherwise be lost.

Treat .rrexif like .rrdata: keep it with the image.

Privacy: stripping GPS on export

When exporting (E), enable Strip GPS to remove location data before sharing. You can also strip the entire EXIF block — see Export.