The shortest distance between a RAW file and an extraordinary photograph.
RevelRaw is a native macOS editor for Sony Alpha. Drop a .ARW, and the app reads the scene, ranks 24 curated presets, and lets you fine-tune, compare and export, all on your Mac.
Nothing touches the internet.
From the moment you open a RAW to the moment you export, RevelRaw works offline. No cloud, no account, no tracking. Your photographs, your edits and your library stay on your Mac, and the only files it reads are the ones you drop in.
24 looks, calibrated for the photograph in front of you.
Curated across 15 categories: landscape, portrait, editorial, cinematic, film emulation, fine-art black & white, street, night, fashion and more. Six at a glance, ranked by scene, the rest a swipe away.
The app reads the scene before you do.
Apple's on-device AI recognizes what's in your photograph, whether that's a landscape, a portrait, a city street or a night sky, and sorts the 24 presets to match. The best fit for your shot appears at the top.
Each parameter, dialed in.
Exposure, contrast, tone curve, color grading, HSL, sharpening, clarity, grain and vignette. Each adjustment previews instantly as you move the slider, and any move is one undo away.
See the difference.
Side-by-side or split: toggle the view to put the original next to your edit, anytime. The unaltered RAW stays one click away.
Configured for the platform, not the dialog box.
Format, dimensions, color space and quality preset for Instagram, Flickr, 500px, Adobe Stock, print or web. One click, and your name, license and keywords travel with the file.
The look you shot is the look that opens.
Pick FL in-camera and the RAW opens flat back at your desk. The look you chose stays behind in the EVF. RevelRaw reads the Creative Look recorded in your .ARW and applies it the moment the photo opens: FL, VV, ST, all ten, matched and ready to fine-tune. No profile hunting, no rebuilding your look from a histogram.
A look at the app.
Real screenshots from RevelRaw on macOS: the preset library, fine-tune controls, crop and composition tools, before/after comparison and export presets for each platform.
Questions, answered.
What is RevelRaw?
RevelRaw is a Mac app for editing Sony RAW photos. Open a Sony .ARW file and RevelRaw recognizes what's in the shot, suggests the best-matched looks from its 24 presets, and lets you fine-tune and export, all on your Mac.
Which cameras does RevelRaw support?
RevelRaw is made for Sony Alpha cameras and their RAW (.ARW) files. Drop in a .ARW and you're ready to edit.
Does RevelRaw require an internet connection?
No. Everything happens on your Mac: opening the photo, suggesting looks, editing, adding your details and exporting. There's no cloud, no account, and nothing is tracked.
How many presets does RevelRaw include?
RevelRaw includes 24 curated presets across 15 photographic categories: Landscape, Portrait, Editorial, Fine Art B&W, Film Emulation, Cinematic, Minimalist, Street, Night, Commercial, Dramatic, Warmth, Experimental, Documentary and Fashion. Preset names include Golden Hour, Alpine Clarity, Soft Portrait, Rembrandt Light, Press Look, Silver Gelatin, Kodak Portra, Fuji Velvia, Teal & Orange, Gritty Street, Starlight, Storm Front and Auto Enhance.
How does the scene detection work?
RevelRaw recognizes what's in your photo, whether that's a landscape, a portrait or a city scene, and reorders the 24 presets so the looks most likely to suit that shot appear first.
What adjustments can I make?
All the controls you'd expect: exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites and blacks; temperature, tint, vibrance and saturation; sharpening, clarity and tone curve; color grading and HSL; plus vignette, grain and faded blacks. Edits preview instantly, and you can undo or redo any change.
What export formats are supported?
JPEG, PNG, TIFF (8-bit and 16-bit) and HEIF. Platform export presets configure format, dimensions, color space and quality automatically: Instagram (4:5 portrait and 1:1 square), Flickr (high-resolution JPEG), Adobe Stock (full-resolution TIFF), Print (full-resolution 16-bit TIFF in Display P3 or Adobe RGB), Web (2048 px JPEG) and Custom.
What metadata does RevelRaw embed?
When you export, RevelRaw can add your name and bio, copyright, a Creative Commons license (including CC0 and all six standard licenses), a caption, keywords, location name and GPS coordinates, written into the photo's standard EXIF and IPTC info.
What macOS version is required?
RevelRaw requires macOS 26.0 or later and runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Who makes RevelRaw?
RevelRaw is an independent app, built for photographers who shoot RAW on Sony Alpha cameras.
Photographs never leave your Mac. No cloud, no account, no tracking.