Converter

RAW to JPG converter

Convert camera RAW files (CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF, ORF, RW2, PEF and DNG) to JPG or 16-bit TIFF in your browser, at full size, a batch at a time. Nothing is uploaded.

Converter

RAW to JPG, on this computer

Files are read and converted in this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no limit but your computer's memory.

      Make the picture by

      Developing reads every photosite. The camera's JPEG is the picture it made when you pressed the shutter.

      Save as

      TIFF keeps 16 bits per channel for further editing; it is about six times the size of the RAW. DNG keeps the sensor data exactly as it is, for software that does not know your camera.

      Look

      Two ways to get a JPG out of a RAW file

      Develop the RAW reads every photosite the sensor recorded. The converter applies the white balance the camera recorded, demosaics the colour filter at full size (Fujifilm's 6 × 6 X-Trans filter included), maps the camera's colour to sRGB with the camera's own matrix and sets the brightness to match the JPEG the camera made. The result is the full sensor, neutral, ready for editing.

      Use the camera's JPEG copies the JPEG the camera embedded in the file, byte for byte, with the camera data added. It is instant and it is exactly the camera's look. Canon, Nikon and Pentax embed a full-size JPEG; Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic and Olympus embed a smaller one, which the table shows.

      The RAW formats this converter reads, and the size of the JPEG each camera hides inside its file
      FormatCamerasThe camera's own JPEG inside (measured)
      CR2Canonfull size: 5760 × 3840 on an EOS 5D Mark III and 5472 × 3648 on an EOS 6D
      CR3Canonfull size: 6000 × 4000 on an EOS M50
      NEFNikonfull size: 6000 × 4000 on a D7200, beside 1620 × 1080 and 640 × 424 copies
      ARWSonysmall: 1616 × 1080 on an A7 II, so for a full-size picture keep “Develop the RAW”
      RAFFujifilm1920 × 1280 on an X-T2 and an X-T20, a fraction of the 24-megapixel sensor
      ORFOlympus and OM System3200 × 2400 on an E-M10, two thirds of the sensor's width
      RW2Panasonic1920 × 1440 on a GX80, under half the sensor's width
      PEFPentaxfull size: 6000 × 4000 on a K-70
      DNGAdobe's open formatanything from 852 × 640 (an iPhone SE DNG) to full size (6016 × 4000 on a Pentax K-3 II)

      Brightness and colour

      A RAW file does not say how bright the picture should be: the camera decides that when it makes its JPEG. The converter reads that JPEG's tones and develops the RAW to the same mid-tone, then applies the brightness slider on top. On twelve files from nine formats its average lightness was within 2.5 units (CIE L*) of the camera's own JPEG.

      What it does not do

      • No lens corrections: distortion and vignetting that the camera removes from its own JPEG stay in the developed picture (most visible on Micro Four Thirds).
      • No sharpening and no noise reduction: the developed picture is what the sensor recorded, which at 100 % looks softer and grainier than a camera JPEG.
      • No picture styles or film simulations: the developed colour is neutral. The camera's own JPEG keeps them.
      • Apple ProRAW and other already-demosaiced (linear) DNGs are refused by name, not guessed at.
      • Memory: a 24-megapixel file needs about 0.5 GB while it is developed, a 60-megapixel one about 1.3 GB. Files are converted one at a time so a batch does not add up.

      Shot a focus bracket? The focus stacker on this site reads the same RAW files and merges them into one picture that is sharp from front to back.

      RAW to JPG: questions

      Is the RAW converter free?

      Yes. There is no account, no watermark and no file limit. The pages carry advertising space; the converter itself never shows any.

      Are my RAW files uploaded?

      No. The files are read and converted inside this browser tab, and the converted JPG or TIFF is handed straight back to you. The only download the converter makes is its own RAW decoder, a fixed file from this site.

      Which cameras does it read?

      RAW files from Canon (CR2, CR3), Nikon (NEF), Sony (ARW), Fujifilm (RAF, X-Trans included), Olympus and OM System (ORF), Panasonic (RW2), Pentax (PEF) and DNG from cameras, phones and drones. The decoder is LibRaw 0.22. Apple ProRAW and other already-demosaiced DNGs are not supported yet.

      Why does my converted picture look different from the camera's JPEG?

      The camera applies its picture style, sharpening, noise reduction and lens corrections when it makes its JPEG; none of those is applied to the RAW data. This converter matches the camera's brightness and uses its white balance and colour matrix, so the result is close but neutral. If you want exactly the camera's look, choose “Use the camera's JPEG”.

      Can I convert many files at once?

      Yes. Drop a whole card's worth; they are converted one after another, each can be downloaded as soon as it is ready, and “Download all as ZIP” collects them.

      Does it keep the EXIF data?

      It writes the camera, lens, exposure, focal length and date into the JPG or TIFF unless you untick the box. It never writes GPS location, even when the RAW has it.