Get the light right
Recover available detail in bright skies and deep shadows. Use curves and individual color controls to finish the edit.
RAW DEVELOPMENT FAST. FOCUSED. BUILT FOR MAC.
The fastest
RAW photo editor.
Free. Forever.
Make your iPhone and camera RAWs look their best in a fast, focused Mac editor.
Precise light, color and detail controls. No monthly bill.
Download for Mac — freemacOS 27 · Apple Silicon
Version 0.1.0 · beta
Version 0.1.0 · beta
Actual Photolulu screenshots Native Mac controls. Familiar shortcuts.
01 — GET STRAIGHT TO THE EDITOpen a photo.
Open a photo.
Start editing.
Drag in your RAWs, adjust the sliders and see your changes as you work.
No catalog to set up. No import workflow to learn.
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Built for Apple Silicon. GPU-powered previews keep everyday adjustments responsive. Your photos are processed right on your Mac.
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The controls you came for. Exposure, color, curves and detail in one workspace. Open it after a month away and pick up where you left off.
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One photo or a whole trip. Get one edit right, copy it to the rest and export your set. Your originals stay untouched.
02 — SEE THE RESULTSAdjust the light.
Adjust the light.
Get the color right.
Lift the shadows, balance the highlights and fine-tune the color. Compare the original with two actual Photolulu exports.
JPEG source. Color and black & white edited in Photolulu.View full-size image
Color edit · Photolulu export
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03 — SMALL APP. SERIOUS TOOLS.Occasional photographer.
Occasional photographer.
High standards.
For the photos you care about,
whenever you take them.
Clean up noisy shots
Adjust noise reduction and sharpening. Zoom to 100% to check the texture, then export a full-resolution JPEG.
FULL-RESOLUTION DETAILFinish the whole set
Save a look as a preset, sync it across your photos and export them together. Spend less time repeating the same edit.
PRESETS & BATCH EXPORTKeep your originals
Try another edit, save a version and compare. Your originals stay intact, and your photos stay on your Mac.
LOCAL, NON-DESTRUCTIVE EDITING
FREE FOREVER. NO SUBSCRIPTION.Bring a RAW.
See what you can do.
That trip, that sunset, that folder you keep putting off. Start with one photo.
Download the free Mac betaSigned with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Installation guide
Mac App Store In preparation
BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD
Good questions.
Is it really free?
Yes. Photolulu is free and will stay free. No subscription, no trial countdown and no account to create. Use it every day or just after your next trip.
Who is Photolulu for?
People who shoot RAW and want a focused editor for light, color and detail. If Lightroom or Photoshop feels like more software than you need, try developing a few of your own photos in Photolulu.
Which Mac do I need?
This beta requires Apple Silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 27 or later. There is no version for Intel Macs, iPhone or iPad yet. You can edit photos taken on your iPhone using the Mac app.
Can I edit iPhone ProRAW and camera RAW files?
Yes. Photolulu opens Apple ProRAW/DNG, camera RAW formats including Sony ARW, plus JPEG and HEIC. Compatibility depends on the camera model and file compression. Try your own files in the free beta.
How fast is editing?
Everyday adjustments use GPU-powered previews. Opening a RAW and the first noise-reduction pass take longer, depending on your Mac and file. The Detail noise-reduction mode prioritizes quality and can take substantially longer than ordinary edits.
Are my photos uploaded or overwritten?
No. Editing and export happen on your Mac. Adjustments are saved separately and exports create new files. There are no accounts or cloud uploads. macOS may download an Apple model the first time you use certain noise-reduction methods.
Is it on the Mac App Store?
The Mac App Store version is in preparation. For now, download the beta here. The download is signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple.