Can you edit RAW photos in a browser without uploading them?

Yes. Litria is a free RAW editor that runs in Chrome or Edge on a computer, and in Firefox too. You pick a folder, and Litria reads the photos where they are and develops them on your own device, on its graphics card where it can. The photos are not uploaded, and you need no account to edit.

How it works without an upload

Most online photo editors send your file to a server and edit it there. Litria does not. The browser gives Litria access to the folder you pick, and everything after that runs in the page on your device: decoding the RAW file, the adjustments, the histogram and the export.

• No import copy. Litria reads the files in place and never moves, renames or overwrites them.
• Your edits stay on the device. They are kept in the browser's storage, apart from the photo files.
• A photo leaves the device only when you publish it, or attach it to feedback, and then only the copy you chose.

Which RAW files it opens

Litria develops DNG, ARW (Sony), NEF (Nikon), CR2 and CR3 (Canon), RAF (Fujifilm), RW2 (Panasonic), ORF (Olympus and OM System) and PEF (Pentax) files. It also edits JPEG, PNG and WebP.

Which browsers work

• Chrome and Edge on a computer are the ones to use. They keep the folder open between visits.
• Firefox on a computer works, with one catch. Firefox cannot keep a folder open, so you either copy the photos into the browser's storage or pick the folder again on each visit. Your edits come back either way.
• Chrome on Android runs Litria with a layout made for a phone.
• Safari, and every browser on iPhone and iPad, cannot run it yet.

What you can do once a photo is open

Light, Curves, Color with a Color Mixer and Color Grading wheels, Detail, Effects, crop, masks, presets and .cube LUTs, with a live histogram and a before and after. Export writes JPEG, PNG or WebP files to a folder you choose.

If you would rather not use a browser

There is a desktop app for Windows and Linux with the same editor, which also works offline.

Try it

Open Litria in Chrome or Edge, add the folder from your last shoot, or start with the sample photos.