Convert RAW photos to JPG
Your files are processed on your device. We never upload them.
How to convert RAW photos to JPG
- 01A ▸Choose your RAW files, or drop them on the page. A whole shoot at once is fine.
- 02A ▸Pick a quality.
- 03A ▸Select Convert to JPG, then download each photo, or all of them as a zip.
About RAW to JPG
Where RAW files come from
RAW files come straight from cameras (Canon, Nikon, Sony, and others that save DNG). They are large, need special software, and won't open on most phones, websites, or in Windows without extra codecs. A JPG opens everywhere and is a small fraction of the size.
What changes
- The camera's embedded JPEG preview is used, with the camera's own white balance, colour, and picture style. Sensor data isn't reprocessed, so exposure and highlight recovery aren't available.
- The picture is turned upright as the camera recorded.
- The preview is saved again as JPG at the quality you choose.
- Camera details and location aren't copied.
Measured
A synthetic RAW file laid out like a Nikon NEF (24-megapixel sensor data plus a full-size 12-megapixel preview), converted at High in Chrome on a laptop. Phone timings are still to be measured.
| RAW file | 47 MB |
|---|---|
| JPG file (3024 by 4032, upright) | 1.2 MB |
| Time in Chrome (laptop) | 0.3 seconds |
In your browser
No browser reads RAW files, but these formats are TIFF inside. The preview is found in plain JavaScript and decoded by the browser's own JPEG decoder, the same in every browser. Nothing extra is downloaded.
Limits
- The JPG is the size of the preview the camera stored, which is full size on most cameras but smaller on some.
- No exposure, white balance, or highlight adjustments; the preview is what the camera produced.
- CR3, RAF, ORF, RW2, and PEF files aren't supported yet.
- Very large previews may be reduced to about 16 megapixels on iPhones. The result says so.
Other options
- RAW to PNG: a lossless copy of the preview for editing.
- Compress image: make the JPGs smaller for sharing.
- Image to PDF on Open PDF Toolkit: put a shoot's photos into one PDF.
Questions
Which RAW formats work?
Canon CR2, Nikon NEF and NRW, Sony ARW, and Adobe DNG. Canon's newer CR3, Fujifilm RAF, Olympus ORF, Panasonic RW2, and Pentax PEF don't work yet.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. Your files are processed on your device. We never upload them.
How does it convert so quickly?
Cameras store a JPEG preview inside their RAW files, usually at full size, made with the camera's own colour and picture style. The converter takes that preview, turns it upright, and saves it. It doesn't process the sensor data itself.
Will it look like my camera's JPGs?
Very close. The preview uses the camera's settings at the time, such as white balance and picture style, so it looks like the JPG the camera would have saved.
Why is my JPG smaller in pixels than the photo?
Some cameras, and some older models, store a smaller preview, for example about 1600 by 1080 on some Sony models. The JPG is as large as the preview the camera saved. A full RAW decode isn't available yet.
Does it keep the photo's details and location?
No. The JPG doesn't carry the RAW file's camera details or GPS location.