Luminance HDR

7.9easy start · #20 of 160
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Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

Luminance HDR is ranked #20 of 160 in photo editing software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Luminance HDR plans and pricing

Free and open-source Free GPLv2 license · desktop HDR imaging software github.com · 30 Sept 2026

Free plan: Yes
HDR merge mode: both
Tone mapping controls: multiple
Batch processing: Yes
RAW file support: Yes
HDR output formats: OpenEXR, Radiance RGBE, LogLuv TIFF, 16/32bpc TIFF, PFS, FITS
Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

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RAW photo support: Yes
Purpose: Luminance HDR is a graphical user interface that provides a complete workflow for HDR imaging.
HDR formats: It supports OpenEXR, Radiance RGBE, 16-bit and 32-bit TIFF, RAW, and PFS formats.
LDR formats: It supports JPEG, PNG, PPM, PBM, TIFF, and FITS formats.
HDR creation: It creates HDR files from sets of JPEG, TIFF, or RAW images of the same scene taken at different exposures.
Editing features: Supported operations include saving and loading HDR files, rotating and resizing HDR files, tone mapping, projective transformations, and copying EXIF data between image sets.
RAW processing: RAW images are supported and treated as HDR through the LibRAW library.
Workflow features: The project lists multiple tone-mapping operators, batch tone mapping, batch HDR merging, a command-line interface, and a color-managed workflow.
Latest release: GitHub lists version 2.6.0 as the latest release, adding four tone-mapping operators, HDR Wizard preview, post-processing gamma and saturation, speed improvements, and bug fixes.
License: The software is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2.0.
Build dependencies: Compilation can require Qt5, Exiv2, Little CMS, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, LibRaw, OpenEXR, optional CFITSIO, FFTW, Boost, GSL, and Eigen3.
Support: The README directs users to the BUGS file for bugs, issues, and feature requests, and the installation guide lists a Pixls.us forum.
Price from: Free

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