Installation

You have two options to run RapidRAW:

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1. Download the Latest Release (Recommended)

Windows & macOS:

• Grab the pre-built installer or application bundle for your operating system from the Releases page.

Linux:

• The official Flatpak package supports all Linux distributions and is available on Flathub.
• On Debian-based distributions, install the .deb package from the Releases page.
• On Arch-based distributions, use the rapidraw-bin package from the AUR.

2. Build from Source

If you want to build the project yourself, you’ll need to have Rust and Node.js installed.

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/CyberTimon/RapidRAW.git
cd RapidRAW

# 2. Install frontend dependencies
npm install

# 3. Build and run the application
npm start

System Requirements

RapidRAW is built to be lightweight and cross-platform. The minimum (tested) requirements are:

• Windows: Windows 10 or newer
• macOS: macOS 13 (Ventura) or newer
• Linux: Ubuntu 22.04+ or a compatible modern distribution

Common Problems

Linux Wayland/WebKit Crash

If RapidRAW crashes on Wayland (e.g. GNOME + NVIDIA), try launching it with:

WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1 RapidRAW

or

WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1 RapidRAW

This issue is related to WebKit and NVIDIA drivers, not RapidRAW directly. Switching to X11 or using AMD / Intel GPUs may also help.

See #306 for more information.