ON1 Photo RAW vs Panorama Stitcher

ON1 Photo RAW is paid desktop software for photographers who want RAW processing, editing, organization and export in one application. It supports batch editing, layers, masking, AI retouching and cloud sync, and browses files where they are stored while providing tags, albums, stacking and AI keywording. Built-in AI tools include NoNoise AI, Resize AI, Generative Erase, Sky Swap AI, Restore AI and Brilliance AI. Super Select AI, subject and background masks and AI depth masks target specific areas. Optional connections are listed for Photoshop CC, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom Classic, Apple Photos and Affinity Photo; MAX adds Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom plugins. Restore AI uses cloud processing, and ON1 says submitted photos are not used to train models. The standard edition installs on two computers, MAX on three, and subscriptions on up to five, depending on plan. A 30-day trial is available, with no free plan.

Panorama Stitcher combines multiple photographs into a higher-resolution composite, automatically aligning source images by matching overlapping areas. It supports spherical alignment for panoramas made by rotating a camera and planar alignment for scans, microscope images, and aerial maps. The app levels exposure and corrects lens shading automatically. Spherical panoramas can use rectilinear or equirectilinear projection, while planar images have a rotation control. Before export, users can straighten or rotate the result, adjust exposure, and set cropping. It imports image formats supported by macOS, including Apple RAW formats, and exports JPEG, 16-bit TIFF, or PNG. Output can merge EXIF tags from the source images, and equirectangular panoramas can use Photosphere tags. Panorama Stitcher Mini is a free Mac edition for smaller projects and stitches up to five images; its listed plan costs nothing. The app accesses only selected files, does not collect user data or send images to the maker or third parties, and has no Internet access. Version 1.11 requires macOS 10.14 or later and added native Apple M1 support, according to release notes.