PhotoPad vs RAW Power
PhotoPad
nchsoftware.comRAW Power
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| Figure | PhotoPad | RAW Power |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $9.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 9 | 3 |
| Spec score · Photo Editing Software | 9.3 (#6) | 8.2 (#57) |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Integrations | Edited images can be uploaded directly to Twitter, Flickr, Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive. | The app can browse files in Finder or work with the Photos library, and includes a Photos editing extension. |
| Purpose | PhotoPad edits and enhances digital photos and images. | RAW Power is a photo editor that provides controls for Apple’s RAW decoder. |
| RAW photo support | Yes | It adds support for compressed Fujifilm, GoPro, and newer Sony, Canon, and Nikon cameras. |
| Support | NCH offers email support; telephone and live chat support are listed for customers with Platinum support. | The maker provides support forums, tutorial videos, manuals, FAQs, release notes, camera support lists, and a contact form. |
| System requirements | The maker lists Windows 7 to 11 and macOS 10.5 or later for the desktop versions. | The trial requires macOS 10.14 or later, while some extended RAW formats require Big Sur or later and certain Nikon formats require Ventura or later. |
Plans
PhotoPad
- Pro Edition Annual PlanPrice not published
- Home Edition Annual PlanPrice not published
- Pro Edition Quarterly PlanPrice not published
- FreeFree
- Free editionFree
- PhotoPad Photo Editor Pro Edition Quarterly Plan$9.99 a month
- PhotoPad Photo Editor Home Edition Annual Plan$34.99 a year
- PhotoPad Photo Editor Pro Edition Annual Plan$39.95 a year
- Pro LicensePrice not published
RAW Power
- macOS$49.99 a month
- iOS$9.99 a month
- RAW Power for macOS$49.99, paid once
In their own words
PhotoPad
PhotoPad edits and enhances digital photos and images, with tools for cropping, rotating, resizing, retouching, and adjusting color and exposure. Blur and sharpening controls complement its non-destructive editing: users can undo, reorder, or change effects in a layers list. It can also make collages, photo mosaics, calendars, greeting cards, and photo montages. The maker lists AI-assisted super-resolution resizing, object and background removal, and colorizing black-and-white photos. PhotoPad supports RAW editing and formats including JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, and BMP; HDR/exposure blending is also listed. A project can contain up to eight images, and panorama types include wide. Edited pictures can be uploaded directly to Twitter, Flickr, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Google Drive. It is listed for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, Windows, and as an extension. The free edition costs nothing and is limited to non-commercial use; no signup is required. Desktop requirements are Windows 7 to 11 or macOS 10.5 or later.
RAW Power
RAW Power has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.