NextTool

RAW to JPG

How to use

Pulls the full-size JPG preview out of camera RAW files such as DNG, NEF, CR2, CR3 and ARW. Drop the RAW files, choose JPG, PNG or TIFF, and download.

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Step 1 of 4: Upload

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When to use this
  • Sending quick previews from a shoot to a client before editing
  • Culling a memory card on a laptop without RAW software installed
  • Getting a usable JPG from a camera that was accidentally set to RAW only
  • Viewing RAW files on a Chromebook or tablet

Free and private. Everything runs on your own device, with no account and no uploads.

Camera RAW files (DNG, NEF, CR2, CR3, ARW, RAF, ORF and others) store the sensor data before any processing, which is why they are large and why most apps and websites cannot open them. Every camera also writes a full-size JPEG preview inside the RAW, processed with the camera's own settings: it is the image you saw on the camera's screen. This tool finds that embedded preview and saves it as JPG, PNG or TIFF, losslessly and in seconds, so you can share or check a shoot without a RAW editor.

No. RAW development (choosing white balance, recovering highlights, demosaicing the sensor data) needs a full RAW processor. This extracts the JPEG the camera already produced, with the camera's picture style applied. It looks like the photo did on the back of the camera.

For almost all modern cameras, yes: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Olympus and Panasonic embed a full-size preview. Some older models and some phone DNGs store only a smaller preview, and the output will be that size.

Some DNGs from phones and scanners contain only raw sensor data and no preview at all. Those need a RAW editor such as Lightroom, darktable or RawTherapee.

Choosing JPG re-encodes it once at the quality you set; PNG and TIFF keep every pixel of the decoded preview exactly.

How it works
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    Add RAW files

    Drop files from any camera brand; a whole card's worth at once is fine.

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    Choose the output

    JPG for sharing, PNG or TIFF if you want to edit without further compression.

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    Resize if needed

    Previews are usually full resolution; shrink them for email or social media.

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    Convert and download

    Each file converts in a second or two; batches arrive as a ZIP.

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Pro tips
  • ·For prints or serious editing, develop the RAW in a proper editor; this is for fast, faithful previews
  • ·Choose PNG if you plan to edit the result, to avoid a second JPEG compression
  • ·If the output is smaller than expected, your camera stores a reduced preview: that is the largest image the file contains without development