rawtherapee-cli
TLDR
Convert RAW to JPEG
$ rawtherapee-cli -o [output.jpg] -c [input.raw]
Apply processing profile$ rawtherapee-cli -p [profile.pp3] -o [output.jpg] -c [input.raw]
Batch convert directory$ rawtherapee-cli -o [output_dir/] -c [input_dir/]
Output as TIFF$ rawtherapee-cli -t -o [output.tif] -c [input.raw]
SYNOPSIS
rawtherapee-cli [options] -c inputfiles_
DESCRIPTION
rawtherapee-cli is the command-line interface for RawTherapee, processing RAW image files. It applies the same powerful processing as the GUI version in batch mode.
PARAMETERS
-o path
Output file or directory.-p file
Processing profile (.pp3).-c files
Input files to convert.-j [quality]
Output JPEG (quality 1-100).-t
Output TIFF.-n
Output PNG.-b bits
Bit depth (8 or 16).-Y
Overwrite existing.
EXAMPLES
$ # Basic conversion
rawtherapee-cli -o output.jpg -c photo.CR2
# With profile
rawtherapee-cli -p default.pp3 -o output.jpg -c input.NEF
# Batch convert folder
rawtherapee-cli -o processed/ -c raw_photos/
# High quality JPEG
rawtherapee-cli -j95 -o high_quality.jpg -c input.raw
# 16-bit TIFF
rawtherapee-cli -t -b16 -o output.tif -c input.raw
rawtherapee-cli -o output.jpg -c photo.CR2
# With profile
rawtherapee-cli -p default.pp3 -o output.jpg -c input.NEF
# Batch convert folder
rawtherapee-cli -o processed/ -c raw_photos/
# High quality JPEG
rawtherapee-cli -j95 -o high_quality.jpg -c input.raw
# 16-bit TIFF
rawtherapee-cli -t -b16 -o output.tif -c input.raw
PROFILES
Processing profiles (.pp3) can be:
- Created in RawTherapee GUI
- Found in /usr/share/rawtherapee/profiles/
- Sidecar files (filename.pp3)
CAVEATS
Requires RawTherapee installation. Processing is CPU-intensive. Supports most RAW formats.
HISTORY
RawTherapee was created by Gábor Horváth in 2004, with CLI added for batch processing workflows.
SEE ALSO
darktable-cli(1), dcraw(1), convert(1)
