Fujifilm recipe apps, compared
Recipe apps do different jobs: some list recipes to dial in by hand, some write them into the camera, and a few develop RAF files in the film simulations. Here's what each one does, as of October 2026, from each app's own listing.
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Which Fujifilm recipe app should you use?
To browse recipes and dial them in on the camera, Fuji X Weekly has the largest curated library. To write recipes into C1–C7, several apps now do it over USB-C, including Fuji X Weekly, Fuji Frame, Filos and RAF Film Lab. To apply a recipe to RAF files you've already shot, without the camera, Lightroom and Capture One use their own approximations of the films, and RAF Film Lab renders all 20 matched to the camera's output, with a recipe library and camera sync in the same app.
Side by side
| App | Platforms | Recipe library | Applies the look to RAFs | Writes to C1–C7 | Imports recipes from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAF Film Lab | Mac, iPad, iPhone | Your own, as cards tinted by film | Yes: all 20 films on device, or the camera over USB | Yes, over USB, with the old slot backed up | QR codes, links, screenshots, text, .recipe and X RAW STUDIO profiles, the camera |
| Fuji X Weekly | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android | 400+ curated recipes; your own with Patron | No | Yes, experimental, over USB-C | Not listed |
| FUJIFILM XApp | iPhone, iPad, Android | No | No; it transfers RAWs | Only by restoring a full settings backup | No |
| FUJIFILM X RAW STUDIO | Mac, Windows | No | Only with the camera connected, by its processor | No | No |
| Adobe Lightroom | Desktop, mobile, web | Presets, not recipes | Adobe's Camera Matching profiles; which films depends on the camera | No | No |
| Capture One | Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad | No | Capture One's own film simulation renditions | No | No |
| Fuji Frame | iPhone, Mac, Vision Pro | Yes; AI builds recipes from references | No | Yes, over USB-C | Photos, screenshots, text |
| Filos | iPhone, iPad, Mac | 30+ featured; finds the recipes in your photos | No | Yes, over USB-C (X-Trans IV) | Your photos' metadata |
| FXJIMATE | iPhone, iPad | Your own | No | No | QR codes, photo metadata |
| Simulated Film | iPhone, iPad, Mac | Your own | No | No | QR codes |
What makes RAF Film Lab different?
It's a RAW editor first. A recipe in RAF Film Lab isn't just a list to copy into the camera: apply it to any RAF and see the result, rendered on your device in the film simulations measured against the camera, or by the camera itself over USB. Then finish the photo with masks, curves and crop. The same recipes go to and from the camera's C1–C7, and travel as QR codes, links and files.
Recipe Management · Adding Recipes · Applying Recipes · Sharing Recipes
How we checked
Facts about other apps come from their App Store listings and makers' pages in October 2026: Fuji X Weekly's app page, Fujifilm's XApp, X RAW STUDIO and Capture One pages, and the App Store listings for Fuji Frame, Filos, FXJIMATE and Simulated Film. Lightroom's Camera Matching coverage comes from Adobe's community pages. Apps change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.
Questions
What is the best Fujifilm recipe app?
It depends on the job. Fuji X Weekly has the biggest recipe library; Fuji X Weekly, Fuji Frame, Filos and RAF Film Lab write recipes to the camera over USB-C; RAF Film Lab also applies recipes to RAF files on Mac, iPad and iPhone, without the camera.
Can I apply a Fujifilm recipe to a RAW file on my iPhone?
Yes. RAF Film Lab applies a recipe to any RAF on iPhone, rendering the film simulation on the device, or sending it to the camera over USB.
Which apps can load recipes into C1–C7?
Fuji X Weekly (experimental), Fuji Frame, Filos and RAF Film Lab write recipes over USB-C. Fujifilm's XApp can restore a full settings backup that includes the custom slots.
Does Fujifilm make a recipe app?
No. Fujifilm's XApp transfers photos and backs up settings, and X RAW STUDIO converts RAWs on a computer with the camera connected; neither keeps a recipe library.
More of RAF Film Lab
Try it on your own RAFs.
RAF Film Lab is in beta on TestFlight for Mac, iPad and iPhone. Leave your email and Apple will send you an invite.