RAF Film Lab

Your RAW library on every device, in your iCloud

Turn on sync and each photo goes to your own iCloud as the full RAF, with its film, edits, rating and flag. Start on the iPhone, finish on the Mac. There's no RAF Film Lab server and no account.

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The RAF Film Lab library on iPad

iPhone, iPad and Mac. In sync.

One app, with the same films and the same editor on every screen. Turn on sync and each photo goes to your own iCloud as the full RAF, with its edits, rating and flag, and your other devices pick up where you left off.

The RAF Film Lab library on iPad The same photo in the iPhone editor
  • Full RAWs, not previews. Every device edits the original file.
  • Edits follow the photo. Change it on the iPad, see it on the Mac.
  • Camera develops sync too. Develop on the Mac with the camera plugged in, and it shows on the iPhone.
  • Your iCloud, nobody else's. No account, no server of ours, no ads, no tracking. Off until you turn it on.

Can I edit the same RAW files on my iPhone, iPad and Mac?

Yes. With iCloud sync on, each photo goes to your iCloud as the full RAF, and your other devices download the whole file.

Other devices download the whole RAF, so every device edits the original. Import on the iPhone in the field, cull on the iPad, and export from the Mac.

What does iCloud sync include?

The full RAW file and everything you've done to it:

  • The RAF itself, with its film settings, edits, rating and flag.
  • Camera develops: a develop made by the camera on one device shows on the others. Film Lab develops are remade on each device.
  • Deletes: delete a photo once and it's gone everywhere.
  • When two devices change the same photo, the most recent change wins.
The iPhone photo grid with the tab bar
The same library on iPhone.

Turn it on

  1. Open Settings: ⌘, on the Mac, Settings at the foot of the sidebar on iPad, or ⋯ → Settings in the iPhone library.
  2. Turn on Sync photos with iCloud.
  3. Do the same on each device you want in sync.

Private, and in your storage

Sync is off by default and only ever uses your iCloud storage: RAF Film Lab has no server to send photos to. RAF files are 30–60 MB each and count against your iCloud storage; Settings shows how much the library uses. Read the privacy policy.

Questions

Does RAF Film Lab need an account?

No. Sync uses your own iCloud, and there's no RAF Film Lab server.

How much iCloud storage does it use?

RAF files are 30–60 MB each. Settings shows how much the library uses.

Do edits sync between Mac, iPad and iPhone?

Yes. Edits, film settings, ratings and flags follow the photo.

What happens if I edit the same photo on two devices?

The most recent change wins.

More of RAF Film Lab

Connect camera, import photosSet USB Card Reader on your Fujifilm and copy its RAFs straight into the library. Develop in cameraIn USB RAW Conv. mode, each RAF goes back to the camera's own processor, with your recipe. Develop in Film LabNo camera? All 20 film simulations render on your device, within 2 ΔE of the camera. EditorMask the subject, sky or people in a tap, then light, colour, curves, crop and heal. Recipe ManagementAll your recipes in one place, each a card tinted by its film with its settings at a glance. Adding RecipesFrom a QR code, a link, a .recipe file, your camera's C1–C7, or a screenshot of one. Applying RecipesApply a recipe to one photo or a whole shoot, or write it to a C1–C7 slot on the camera. Sharing RecipesShare a card with a QR code, a link that opens in the app or on the web, or a .recipe file. Ask AI tools to edit for youClaude and other assistants edit over MCP on the Mac; Siri and Shortcuts on iPhone and iPad.
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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.

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