DxO PhotoLab

What is DxO PhotoLab? 

DxO PhotoLab for Mac (formerly DxO Optics Pro) is a unique application that automatically increases the quality of images taken with supported Digital SLRs and Bridge Cameras, whether in JPEG or RAW format.

Get the best from your photos thanks to DxO PhotoLab, the image-processing software of reference!

The most important corrections are immediately accessible, and you can activate or deactivate them with a single click to see their impact. For slider virtuosos, the tool provides advanced control over every image processing parameter imaginable.

With the precise knowledge of each and every camera and lens make and model, the app automatically corrects all optical defects with an unrivaled level of quality.

DxO OpticsPro, a multiple award-winning app first launched 13 years ago, is now the gold standard in RAW photo editing. DxO has added new powerful local adjustment tools and changed its name to reflect the full extent of the software’s increased power and versatility — DxO PhotoLab.

Benefit from all the advantages of a non-destructive workflow: export your DNG, TIFF and JPEG and files to other image management software such as Adobe Lightroom, or integrate the features of other DxO software (DxO ViewPoint and DxO FilmPack) as plugins.

And if you want to share your best photos, you can publish them to Flickr or Facebook with a click.

DxO Photo Lab for macOS (formerly DxO Optics Pro) respects your photographic intentions: batch processing lets you apply the same settings to a series of images, all while adapting the automatic corrections to each photo’s content, based on precise camera calibration data. Spend less time behind your computer, and more time behind the lens!

Features and Highlights

A complete collection of smart automatic correction tools

Create RAW or JPEG files and obtain high-quality results in just one click: the tool offers a complete collection of smart automatic correction tools that you can adjust manually as needed.

Take control of your photos

Want to add your own corrections? Manually adjust each setting using the tool’s many intuitive tools.

Optimized workflow

The app’s correction tools are designed to take care of all the time-consuming tasks involved with photo editing so you can focus on your photography and give your creativity free rein.

Recapture the emotional impact of analog film

Make your images truly unique with DxO FilmPack, a creative photo editing software program. Accurately recreate the style, colors, and grain of over 80 iconic types of analog film. Combine multiple original effects to create new textures, frames, vignettes, and more. The possibilities are endless!

Integrate powerful geometric correction tools

With DxO ViewPoint, you can use control points or automatic corrections to fix all keystoning defects in your images—including the most complex cases. Automatically correct distorted faces or bodies located at the edges of wide-angle photos to create images that are ever more faithful to reality.

DxO PhotoLab + Adobe Lightroom

Edit your photos with DxO Photo Lab from Adobe Lightroom. They’ll be saved to your catalog within a non-destructive workflow.

How to Use

Launch the app and import your RAW or JPEG images

Use Smart Lighting and ClearView Plus to enhance photos

Apply optical corrections automatically based on camera/lens

Edit using local adjustments with U Point technology

Export photos in desired format and resolution

System Requirements

• macOS 12.0 (Monterey) or later
• Intel Core i5 or Apple Silicon (M1/M2)
• 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
• 4 GB available disk space
• OpenCL 1.2 compatible GPU with 1 GB VRAM