Nikon and Fujifilm RAW
Nikon NEF and Fujifilm RAF files (X-Trans included), decoded with LibRaw and demosaiced at 16 bits per channel.
Minimal RAW developer for Windows
Fukon
Develop your RAW photos straight from your folders. No catalog, no database, no fuss.
Always freeWhat is Fukon
Fukon starts from a simple idea: your photos already live in folders, so the program should simply work there. Open a folder, pick a photo, develop it. Your edits are saved in a small file next to the original (.dop), and ratings, colors and tags are also written to an .xmp file that other programs can read.
Your RAW files are never touched. The program is light, fast and made for people who want to focus on the photo, with a dark, neutral interface that does not bias your judgement of color.
Free. Always.
Fukon is freeware: free today and free tomorrow. No ads, no account, no subscription. If it is useful to you, you can support its development with a voluntary donation, but it is never required.
What it already does
All of this is already in the program.
No catalog
You browse your real folder tree, with nothing to import and no database to maintain. Edits live in a .dop file next to each RAW; rating, color and tags also go to an .xmp file.
16-bit linear pipeline
Development in 16-bit linear ProPhoto RGB, with smooth zoom and pan up to 100% and beyond.
Basic adjustments
White balance in Kelvin and tint, exposure, tone, saturation and vibrance, plus texture, clarity and dehaze.
Curves
Luminance, RGB and single-channel curves with smooth, monotone interpolation.
Color grading and mixer
Color wheels for shadows, midtones, highlights and global, with blending and balance, and an eight-band hue, saturation and luminance mixer.
Detail
Sharpening with masking, luminance and color noise reduction, with a 100% view.
Geometry
Crop with aspect ratios, rotate, flip, straighten and perspective correction.
Local masks
Linear and radial gradients, brush, luminosity and color ranges, automatic subject detection; combine them by adding, subtracting and intersecting, and give each one its own adjustments.
Red eye
Click near the eye and Fukon finds the pupil.
Undo and before/after
Undo and redo for every adjustment, and a one-key before/after comparison.
Filmstrip and ratings
Fast thumbnails, stars, color marks, review status, tags and notes, all editable from the strip.
Metadata
EXIF with GPS, IPTC, ICC profile and the camera's maker note, read without loading the picture.
Interface in 5 languages
A flat, neutral-gray dark interface in English, Italian, French, Spanish and German, with live language switching.
Graphics card (experimental)
Optional drawing on the GPU with Direct3D 11, off by default and switched on in Preferences.
Screenshots
A look at the program.
Coming next
What we are building now and what comes after. No dates promised.
Export
JPEG, WebP, PNG, TIFF and GIF, with output color management, embedded ICC profiles, resizing and file naming.
Copy and sync edits
Copy the edits of one photo and paste them onto many others.
Presets
Save your looks, apply them in one click with an adjustable amount, and import presets from other programs (approximately).
Colored filters
Warming and cooling correction filters and graduated filters (ND, blue, tobacco...), solid or graduated.
Black and white
A dedicated conversion with a channel mixer and classic filter looks.
Installer and guide
A proper installer, a signed program, a guide and first-run help, and notifications about new versions.
Lens correction
Distortion, vignetting and chromatic aberration.
Spot removal, vignette and grain
Remove dust and spots, creative vignette and film grain.
History and snapshots
Go back to any step and keep named versions of an edit.
Library tools
Filters, sorting and search by rating, color, tag and metadata; JPEG, PNG and TIFF files as sources.
Download Fukon
Windows 11, 64-bit. Free. Version, release notes and checksums are on the download page.
Fukon is free, and always will be.
If it is useful to you and you want to help, buy me a beer: it turns into development time, tools, a Windows code-signing certificate, a website and test machines.
No obligation, and no feature is reserved for donors. Donations are handled by PayPal.
How it is made
Fukon is written in Delphi Professional with the FireMonkey (FMX) framework. RAW files are decoded with LibRaw, loaded as an external dynamic library.
What about macOS?
I develop on Windows and I have no Mac to build and test the program on. If enough donations arrive, I will buy a MacBook Pro and we will build Fukon for macOS too.