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- All pages checked against the v0.7.1 tag and its release assets;
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- Install: 32-bit Windows (x86) installer and portable build; pre-0.6
  upgrades keep their install folder.
- Import: Recently Deleted photos are restored by default; progress shows
  in the activity stack.
- Edit: HDR button next to B&W.
- Export: JPEG XL Effort and Progressive, lossy JPEG XL colour space
  note, Add to Apple Photos on macOS.
- Lightroom import: activity stack progress and stopping with its X.
- Raw troubleshooting: Adobe RGB fix now released, monochrome picture
  style tone, EOS R5 Mark II C-RAW decodes, Leica DNG and dark scenes
  still open; drop "import again" (duplicates are skipped).
- docs/user/CLAUDE.md is a regular file instead of a symlink.

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title: Which cameras and file types does LightCraft open?
description: The raw and image formats LightCraft reads, what happens with raws it cannot decode yet, and how to open Lightroom catalogs.
order: 20
verified: 0.7.1
---
LightCraft reads raw files from DNG, Canon CR2 and CR3, Sony ARW, Nikon NEF, Fujifilm RAF (including X-Trans), Panasonic RW2, Leica RWL, Pentax PEF and Olympus ORF cameras. It also opens JPEG, PNG, TIFF, WebP, PSD composites and JPEG XL.
## What if my camera is not decoded yet?
A raw that LightCraft cannot decode opens from the camera's embedded JPEG instead, marked **Preview only**. Compressed Olympus raws, some Canon CR3 variants and Nikon High Efficiency NEF files work this way. See [A raw photo opens as "Preview only"](../troubleshooting/preview-only-raw.md).
How closely the starting look matches your camera's own JPEG varies by model. See [Raw photos look dull or washed out](../troubleshooting/raw-photos-look-dull.md). The project's [raw support table](https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft/blob/main/docs/raw-parity.md) lists what is known per camera.
## Can I open my Lightroom photos?
Yes. LightCraft imports Lightroom Classic catalogs. See [Move over from Lightroom](../guides/import-lightroom-catalog.md).
## What can I export?
JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PSD, WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL and DNG, or the original files with XMP sidecars. See [Export photos](../guides/export-photos.md).