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What is an RWL file? Camera RAW image created by a Leica digital camera; saves the picture in a proprietary raw format and maintains the original data as captured by the camera's CCD ; often touched up using photo editing software before publishing to the Web, a slide show, or to another digital publication.

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What is an RWL file?

Camera RAW image created by a Leica digital camera; saves the picture in a proprietary raw format and maintains the original data as captured by the camera's CCD ; often touched up using photo editing software before publishing to the Web, a slide show, or to another digital publication.

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Programs that open RWL files

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File Viewer Plus

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Phase One Capture One

Free Trial

Microsoft Photos

Included with OS

Adobe Photoshop Elements

Free Trial

ACD Systems ACDSee Photo Studio

Free Trial

Adobe Lightroom with Adobe Camera Raw plug-in

Free Trial

CyberLink PhotoDirector 365

Free Trial

Adobe Photoshop 2025

Free Trial

Mac

Phase One Capture One

Free Trial

Adobe Photoshop Elements

Free Trial

Adobe Lightroom with Adobe Camera Raw plug-in

Free Trial

MacPhun ColorStrokes

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Discontinued

Paid

Adobe Photoshop 2025

Free Trial

CyberLink PhotoDirector 365

Free Trial

iOS

Adobe Photoshop Express

Free +

Android

File Viewer for Android

Free +

Adobe Photoshop Express

Free

Category: Camera Raw Files

Updated: October 20, 2017

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What is an RWL file?↓
Camera RAW image created by a Leica digital camera; saves the picture in a proprietary raw format and maintains the original data as captured by the camera's CCD; often touched up using photo editing software before publishing to the Web, a slide show, or to another digital publication.

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