
PureRAW will certainly improve your images, though Topaz DeNoise AI has a slight edge and is our Editors' Choice denoising software. It also adds support for RAW files from cameras with X-Trans sensors, exporting to TIFF format, as well as more control over batch processing, corrections for lens softness, cropping, vignetting, and chromatic aberration.

The Version 3 update brings the company's newest denoising process, DeepPrime XD. If you want to start your image editing from a better place, run your photos through this tool first. Instead, PureRaw applies DxO’s DeepPrime XD noise reduction, lens sharpness, and lens-specific corrections so that you can continue editing in your photo software of choice. It’s not a Lightroom replacement, like the company’s PhotoLab software. That’s why the company has come out with DxO PureRAW.


Getting Lightroom users to switch to another photo workflow and editing program is a hard sell, and DxO knows this.
