Automatic Installation (macOS)

1. Download the macOS installer (MergeRAW-version.pkg) and double-click it to open the macOS Installer.
2. Follow the wizard — Introduction, Read Me, then Install. Click Continue, then Install.
3. Enter your password when prompted; the plugin installs into the system-wide Lightroom modules folder.
4. If macOS blocks the package, right-click (or Control-click) the .pkg and choose Open.
5. Restart Lightroom Classic when the installer finishes.

Manual Installation (macOS)

Copy the mergeraw.lrplugin folder to your Lightroom Plugin Directory:

How to access the Library folder:

1. In Finder, use the Go → Go to Folder... menu
2. Copy and paste one of the paths above
3. Click Go
4. Copy the mergeraw.lrplugin folder into the Modules folder

Automatic Installation (Windows)

1. Download the signed Windows installer (MergeRAW-version-Setup.exe) and run it.
2. Follow the setup wizard and approve the administrator prompt. It installs the plugin into your Lightroom Classic folder; you can confirm or change that folder on the wizard's directory screen.
3. Restart Lightroom Classic.

Manual Installation (Windows)

Alternatively, copy the mergeraw.lrplugin folder into your Lightroom Classic installation folder:

💡 Paste that path into the Windows Explorer address bar to open the folder.

After Installation

1. Restart Lightroom Classic to load the new plugins
2. Verify the plugin is installed by checking File → Plug-in Manager
   
3. The plugins will appear in the File → Plug-in Extras → Ryan's Raw Tools menu
   
4. You can also access them from the File → Export menu or by right-clicking on images
   

Look for these tools:

• Merge Raw Files - Main plugin for pixel shift and frame averaging
• Split Raw File - Extract the exposures from Pentax multi-frame DNGs and Fujifilm multi-exposure RAFs
• Remove Built-In Profile - Remove mandatory lens profiles
• Edit Raw in Photoshop - Round-trip editing while keeping raw flexibility
• Fix IR PDAF Banding - Remove periodic row banding from infrared and full-spectrum cameras

Adobe DNG Converter

Install the free Adobe DNG Converter for macOS or Windows to use Safe demosaic mode or merge the exposures inside a Fujifilm HDR RAF. Auto also uses Adobe's demosaic for X-Trans when the converter is installed and RGB processing is needed.

If a multi-exposure RAF merge needs the converter and it is missing, MergeRAW offers the download page. Install it, then retry the merge. Split Raw File extracts the native exposures without the converter.

Troubleshooting

If the plugins don't appear after restarting Lightroom:

1. Verify the plugin folder is in the correct location
2. Check that you copied the entire mergeraw.lrplugin folder, not just its contents
3. Try installing to the user-specific folder instead of the system-wide folder
4. On macOS, ensure the plugin folder has the .lrplugin extension
5. Check Lightroom's Plugin Manager (File → Plug-in Manager) to see if the plugin is listed but disabled