I would like to request native Linux support for both DxO PhotoLab and DxO PureRAW.
I am a photographer building my own photography business and I use Linux as my primary operating system. I have tried alternatives such as Darktable and ART, but I still believe DxO offers the best image quality and workflow for my needs.
At the moment, the lack of Linux support is the only reason I have not purchased both DxO PhotoLab Elite and DxO PureRAW. If native Linux versions were available, I would purchase both without hesitation.
I know that supporting another operating system requires significant development effort, but I also believe there are many photographers who use Linux and are looking for professional editing software. Linux has grown considerably over the last few years, and I think there is a real opportunity for DxO to reach a new group of paying customers.
Even if Linux support is only a long-term goal, I hope you will consider adding it to your roadmap.
Thank you for your time and for creating such excellent software.
Support for Linux has been repeatedly requested and I propose that you search for those posts and add your vote to the feature requests. Look for a blue “Vote” button next to the thread title line to add your vote.
Reading other posts helps you to lift limitations that new members of the forum have to deal with and it also helps to discover the softwares’ inner workings, quirks and how-tos.
As for PhotoLab and PureRAW: PureRAW contains a subset of PhotoLab’s functionalities and there is no need to have PureRAW if one already uses PhotoLab. Other than that, you might prefer PR’s user interface over PL’s and use PR more easily.
When you test PhotoLab, you’ll also use features that are otherwise only available with a FilmPack and ViewPoint license. What those features are and how they can/can’t be used, depending on licensing, is mentioned in may posts of this forum.
Note that I’ve reassigned your post to the “Feature Request” category in order to get you the vote button that you and others can use to add weight to your request.
Last but not least: The forum is a user-to-user environment, and although DxO personnel reads posts, they hardly interact here.