Work with RAW files in Pixelmator Pro on iPad
When you take photos using your camera’s RAW setting, the camera creates RAW files that contain unprocessed data from the digital sensor. Unlike JPEG files, RAW files store all the original sensor information, giving you more flexibility when editing.
Pixelmator Pro supports RAW files, so you can edit RAW images and access their extended detail while making color adjustments. When you import RAW files, they appear as RAW layers and are identified with in the Layers sidebar.
You can open a RAW file on your iPad just like any other image file, or add one as a layer to an existing document.
See the Apple Support article Digital camera RAW formats supported by iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, and visionOS 26 to learn about which RAW formats you can open and work with in Pixelmator Pro for iPad.