PlaneFuse

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About

PlaneFuse is ranked #1 of 23 in focus Stacking Software on Inferse. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

Compared on focus Stacking Software

Free plan: Yesgithub.com
RAW file support: Yesgithub.com
Automatic alignment: Yesgithub.com
Batch processing: Yesgithub.com
Manual retouching: Yesgithub.com
Output formats: TIFF, PNG, JPEG, Linear DNG, depth mapgithub.com

Facts

Purpose: PlaneFuse is focus stacking software for macro, product, and landscape photography.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Stacking methods: It offers PMax, DMap, weighted average, and Slab focus stacking methods.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Alignment and selection: It supports translation, similarity, and perspective alignment, can reject poorly aligned frames, and can thin redundant brackets.planefuse.com · 29 Sept 2026
RAW workflow: It fuses same-camera RAW frames in scene-linear RGB and exports a re-editable Linear DNG.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Image workspace: The local browser workspace provides deep zoom, source and result comparisons, a live histogram, and a reorderable job queue.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Retouching and export: Built-in non-destructive retouching works with source frames or results, and exports include TIFF, PNG, JPEG, and Linear DNG for RAW stacks.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
GPU and CPU: It supports NVIDIA CUDA and Apple MPS GPU acceleration with CPU fallback and tiled processing when GPU memory runs out.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Automation: PlaneFuse includes a command-line interface and a local HTTP and WebSocket API for scripting and batch stacking.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Integrations: The maker says Linear DNG exports can be opened in Capture One or another RAW developer; no other product integrations are listed on the pages reviewed.planefuse.com · 29 Sept 2026
Privacy and security: Processing runs on the user's computer, binds to 127.0.0.1, and does not upload photos; the app has no authentication because it is local-only.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Notable RAW limit: Every frame in a RAW stack must use the same camera and sensor mode, and the required demosaicing is irreversible.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Scope limits: PlaneFuse does not provide camera tethering or capture control, panorama stitching, cloud processing, accounts, or a mobile app.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Setup and support: The maker provides searchable in-app help for shooting technique, settings, and troubleshooting; the maker's site says the first setup requires Node.js and uv.planefuse.com · 29 Sept 2026
Intended users: The maker describes PlaneFuse as software built by a photographer for photographers, with workflows for landscape, macro, and product photography.planefuse.com · 29 Sept 2026