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ON1 vs Topaz: Which AI Photo Editing Tools Are Right for You in 2026?

If you shoot RAW and your Lightroom or Photoshop workflow already includes one or two Topaz apps like Photo AI, Gigapixel AI, DeNoise AI, or Sharpen AI, you’ve wondered whether consolidating into a single app is worth it. ON1 Photo RAW and Topaz’s tools solve overlapping problems, noise, sharpening, upscaling, in different ways. One is a full RAW editor and photo organizer with those capabilities built in. The other is a set of specialized plugins designed to slot into an existing Adobe-centric workflow. This guide compares them feature by feature so you can decide which approach, or which combination, fits how you shoot and edit.

August 5, 2026 • 68 Views

ON1 Photo RAW July 2026 Recap collage featuring Sky Swap AI, NoNoise AI, and more editing tutorials.

July 2026 ON1 Recap: Sky Swap AI, Photo RAW 2026.5 & More

A flat, gray sky or a grainy high-ISO shot can undo a photo you were otherwise happy with, and July gave you two new fixes for exactly that: a Sky Swap AI tutorial for washed-out skies and a NoNoise AI edit for noisy wildlife shots. ON1 Photo RAW 2026.5 also shipped as a free update, a fresh set of Perfect Look LUTs landed in the Creative Library, and the blog covered everything from a $500 home studio build to July’s photo contest news. Here’s everything new from ON1 this July.

August 4, 2026 • 1964 Views • Posted by Kahlie

July 2026 ON1 Plus Recap collage featuring Histogram & Tone, Sync Settings, and Creative Library LUTs tutorials

July 2026 ON1 Plus Recap: New Workshop, Patagonia Edit & More

July was one of the biggest months yet inside ON1 Plus, the number one resource for ON1 Photo RAW training and photography education. The headline release is Build a Faster, Bolder Editing Workflow, a six-lesson workshop recorded live during ON1 Plus Day that walks through a faster editing process, professional color grading, custom effects stacks, and precision AI masking, then ties it all together in one full start-to-finish edit.

August 4, 2026 • 1400 Views • Posted by Kahlie

ON1 Plus August 2026: Masking, Depth & Camera Profile Training

Every strong edit starts with a decision most photographers skip: which part of the photo gets the viewer’s attention first. This month’s ON1 Plus lineup is built around that decision. Four new tutorials, one step-by-step editing guide, and a live webinar walk through smarter selections, more deliberate Local Adjustments, and the camera profile choice that shapes everything downstream, before a single slider moves.

August 1, 2026 • 367 Views • Posted by Dylan Kotecki

ON1 Photo RAW 2026.5 interface showing the updated app

ON1 Photo RAW 2026.5: Performance, Rendering & Camera Support

Today we’re releasing ON1 Photo RAW 2026.5, a free update for owners of ON1 Photo RAW 2026. This release focuses on the parts of the app you feel everyday: a modernized AI Inference Engine, an updated graphics rendering engine, and a faster, more predictable start-up and shutdown. We’ve also added support for new cameras and lenses, made the Component Manager smoother, and given the mobile app a new way to bring photos in from other apps. Owners can download the update from their account. Don’t have 2026? Buy now

July 28, 2026 • 20108 Views • Posted by Patrick Smith

Meet the Experts

Dan Harlacher

Dan has been shaping ON1's software from the ground up for nearly 20 years, and chances are, if there's a feature you love in ON1 Photo RAW, he had a hand in it.

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Dylan Kotecki

With nearly 10 years of experience behind the camera and in front of it as an instructor, Dylan brings a uniquely engaging style to ON1's educational content.

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