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title: "Affinity vs RawTherapee: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Affinity or RawTherapee more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo editing software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Affinity vs RawTherapee: Which is searched more?

Is Affinity or RawTherapee more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo editing software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Affinity and RawTherapee
- **Competitive set**: Photo editing software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Affinity Share of Search**: 1.1%
- **RawTherapee Share of Search**: 0.32%

## Is Affinity or RawTherapee more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Affinity had more branded searches than RawTherapee among photo editing software worldwide. Affinity had about 115,000 branded searches, while RawTherapee had 33,100. Affinity made up 1.1% of all photo editing software searches we track, and RawTherapee accounted for 0.32%.
- Affinity was ahead of RawTherapee in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Affinity’s share of searches among photo editing software worldwide moved from 1.6% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 211K to 115K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, RawTherapee’s share of searches among photo editing software worldwide moved from 0.39% to 0.32%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 33.1K.

## How did search popularity change for photo editing software worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Affinity worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 211K to 115K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for RawTherapee worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 33.1K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Affinity estimated searches | Affinity Share of Search | Affinity rank | RawTherapee estimated searches | RawTherapee Share of Search | RawTherapee rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 211K | 1.6% | 9 | 49.5K | 0.39% | 13 |
| Nov 2025 | 328K | 2.7% | 9 | 49.5K | 0.4% | 13 |
| Dec 2025 | 143K | 1.2% | 9 | 40.5K | 0.35% | 13 |
| Jan 2026 | 143K | 1.2% | 9 | 40.5K | 0.35% | 13 |
| Feb 2026 | 95.9K | 0.9% | 9 | 33.1K | 0.31% | 13 |
| Mar 2026 | 117K | 1% | 9 | 33.1K | 0.29% | 13 |
| Apr 2026 | 80.6K | 0.72% | 10 | 33.1K | 0.3% | 12 |
| May 2026 | 80.6K | 0.74% | 10 | 33.1K | 0.31% | 12 |
| Jun 2026 | 97.1K | 0.93% | 10 | 33.1K | 0.32% | 12 |
| Jul 2026 | 95.9K | 0.94% | 9 | 33.1K | 0.32% | 12 |
| Aug 2026 | 79.4K | 0.78% | 10 | 33.1K | 0.32% | 12 |
| Sep 2026 | 115K | 1.1% | 10 | 33.1K | 0.32% | 12 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Affinity’s and RawTherapee’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Affinity**: Measured on the search terms “affinity app” and “affinity designer”, summed into one figure.
- **RawTherapee**: Measured on the search term “rawtherapee”.

- [Affinity profile](/demand/global-en/brands/affinity)
- [RawTherapee profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rawtherapee)
- [All photo editing software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/photo-editing-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Affinity or RawTherapee more popular in search?

In September 2026, Affinity had more branded searches than RawTherapee among photo editing software worldwide. Affinity had about 115,000 branded searches, while RawTherapee had 33,100. Affinity made up 1.1% of all photo editing software searches we track, and RawTherapee accounted for 0.32%.

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