RAW files are what you want in the edit — and the wrong thing to put on a website. They’re large, they’re not universally supported, and exporting them one at a time is a chore. Archyv converts a whole batch at once, to the format, size, and quality the destination actually needs.

Start from a recipe

A conversion template bundles every decision — output format, dimensions, quality, colour space, how metadata is handled, and any watermark — so you apply one consistent treatment to the whole set. The built-in Web Optimized template is a sensible default for the web: JPEG at 85% quality, sized to 2048px on the longest edge, in the sRGB colour space browsers expect.

Reach for the Image Conversion process to run a conversion, and the Conversion Templates tab to duplicate a built-in and save your own recipe — a smaller size for thumbnails, a watermarked version for proofs, whatever your delivery calls for.

Your RAW files stay put

Conversion never rewrites your RAW files. It writes brand-new JPEGs into a destination folder you pick and leaves the originals exactly where they are — so there’s nothing to undo on the source. Point it at an output folder, run the batch, and your master files are untouched.

Tune it for where the files are going

Match the output to the destination: JPEG for the web and sharing, PNG when you need transparency, TIFF for print and archive. Choose the colour space to suit — sRGB for the web, Adobe RGB for print. Sharing publicly? A single setting strips GPS location from the exports while keeping the rest of the metadata. Newer, more efficient formats like AVIF and JPEG XL are available too, on macOS 15 or later. The Image Conversion reference covers every option.

Full reference

Image Conversion — formats, sizing, quality, colour, and watermarks
Conversion Templates — save reusable conversion recipes