Capture One is a photography software suite. It includes custom support for raw image files from over 650 cameras and tethering support (remote camera control via USB, network cable or Wifi) for over 200 cameras. Originally produced by camera maker Phase One, the software department was split off into its own company, called Capture One A/S, in 2019. Both companies are majority-owned by the private equity firm Axcel. Before Axcel, Phase One including the software department was majority-owned by Silverfleet Capital.
In 2022, Capture One released its iPad app with a sub-set of features from the desktop app and Capture One Live, a cloud-based collaboration platform for getting feedback in real-time.
In 2023, Capture One was also released for iPhone.
In 2024, the Live for Studio app for iPad was released, which works together with Capture One Mac (desktop) and allows review of photos saved on desktop via local network. The app requires the Studio tier of the desktop product, but is otherwise free.
Capture One Pro is available as subscription or one-time purchase ("perpetual license") Other product variants like Studio and Enterprise are only available as subscription. The camera maker-branded variants for Phase One and Fujifilm are free for eligible owners of the respective cameras.
Capture One is available for macOS and Microsoft Windows. It is localized for Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.
Features include smart adjustments, advanced color, styles and presets, high dynamic range, skin tone editing, before and after, film grain, healing and cloning tool, dehaze, layers, keystone correction, black and white conversion, ability to print directly from Capture One, and extension to iPad and iPhone with Capture Pilot, noise reduction, color correction, spot removal, High Dynamic Range tools, lens tools and sharpening tools.
Through different license types, different feature sets in Capture One can be configured. On January 18, 2022, the company announced discontinuation of its Fujifilm, Nikon and Sony camera brand-specific run-modes. On December 12, 2023, it announced discontinuation of the Express Run Modes. For Fujifilm users, the Fujifilm RAW Converter Run Mode was introduced as a replacement for Express for Fujifilm in December 2023.