Capture One 16.6.5 Release Notes – Home

Released on August 21, 2025, Capture One 16.6.5 is a service release containing new features and improvements, such as Blemish Protection, Include Output Folder option for Session Folders, Automatically Apply XMP Crop Metadata option, expanded Cloud Settings (All in One, Studio), AppleScript control for Live View status and Capture Time, support for the Sony RX1R III, and bug fixes.

Sessions and Catalogs created in Capture One 16.6.4 or earlier must be upgraded to open in 16.6.5. Once upgraded, they can’t be opened in older versions unless restored from backup. For details, see Upgrading a Session, Upgrading a Catalog, and How do I restore a Session or a Catalog in the previous version from the backup?

New features and functionality

Blemish Protection

The new Blemish Protection feature lets you mark areas of the face that won’t be affected by the Blemish Removal slider.

You can access the Blemish Protection Brush and Blemish Protection Eraser from the Toolbar or the Retouch Faces Tool. In the Retouch Faces Tool, you can also adjust brush settings and reset protection area for the image.

Protection areas are shown in green, and their visibility depends on the Mask Visibility settings., even though the protection area isn’t technically a mask.

Styles, Presets, and Copy/Apply will ignore these protection areas.

For details, see Retouch Faces.

Include Output Folder option for Session Folders

The new Include Output Folder toggle in the General tab of Capture One Settings lets you include or exclude the Output folder from your Library. It also avoids creating the ‘CaptureOne’ folders that store adjustments and previews, except when you navigate to this folder through the System Folders, in which case the folders are created as usual.

For details, see The Complete Guide to Sessions in Capture One.

Automatically Apply XMP Crop Metadata option

The new Automatically Apply Crop Metadata from File or Sidecar XMP toggle in the Image tab of Capture One Settings lets you control how XMP crop data is handled. By default, crop data is ignored.

For details, see Capture One Preferences/Settings: Image tab.

Normalize, Guides, and Folder Generation in Cloud Settings (All in One, Studio)

Cloud Settings now support presets for Normalize, Guides (Studio), and Folder Generation for All in One and Studio plans.

For details, see Cloud Settings (All in One, Studio).

AppleScript control for Live View status and Capture Time

You can now use AppleScript to read and control Live View status: running, paused, or closed. This is exposed as an application-level read/write enum.

Example:

tell application "Capture One" to set live view status to running

Also, you can now use AppleScript to read and change the EXIF capture date of an image. This makes the “Change Capture Time” feature scriptable, allowing you to override the capture date directly from AppleScript.

Example:

tell application "Capture One"
	set testDate to date "Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 11:00:00 AM"
	tell parent image of primary variant
		set EXIF capture date to testDate
	end tell
end tell

For details, see Capture One Workflow Automation with AppleScript.

Camera support

Sony RX1R III: wired and wireless tethering.

For details, see Camera Models and RAW Files Supported by Capture One.

Bug fixes

General

Fixed an issue that prevented the migration of very old (pre-7.0) Capture One documents.
Fixed an issue that prevented tether capture with older Nikon cameras.

macOS

Fixed an issue where selecting 'Pick All' images in the importer could miss some images if they were not yet loaded in the importer.

System requirements

Minimum system requirements

macOS 13 or newer (tested on macOS 13.7.7, 14.7.7 and 15.6)
Windows 10 64-bit 22H2, Windows 11 22H2 or newer (tested on Windows 10 64-bit 22H2 and Windows 11 24H2)
Intel Core i3 (1st generation) or AMD Jaguar Family CPU
8 GB of RAM
10 GB of free disk space
Calibrated monitor with 1280×800, 24-bit resolution
Internet is required for Capture One Live and other cloud services

Note: SSE4.2 CPU instruction set is required. Read more about this on Intel's website.

4K monitors

For optimal performance on 4K monitors, we recommend doubling the initial specifications due to the increased computational demands. Additionally, investing in a high-performance GPU with ample VRAM is highly recommended for these configurations to handle the intensive graphics processing.

For details see Capture One System Requirements and OS Support.

Download, install, and update Capture One

See Download, Install, and Update Capture One.

Recommendations and limitations

Note: The information provided here is subject to change and unintentional errors may occur. For any queries or further clarification, please contact support at https://support.captureone.com/

General guidelines

Browsing folders containing unsupported image files may affect application performance.
Previews from earlier versions of Capture One may be updated, which can affect the application performance the first time images are viewed in this version.
Using a non-US laptop keyboard might require changing some of the standard keyboard shortcuts.
Editing images in external applications other than Adobe Photoshop might result in unexpected behavior.
Operating under virtualization software (e.g., Parallels, Hackintosh, etc.) may cause instability. These OS configurations are not recommended.
Some cameras provide multishot functionality by way of multiple exposures or pixel shifting. In most cases, this functionality will not be available in Capture One. However, a single RAW file from the “stack” may be viewable and editable in Capture One (as if it was a shot in single Capture mode).
Special or auxiliary modes (like pixel shift) are only supported if noted. If the information provided is incomplete or you need specific information pertaining to support in Capture One, kindly reach out to Capture One Support at captureone.com/support.

File support

HEIC/HEIF support: Capture One supports HEIC/HEIF 8-bit files to the extent that the operating system supports the files. If you are on a Windows computer, you might need to download the two extensions “HEVC Video Extensions” and “HEIF Image Extensions” from Microsoft to enable support in Capture One.
Capture One DNG colors: DNG files from camera models with native support in Capture One will per default have their native Capture One colors applied. DNG files from camera models that are not natively supported in Capture One will have generic DNG Standard colors applied. Adjustments and settings from other applications embedded in DNG files are not supported.
Other file support: TIF/JPG/PSD/PNG files that are not in RGB color space cannot be adjusted within Capture One and will be read-only. Layered Tiff and PSD files can be supported for viewing purposes only. Reprocessing the image will result in a new flattened image.
File size limitations: The smallest supported file for viewing has a minimum side of 16 pixels. The smallest supported file for editing has a minimum side of 512 pixels. The largest supported file is 715 megapixels or 65,000 pixels on the longest edge.

Known issues

You can find a list of known bugs in a dedicated community forum topic titled Known Bugs. Note that this list may not be up to date on the day of a new Capture One version release.

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