PanoRyse documentation

Step-by-step guides for PanoRyse 3.5 on Windows. Start with Getting started, then follow the tutorial for what you shoot.

Getting started

Install or unzip PanoRyse, the portable folder, the models folder and the optional data packs.

Your first panorama

Import, check, stitch, review, develop and export a panorama.

Editing separate photos

Photo mode: each photo keeps its own edit; sync and batch export.

Layers and masks

Picture layers, adjustment layers, blend modes and every kind of mask.

Astro: frames to final image

Calibration frames, stacking, plate solving, colour, star separation and stretch.

Planning a Milky Way shot

The shot planner, tracker guides, the Sky Atlas and the terrain skyline.

Round trips

PTGui, Hugin, Autopano, Lightroom Classic and Photoshop.

AI Assist and MCP

The local assistant, your own cloud provider, and the MCP server.

Settings and performance

Every Settings section, preview sizes, the GPU and large projects.

Troubleshooting

What to do when something does not look right.

How PanoRyse is laid out

Every window has the same layout, so these guides use the same names throughout:

Top bar. The mode (Scenic, Night & Astro, Drone), the workflow tabs (Import, Modify, 3D View, Export), the project kind chip (Photo, Photos, Panorama, Sets, Astro stack or Astro mosaic), the licence button, AI Assist and Settings.
Left dock. The frame list: thumbnails, groups and selection.
Centre. The canvas, with its own small toolbar.
Right dock. The inspector for the current tab. In Modify it has the sub-tabs Develop, Stitch, Points and Mask for a panorama, or Develop and Info for separate photos.

Inspector sections are accordions: one section is open at a time, and opening another closes the first. Every edit is an undo step: Ctrl+Z undoes, Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y redoes, and Edit > History... lists the steps.

Free and Pro

All three modes are free with their basic tools. Some advanced tools belong to a Pro segment (Scenic Pro, Night & Astro Pro or Drone / 3D Pro). A locked tool stays visible with a licence badge; using it offers the segment's 14-day trial or the purchase. See Pricing for the full list.