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Adobe Lightroom: Photo Editor

** Apple App Store Awards 20

About this app

<p>** Apple App Store Awards 2024 Winner – Mac App of the Year **</p>
<p>A qualifying Adobe Photoshop Lightroom subscription is required. Non-subscribers may try the product free for 7 days before incurring the monthly Lightroom subscription fee.</p>
<p>Join millions of users who trust Adobe Photoshop Lightroom as their AI-assisted photo editor for editing, organizing, storing, and sharing their photos and videos across desktop, mobile, and web.</p>
<p>• Lightroom offers powerful photo and video editing features in an easy-to-use interface. 
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• Supercharge your workflow and image quality with features made possible by AI, like Denoise, Super Resolution, and one-click selections of your subject.<br />
• Fix lighting by editing exposure, highlights, and more with precision sliders. Edit colors with hue, saturation, luminance, and color grading.<br />
• Create your own presets or explore built-in presets for quick and easy photo looks with a single click.<br />
• Selectively adjust parts of your image with adaptive presets or masking options that give you full control.<br />
• Easily remove distractions and unwanted objects using the AI-powered Remove tool.<br />
• Edit your full-resolution photos anywhere — on mobile devices, the web, or your desktop. Edits on one device are automatically applied everywhere else.<br />
• Lightroom’s popular photo editing can also be used with your videos. Apply presets, edit, trim, and retouch videos with the same tools you know and love.<br />
• Search your photos without ever having to tag anything. AI search makes searching a snap.<br />
• Choose to store your images locally or in the cloud. Customizable amounts of cloud storage ensure that you can access your entire library of full-resolution photos anytime you want, anywhere you are, from any device.<br />
• Share your photographs with loved ones, clients, or the world. Post photos directly to social media, share Lightroom albums on the web, showcase your photos on your website, and even share your edits with the Lightroom Community.<br />
• Explore in-app inspirational content from pros and educators as they take you through their process, step-by-step.</p>
<p>Subscription terms:<br />
Your first week is free. Once your free trial ends, the recurring monthly payment or upfront payment for a year in full, whichever option you selected, is automatically charged.<br />
To stop service, go to account settings and turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of your billing period. Prorating is unavailable – when you turn off auto-renew, service will continue until the end of that billing period.</p>
<p>Fine print:<br />
You must be 13 years of age or older to agree to Adobe’s terms and privacy policy: http://www.adobe.com/go/privacy_policy_linkfree.</p>
<p>Use of Adobe apps and online services requires registration for a free Adobe ID as part of a free Creative Cloud membership. Adobe online services require an Internet connection, are not available in all countries or languages, and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice.</p>

What stands out

Quick Actions and Adaptive Presets suggest one-tap edits tailored to each photo
Generative Remove works as an AI object eraser, and background blur adds depth
Batch editing applies adjustments across a set of photos for consistent results
Lighting controls for exposure, highlights, and shadows plus color grading, hue, and saturation
Video editing tools bring light, color, and preset adjustments to clips

Version updates

Version 11.6.1

- New camera & lens support (https://adobe.com/go/cameras) - Bug fixes and stability improvements

9 月 30, 2026 · Apple App Store · iOS · View source

Version 9.6

Prompt to Edit (Early Access) Transform a photo just by describing it. Pick an example prompt for top photography use cases, from fixing blur and color restoration, to adding a dramatic new sky, or write your own prompt. Powered by Nano Banana. Your original photo remains untouched. Improved Reflection Removal Cleaner reflection removal, even on tricky surfaces. Erase reflections from windows, glass, and water without lingering smudges or ghosting. Bug fixes and support for new cameras and lenses.

9 月 29, 2026 · Mac App Store · macOS · View source

Version 11.5.30

- Transform your favorite photos into shareworthy videos with Photo to Video  - Find photos more quickly with improved, AI-powered search. - Bug fixes and stability improvements

9 月 14, 2026 · Apple App Store · iOS · View source

Version 9.5.1

Generative Expand Extend your photo beyond the bounds of the original frame, to fit a new aspect ratio, recover a poorly framed shot, or fill in transparent gaps due to geometric edits. Masking Refinement Fine-tune mask edges with two new sliders: Edge and Feather. Edge expands or contracts the selection, and Feather softens the mask transition, smoothing out harsh, cutout-like edges. Performance Improvements Enhanced stability and faster performance, including smoother scrolling, lag-free window resizing, and faster switching between panels on Windows.

8 月 25, 2026 · Mac App Store · macOS · View source

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★ 4.8337.3K ratings
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Reviews

CharbsKat ★ 1.0

Ai assistant is waist of screen space

The new ai assistant/tools toggle at the bottom of the screen that can’t be minimized while editing …
From iOS · 9 月 15, 2026 · View source
ash7062 ★ 3.0

please get rid of ai assistant

have been using this for years and always loved it, please get rid of the ai assistant button. it’s …
From iOS · 9 月 15, 2026 · View source
aliciawood99 ★ 1.0

why did you remove the best feature?

a lot of people, myself included, relied heavily on the categories under the recommended tab for pre…
From iOS · 9 月 15, 2026 · View source
HALO3091 ★ 3.0

Crashing constantly

Ever since the last update or the one before it I can’t get into the app it constantly crashes on la…
From iOS · 9 月 15, 2026 · View source
Bebl83 ★ 4.0

Love love love

I love copy/pasting my settings for the same event and it’s so easy to proof photos on my phone!
From iOS · 9 月 15, 2026 · View source
PhotoChase ★ 2.0

Used to be fine

What happened? The layout is incredibly non-intuitive. If I accidentally hit the “magic wand” button…
From iOS · 9 月 15, 2026 · View source
LuisOc004 ★ 5.0

Best

Mejor app para editar fotos mejora la calidad súper increíble solo tienes que aprender cómo usarlo p…
From iOS · 9 月 15, 2026 · View source
felipedavilac ★ 5.0

Professional Photographer

Excellent
From iOS · 9 月 15, 2026 · View source
Not happy at all....... ★ 3.0

Stop with AI everywhere

I do need a big button for AI Assist. I enjoy the editing process. I don’t Want to write prompts. I …
From iOS · 9 月 15, 2026 · View source
Sasquatch Bigfoot ★ 1.0

Recommend Presets

Recommend Presets list is gone after a recent update. Quick easy option when you don’t have time to …
From iOS · 9 月 15, 2026 · View source

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