Luminance HDR Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Luminance HDR for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Adobe Photoshop. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Fotor or Photomator. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Luminance HDR and 14 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Luminance HDR are Aurora HDR, Photomatix, Oloneo PhotoEngine and Franzis HDR projects.

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  1. Adobe Photoshop icon
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    Comprehensive raster graphics editor offering advanced photo and image editing features. Supports multiple layers, masks, alpha compositing, various color models, and has limited vector graphics, 3D, and video capabilities. Extensible via plug-ins.

    230 Adobe Photoshop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Wine
    • ReactOS
     
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  2. Fotor icon
     64 likes

    Comprehensive online editor offering filters, frames, text, stickers, collage creation, graphic design, templates for social media, batch editing, photo retouching, mobile and desktop access, regular updates, and direct sharing to social channels.

    195 Fotor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  3. Photomator icon
     4 likes

    Mobile editor offers 30+ color adjustments, AI upscaling, smart selection, noise removal, object eraser, RAW and Apple ProRAW support, film-style presets, batch edits, real-time histograms, deep Photos and iCloud integration, plus LUT export and pro-level features.

    61 Photomator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. Aurora HDR icon
     9 likes

    Aurora HDR is the world’s most advanced HDR photo editor, enjoyed by millions of photographers. And is the only HDR photo software, named “Best Mac App of the Year”.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. Photomatix icon
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    Photomatix Pro is a photography software primarily designed to make the process of creating high dynamic range photos easier and more streamlined. By automatically blending multiple exposures of photos, it has the ability to create fully 32-bit images as well as tone mapped...

    20 Photomatix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Oloneo® PhotoEngine™ is the only HDR and Raw processing software offering digital photographers full control over light and exposure in real-time, as if they were still behind the lens.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. HDR projects is directed at photographers not content with everyday photography and those who want to distance themselves from the mainstream. HDR projects reduces the amount of time on set and provides new and innovative possibilities for transforming your photographs into...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe Photoshop
     
  8. WidsMob HDR icon
     2 likes

    Simple and advanced HDR photo editor to recreate high dynamic range photos as eye-view. Advanced tone mapping algorithm, customize HDR parameters, auto align and adjustment, support both JPEG and RAW files.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Hydra icon
     5 likes

    Hydra Pro provides human eye-like perception to your photographs by allowing you to create High Dynamic Range (HDR) images from a series of regular photographs (up to 7), either from DSLRs or traditional point-and-shoot cameras.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
    • Aperture
     
  10. FDRTools icon
     1 like

    Using a method called "Tone Mapping" FDRTools turns even unimposing photos into expressive works showing a degree of detail and contrast that was not considered possible until recently.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  11. COLOR projects is your reliable partner to develop enduring images as quickly as possible and with the least stress

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
     
  12. PixelStyle icon
     10 likes

    PixelStyle Photo Editor for Mac is an all-in-one photo editing and graphic design software, providing professional high-quality photo processing tools to edit the photos, enhance and touch up photos on Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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