Alternatives to Adobe Lightroom for all platforms with any license

darktable

darktable is a virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers: it manages your digital negatives in a database and lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable....
- Well thought RAW-Suite with every Feature Lightroom has. Guest • Sep 2020 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Powerful RAW processor with options that not even Lightroom has. Guest • May 2018 • 12 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Complete Raw processing suite. Best free open source solution Guest • Oct 2016 • 19 agrees and 6 disagrees
- The best alternative for Lightroom as a professional photographer. ehshi • May 2017 • 10 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Lacking photo organisation abilities of Lightroom Guest • Jul 2017 • 2 agrees and 6 disagrees
- Same as lightroom, but the organization is not too simple Guest • Aug 2016 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Darktable lacks any photo organization capabilities. They consider this a feature and state you should organize them on disk outside the app. This is a pretty dumb idea since inside the ap, you can't organize, and outside the app you can't see the changes. Any comparison to Lightroom in this case is silly. 1/2 the (organize & develop) capability is gone. Guest • Jan 2017 • 11 agrees and 17 disagrees
- Nearly exact same features/behaviour Better denoise capabilities especially the Sensor-Profiled plugins. Guest • Jan 2016 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Raw Photo processing Advanced retouching No coding required Non destructive editing ... Edit photo Command Line support Geotagged Photos Image Editing Watermark images Lua scripting Multiple languages Photographic filters Photo Organization Add a feature

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RawTherapee

RawTherapee is a free RAW converter and digital photo processing software. All changes can be applied and batch processed at a convenient time.
- Fairly advanced control over RAW processing including demosaicing algorithm, gamma curves, etc. Supports its own profiles and presets. MercuryHero • Sep 2018 • 5 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com
Batch conversion Batch processing Curve Manipulation Image Editing ... Image Processing Multiple languages Non destructive editing Portable Raw converter Raw Photo processing Add a feature

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digiKam

Professional digital photo management software to organize, tag, compare and process photo collections.
- digiKam is good at organizing photos but has nothing to edit or adjust photos and RAW files. It only covers half of the features of Lightroom Guest • Oct 2019 • 3 agrees and 3 disagrees
- Database functionality - Lots of other pieces of software mentioned are good at RAW processing but few, if any, have a good, structured back-end to organise photos. Guest • Oct 2017 • 6 agrees and 0 disagrees
- digiKam is a photo management while lightroom is a raw photo editor, they have nothing in common Guest • Sep 2017 • 15 agrees and 50 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD KDE ... Qt
Photo Organization Raw editing Duplicate image finder Facial recognition ... Geotagged Photos Image stacking Built-in Photo editor Email automation Facial recognition File Tagging Multiplatform Export Photo Organization Photo Sharing Raw import Raw View Tag based Workflow Add a feature

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Affinity Photo

Affinity Photo is a professional, full-featured raster graphics editor. Working in Affinity Photo is always live and you can pan and zoom at 60fps, with live previews...
- Affinity Photo is an alternative to Photoshop, not Lightroom. Affinity Photo can't do batch editing of photos right now. Guest • Dec 2018 • 24 agrees and 1 disagrees
- graphics editor, no organization capabilities User8391496 • Aug 2017 • 32 agrees and 1 disagrees
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows iPad
Non destructive editing No Subscription Edit photo Raw Photo processing ... Image Editing Support for Layers Optimal performance Photo effects Open PSD files Efficiency Edit photo Price comparison Regulation layers Apple Pencil support Batch processing Blemish removal Color management Create Macro Digital Painting Extend Macros support Filters High-resolution images Image Processing Interface Overlay Layer manipulation Panoramic stitching Parametric vector shapes RAW-Conversion Responsive design SVG Editors Vectorscope Waveform Add a feature

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Capture One Pro

Capture One Pro is a leading raw converter and workflow software which enables photographers to reduce the time and effort required to deliver astounding ready-to-use...
- If you ever used the Express version for Sony Alpha, Nikon or Fujifilm, there will be no difference with the UI. However, if you want to open RAW photos from other camera brands (such as Canon, Panasonic Lumix etc.), you must buy the Pro version, and thankfully there's a perpetual license option. Guest • Jul 2020
- Limited (but still good) free edition for Sony and Fujifilm cameras. Guest • Sep 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Advanced RAW editing features. Layer support, Advanced color management. Fast processing. Perpetual licensing option. Catalog or session options for dealing with photos. scruffyburger • Dec 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Same professional RAW editing results. Perpetual license option. Guest • Oct 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
Commercial Mac Windows
Use graphic tablet in no absolute mode Advanced RAW processing Batch Editing Catalogue local images ... Image Editing Non destructive editing Raw converter Add a feature

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Polarr

From advanced image filters to professional local adjustments, Polarr Photo Editor is the most versatile and powerful online photo editor in the web.
- Very flexible and can handle bulk applications of filters, fixes and adjustments. Cross-platform, even on the web when you can't install it on a local machine. Guest • Oct 2019
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet iPad
Cross-platform Watermark images Edit photo Photographic filters ... Retouch photos Raw Photo processing Add a feature

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ACDSee Photo Studio

ACDSee is a complex, multi-purpose application that serves for viewing, organizing and editing digital photos. Furthermore, images can be shared on social websites or...

Commercial Mac Windows iPhone iPad
Facial recognition Built-in Image viewer Support for 4K Batch Editing ... Built-in archiver Built-in Image editor Catalogue local images Explorer-like Onedrive integration Edit photo Photo effects Photo Organization RAW-Conversion Raw Photo processing Create Slideshows Tree structure Add a feature

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Snapseed

Snapseed is a photo enhancement and sharing app with a powerful suite of imaging filters and tools for anyone, anywhere to transform any image into an extraordinary...
- Snapseed is an image editor, not organizer. Guest • Jan 2020 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Really good tool, but make sure you don't push the adjustments too far, or it'll ruin the photo. Guest • Sep 2019 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It's only for smartphones and tablets. Guest • Dec 2018 • 3 agrees and 5 disagrees
- Simple ui and light weight than lightroom Guest • Sep 2018 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Healing brush Noise Reduction Lightweight Edit photo ... Photo effects Retouch photos Photobooth Add a feature

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LightZone

LightZone is a digital photo editor software application. Its main purpose is to handle the workflow when handling images in various RAW formats.
- Very easy to use tool, a bit limited, but a very well thought tool set, and how they work. Stil my most favourite tool (easy to use, does what I want, good results) Guest • Feb 2017 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Image Editing Image Processing Add a feature

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Apple Photos

Photos is a digital photograph manipulation application developed by Apple, intended to be less complex than its predecessor iPhoto ....
- Improved editing tools, thanks to the merging of Apple Aperture and Apple Photos. Nice to sync between all devices. Certainly not as robust as Lightroom, but very convenient. jamiegray • Jul 2020
- Insufficient editing toolset, clumsy facial recognition, requires iCloud subscription for some features. Guest • Apr 2018 • 2 agrees and 5 disagrees
- Is a ridiculous app. You can't filter between landscape and portrait! Unusable. Guest • Apr 2017 • 3 agrees and 11 disagrees
Free Mac Web iPhone iPad
Facial recognition 3rd-party filters Built-in Photo editor Geotagged Photos ... Non destructive editing Edit photo Photo Organization Photo Sharing Raw converter Raw Photo processing Add a feature

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Do you own a digital camera ?
Do you shoot more than 500 pictures a year ?
Do you find yourself lost in hundreds of folders with unrelevant naming?

If you find yourself answering yes on any of these questions then Lightroom is a must, it stings a bit in your wallet at first but when you realize how much time and energy you've saved you will end up with a big smile!

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Adobe Lightroom CC is quite powerful for editing your photos for a short time.Highly recommended if you want to do high quality photos.Its a perfect app.

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