Adobe Lightroom Alternatives

Adobe Lightroom is described as 'Powerful photo editing and organizing with cloud backup, available on multiple devices including mobile, web, and desktop' and is a very popular Photo Manager in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Lightroom for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android apps. The best Adobe Lightroom alternative is darktable, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Adobe Lightroom are GIMP, RawTherapee, digiKam and RapidRAW.

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Adobe Lightroom alternatives are mainly Photo Editors, but if you're looking for Photo Managers or Image Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Mac, Linux, Free, Android, Online and Windows + Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Adobe Lightroom.
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  1. LUMAFORGE icon
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    Delivers browser-based image editing with advanced color controls, professional optics, non-destructive 30-step undo/redo, steganographic preset export, precise RGB curves, high-dynamic-range exposure, .CUBE LUT export, WebP compression, metadata embedding, and remixable public grades.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
     
  2. Tonfotos icon
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    Tonfotos simplifies browsing of large photo collection by grouping shots by events, dates, people, locations and so on. Quickly find what you need regardless where files are stored - on your computer, external drives or NAS.

    28 Tonfotos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
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  3. Ansel icon
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    Ansel is an open-source photo-editing software for digital artists, designed to help you achieve your own interpretation of raw digital photographs.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. VSCO icon
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    For creators, by creators, the VSCO app helps you reach your creative potential within a community that values honest and imaginative expression above all else.

    109 VSCO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Online
    • Windows
     
  5. Photo software tailored for all photographers, offering quick and effective tools for image editing. Features include intuitive interface, adjust tools for brightness, contrast, saturation, and exposure. Filters and cropping with aspect ratio presets for unique style creation.

    87 Movavi Photo Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  6. Lap icon
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    Lap is an open-source desktop photo manager and local photo organizer for people who want to browse family albums, find old photos quickly, and manage large photo libraries and media collections offline.

    3 Lap alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  7. Plug in your memory cards and start picking winners and deleting rejects almost instantaneously. Move from image to image without that annoying rendering delay. Add dynamic caption, copyright, and keyword information individually or in batches.

    100 Photo Mechanic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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  8. Enjoy a professional, intuitive photo workflow from CyberLink with tools for advanced editing, management, and enhancement. Native RAW support ensures authentic color and seamless flow from import to final output, offering a complete and non-destructive editing experience.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. Darkroom is moving photo editing to its mobile-centric and computational future. Photo editing is simplified for iPhone photographers, and supercharged with powerful AI-backed algorithms to more efficiently express yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. Excire Foto icon
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    Excire provides fast, AI-powered photo and video organization to help photographers and teams instantly find, manage, organize, and cull media files.

    83 Excire Foto alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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