Adobe Lightroom Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Adobe Lightroom for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is darktable, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Lightroom and loads of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Adobe Lightroom are RawTherapee, digiKam, RapidRAW and Sly.

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  1. 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.

    46 Darkroom: Photo & Video Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. 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.

    95 Photo Mechanic alternatives

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    Photo Mechanic vs Adobe Lightroom Comments
    DalsPhotography
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    The best image viewer for the professional community. It has the ability to get your photos to newspapers just by inputting some details (in numbers ). Speedy, light, free updates for a long time . I use it with Mac and it works amazingly fast.

    • Photo Mechanic is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. Exposure X7 icon
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    The new Exposure X7 combines professional grade photo adjustments, a huge library of gorgeous photo looks, and an efficient design that is a joy to use.

    92 Exposure X7 alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    Exposure X7 vs Adobe Lightroom Comments
    DalsPhotography
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    Outdate, don't know what happened to this company, as it was a good program, but hasn't been updated in about two years now.

    • Exposure X7 is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Mylio Photos icon
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    Integrates photos from various devices into a unified, organized library, syncing collections across Apple, Android, and Windows while preserving folder structures. Enables multi-platform editing, advanced search, sharing, RAW support, offline syncing, metadata tools, and secure management.

    163 Mylio Photos alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. Silkypix icon
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    SILKYPIX is a RAW converter software for digital images. The software provides color management engine which features ICC profiles and other functions like white balancing, contrast, sharpness, saturation, lens correction, image perspective and trimming, outputting and printing.

    15 Silkypix alternatives

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    • Paid
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    Silkypix vs Adobe Lightroom Comments
    DalsPhotography
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    I still use it, though it's slow and sometimes cumbersome, but for Fuji.raf photos sometimes it gives me the best first results. Output to Tiff and work with any other program from there. Recently sold to another japanese company , so I don't know which future this program will have. I use studio pro 11 from their versions.

    • Silkypix is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. PhotoFlow icon
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    A fully non-destructive photo retouching program providing a complete layer-based workflow including RAW image development.

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Phase One Media Pro (formerly Microsoft Expression Media and iView Media Pro) is a commercial digital asset management cataloging program for Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X operating systems.

    30 Phase One Media Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. Photo Ninja icon
     1 like

    Photo Ninja is a professional-grade RAW converter that delivers exceptional detail, outstanding image quality, and a distinctive, natural look.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  9. Irix HDR icon
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    An AI powered photo editing app for Mac and Windows systems. Includes the latest offerings from Binaire, including the world's first AFNN powered AI engine called MyND. Includes Sky Replacement, Face & Body sculpting, 200+ presets & AI powered tools.

    103 Irix HDR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Picktorial icon
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    Professional-quality, smooth and intuitive photo editing - without the learning curve. Catalog free, cheap, fast and fun!.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. ON1 360 icon
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    ON1 360 is a unique end-to-end photography workflow solution for capturing, editing, and accessing photos seamlessly between multiple computers and devices.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  12. Photomator icon
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    Photomator is the most powerful photo editing app ever designed for a mobile device. It features over 30 desktop-class color adjustments, support for over 600 RAW image formats, including Apple ProRAW, deep integration with the Photos app and iCloud Photos, tools powered by...

    61 Photomator alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
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