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. OM Workspace icon
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    OM Workspace features a customizable screen layout and high-speed RAW preview, supporting various styles of photography workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  2. photivo icon
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    Photivo is a multi platform photo processor for RAW and bitmap images with 16 bit precision. Photivo tries to give the user as much control as possible to express his creativity and to allow flexible adjustments for the various needs in photography.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GIMP
     
  3. Ashampoo Photo Commander provides robust photo management, editing, and sharing, along with audio and video features. It includes automatic image optimization, batch processing, and tools for red-eye correction, noise reduction, and slideshow creation with transitions and music.

    66 Ashampoo Photo Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Litrato icon
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    Litrato is an app for editing photos and saving those changes to the gallery.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  5. PhoXoSee icon
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    PhoXoSee is a blazing fast and lightweight image viewer, Highly optimized at only 3.8MB in size, it brings you ultra-fast loading speeds and minimal memory usage. It features powerful real-time image processing that enhances your viewing experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. PhotoNest helps photographers organize faster — batch rename, sort by metadata, geotag, clean EXIF, and find duplicates. A simple Windows app built for speed, privacy, and control — no cloud, no sign-in.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. 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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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  8. Mylio Photos icon
     41 likes

    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.

    164 Mylio Photos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. ACDSee Gemstone Photo Editor makes it easy to create the photos you’ve always envisioned. Apply stunning effects and filters, work with object layers effortlessly, quickly correct common photo flaws, and make advanced edits like a pro.

    69 ACDSee Gemstone Photo Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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  11. PhotoFlow icon
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    A fully non-destructive photo retouching program providing a complete layer-based workflow including RAW image development.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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