Adobe Lightroom Alternatives

Apps similar to Adobe Lightroom include GIMP, which is free and open source. Other options are darktable, RapidRAW, digiKam and RawTherapee. There's no shortage of Photo Editors like Adobe Lightroom, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Linux.

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  1. 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.

    126 Photo Mechanic alternatives

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  2. Diffractor icon
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    Diffractor unifies managing photo, video and audio files. If you centralize media on that trusty old PC; let Diffractor do the heavy lifting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  3. 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.

    97 Excire Foto alternatives

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  4. 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.

    66 CyberLink PhotoDirector alternatives

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    • Android Tablet
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  5. 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

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    • Windows
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  6. 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.

    71 Ashampoo Photo Commander alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  7. 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)

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    • Discontinued

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    • Android
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  8. 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.

    56 OM Workspace alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. Photomator icon
     6 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.

    69 Photomator alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  10. 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.

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    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. photivo icon
     36 likes

    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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GIMP
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  12. 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.

    178 Mylio Photos alternatives

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    • Android Tablet
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