Adobe Lightroom: Photo Editor
Edit, manage and share photos
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Join millions of users who trust Adobe Photoshop Lightroom as their AI-assisted photo editor for editing, organizing, storing, and sharing their photos and videos across desktop, mobile, and web.
• Lightroom offers powerful photo and video editing features in an easy-to-use interface.
• Supercharge your workflow and image quality with features made possible by AI, like Denoise, Super Resolution, and one-click selections of your subject.
• Fix lighting by editing exposure, highlights, and more with precision sliders. Edit colors with hue, saturation, luminance, and color grading.
• Create your own presets or explore built-in presets for quick and easy photo looks with a single click.
• Selectively adjust parts of your image with adaptive presets or masking options that give you full control.
• Easily remove distractions and unwanted objects using the AI-powered Remove tool.
• Edit your full-resolution photos anywhere — on mobile devices, the web, or your desktop. Edits on one device are automatically applied everywhere else.
• Lightroom’s popular photo editing can also be used with your videos. Apply presets, edit, trim, and retouch videos with the same tools you know and love.
• Search your photos without ever having to tag anything. AI search makes searching a snap.
• Choose to store your images locally or in the cloud. Customizable amounts of cloud storage ensure that you can access your entire library of full-resolution photos anytime you want, anywhere you are, from any device.
• Share your photographs with loved ones, clients, or the world. Post photos directly to social media, share Lightroom albums on the web, showcase your photos on your website, and even share your edits with the Lightroom Community.
• Explore in-app inspirational content from pros and educators as they take you through their process, step-by-step.
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more Transforming potato-quality images into stunning works of art takes just a few clicks with this essential tool for any discerning photographer.
Transforming potato-quality images into stunning works of art takes just a few clicks with this essential tool for any discerning photographer.
The app works super smooth, they made it even more intuitive and natural, and it offers endless editing possibilities. Absolutely in love with the cloud feature that allows me to add the photos in the library and then edit them on my phone or on the ipad.
The app works super smooth, they made it even more intuitive and natural, and it offers endless editing possibilities. Absolutely in love with the cloud feature that allows me to add the photos in the library and then edit them on my phone or on the ipad.
The last update has problems that your operators struggled to solve even if they connected to my mac and failed. Please solve the problem, otherwise I'm looking for a way to edit the photos! It's not okay to not be able to edit in the full season of events! It causes damage to me because I am in the middle of the event season. And I might sue you if my clients ask me for damages as soon as I provide them with the edited photos. I pay monthly for this service and now I can't use it.
The last update has problems that your operators struggled to solve even if they connected to my mac and failed. Please solve the problem, otherwise I'm looking for a way to edit the photos! It's not okay to not be able to edit in the full season of events! It causes damage to me because I am in the middle of the event season. And I might sue you if my clients ask me for damages as soon as I provide them with the edited photos. I pay monthly for this service and now I can't use it.
I love the app and it is great for light edits on the go.
I love the app and it is great for light edits on the go.
Generative Expand
Extend your photo beyond the bounds of the original frame, to fit a new aspect ratio, recover a poorly framed shot, or fill in transparent gaps due to geometric edits.
Masking Refinement
Fine-tune mask edges with two new sliders: Edge and Feather. Edge expands or contracts the selection, and Feather softens the mask transition, smoothing out harsh, cutout-like edges.
9.5 4 Aug
Assisted Culling
Assisted Culling just got a major upgrade! Now optimized for people-focused shoots like weddings, events, and portraits, the Face Grid gives you more transparency into group shot scoring so you can see exactly who's in focus and who isn't.
Photo to Video
Bring your photos to life as videos, turning any image into a scroll-stopping moment or polished b-roll. Now accessible directly in Lightroom.
AI Sharpen, powered by Topaz
Bring out the finest texture in your shots, from delicate flower petals to individual strands of fur with Topaz Sharpen, now available directly in Lightroom.
Improved Subject Masking
Improved Select Subject now delivers much more precise selections, reliably distinguishing your subject from busy backgrounds.
Customizable Color Labels
You can now create additional color labels and assign unique names to labels. Have up to 10 labels total, tailored to your personal workflow.
Interactive Histogram
Change exposure values quickly and intuitively by dragging directly on the histogram. A Lightroom Classic favorite now available in Lightroom.
Performance Improvements
Performance and speed improvements to batch editing and copy/paste across images. Previewing Versions is also much faster and more responsive.
9.4.1 6 Jul
Assisted Culling
Assisted Culling just got a major upgrade! Now optimized for people-focused shoots like weddings, events, and portraits, the Face Grid gives you more transparency into group shot scoring so you can see exactly who's in focus and who isn't.
Photo to Video
Bring your photos to life as videos, turning any image into a scroll-stopping moment or polished b-roll. Now accessible directly in Lightroom.
AI Sharpen, powered by Topaz
Bring out the finest texture in your shots, from delicate flower petals to individual strands of fur with Topaz Sharpen, now available directly in Lightroom.
Improved Subject Masking
Improved Select Subject now delivers much more precise selections, reliably distinguishing your subject from busy backgrounds.
Customizable Color Labels
You can now create additional color labels and assign unique names to labels. Have up to 10 labels total, tailored to your personal workflow.
Interactive Histogram
Change exposure values quickly and intuitively by dragging directly on the histogram. A Lightroom Classic favorite now available in Lightroom.
Performance Improvements
Performance and speed improvements to batch editing and copy/paste across images. Previewing Versions is also much faster and more responsive.
9.4 18 Jun
Improved Search for Photographers
New and improved search allows you to easily find photos using natural language such as, "A woman on the beach at golden hour" or use specific info like cameras and lenses, named people, or file types. Available in Cloud view.
Firefly Boards from Lightroom
Adobe's Firefly Boards site (included with your subscription) is a great tool for ideating, organizing shot lists, creating mood boards, and more. You can now send photos directly from Lightroom to Firefly Boards via the share button.
Film-Inspired Presets
Capture the timeless feel of classic film with our new film-inspired Presets or use them as a starting point to create your own unique aesthetic.
Support for Sony a7R VI
Now includes preliminary support for the Sony a7R VI.
Assisted Culling Improvements
Assisted Culling updates include improve detection of shallow depth-of-field images, reducing false rejects for photos with intentional background blur. The reject filter is now more accurate at identifying images that should be discarded across a range of scenarios and includes a new slider which gives you greater control over how strictly exposure issues are flagged.
Edit in Photoshop Improvements
Work seamlessly with your largest Photoshop documents. You can now specify file type, bit depth, and other parameters for the files that you send to Photoshop and save different defaults for HDR and SDR photography.
Pan and Zoom in Crop
Now pan and zoom while in the Crop tool, allowing you to position the crop bounds with precision.
PSB File Support
Lightroom now supports the PSB file type, making it easier to import and work with very large Photoshop files.
More Quality Updates
Experience faster, smoother performance when editing photos with large masks. Additionally, Presets and Profiles, Distraction Removal, Lens Blur, and other masking operations run more smoothly, helping you stay in your creative flow.
Working closely with Sony, we added support for the new Compressed (HQ) and Compressed RAW formats introduced with the Sony A7V.
9.3.2 5 Jun
Improved Search for Photographers
New and improved search allows you to easily find photos using natural language such as, "A woman on the beach at golden hour" or use specific info like cameras and lenses, named people, or file types. Available in Cloud view.
Firefly Boards from Lightroom
Adobe's Firefly Boards site (included with your subscription) is a great tool for ideating, organizing shot lists, creating mood boards, and more. You can now send photos directly from Lightroom to Firefly Boards via the share button.
Film-Inspired Presets
Capture the timeless feel of classic film with our new film-inspired Presets or use them as a starting point to create your own unique aesthetic.
Assisted Culling Improvements
Assisted Culling updates include improve detection of shallow depth-of-field images, reducing false rejects for photos with intentional background blur. The reject filter is now more accurate at identifying images that should be discarded across a range of scenarios and includes a new slider which gives you greater control over how strictly exposure issues are flagged.
Edit in Photoshop Improvements
Work seamlessly with your largest Photoshop documents. You can now specify file type, bit depth, and other parameters for the files that you send to Photoshop and save different defaults for HDR and SDR photography.
Pan and Zoom in Crop
Now pan and zoom while in the Crop tool, allowing you to position the crop bounds with precision.
PSB File Support
Lightroom now supports the PSB file type, making it easier to import and work with very large Photoshop files.
More Quality Updates
Experience faster, smoother performance when editing photos with large masks. Additionally, Presets and Profiles, Distraction Removal, Lens Blur, and other masking operations run more smoothly, helping you stay in your creative flow.
Working closely with Sony, we added support for the new Compressed (HQ) and Compressed RAW formats introduced with the Sony A7V.
9.3.1 6 May
Improved Search for Photographers
New and improved search allows you to easily find photos using natural language such as, "A woman on the beach at golden hour" or use specific info like cameras and lenses, named people, or file types. Available in Cloud view.
Firefly Boards from Lightroom
Adobe's Firefly Boards site (included with your subscription) is a great tool for ideating, organizing shot lists, creating mood boards, and more. You can now send photos directly from Lightroom to Firefly Boards via the share button.
Film-Inspired Presets
Capture the timeless feel of classic film with our new film-inspired Presets or use them as a starting point to create your own unique aesthetic.
Assisted Culling Improvements
Assisted Culling updates include improve detection of shallow depth-of-field images, reducing false rejects for photos with intentional background blur. The reject filter is now more accurate at identifying images that should be discarded across a range of scenarios and includes a new slider which gives you greater control over how strictly exposure issues are flagged.
Edit in Photoshop Improvements
Work seamlessly with your largest Photoshop documents. You can now specify file type, bit depth, and other parameters for the files that you send to Photoshop and save different defaults for HDR and SDR photography.
Pan and Zoom in Crop
Now pan and zoom while in the Crop tool, allowing you to position the crop bounds with precision.
PSB File Support
Lightroom now supports the PSB file type, making it easier to import and work with very large Photoshop files.
More Quality Updates
Experience faster, smoother performance when editing photos with large masks. Additionally, Presets and Profiles, Distraction Removal, Lens Blur, and other masking operations run more smoothly, helping you stay in your creative flow.
Working closely with Sony, we added support for the new Compressed (HQ) and Compressed RAW formats introduced with the Sony A7V.
9.3 16 Apr
Generative upscale with Topaz Gigapixel
Lightroom now supports generative upscale with Topaz Gigapixel. Easily boost photo resolution by 2x or 4x while preserving sharp detail and clarity.
Edit in Firefly
Edit an image with a text prompt, or create high quality videos from images with Adobe Firefly.
Assisted Culling improvements
Assisted Culling is even better, now with greater accuracy, improved subject identification and eye-open detection, to streamline your workflow.
Copy directly to album from Local
When moving photos from Local to Cloud, you can now copy them straight into an album. No extra steps required.
WebP support
Lightroom now supports WebP files. Open, view, and edit WebP images with full compatibility.
Performance improvements
We have made significant improvements to the speed of interactive editing on photos with large masks. Upright and Geometry, Red Eye Removal, the Masking Brush, and the Remove tool have also all received performance boosts.
Other
New Camera and Lens Support
9.2 6 Mar
This update includes bug fixes and support for new cameras and lenses.
9.1 16/12/2025
Assisted Culling & Auto Stacking
Save time choosing your best portrait photos with Assisted Culling. Quickly find the top images based on filters like subject focus, eyes focus, eyes open. Now available as Early Access.
Automatically group your cloud-based photos by visual similarity or capture time into convenient stacks for improved organization.
Dust Removal
Automatically detect and remove sensor and lens dust spots with one click, helping you deliver flawless images with less manual cleanup.
Improved Landscape Masking (plus new presets)
Landscape Masking now includes snow detection, making it easier to fine-tune your stunning winter shots. You can also explore eight new adaptive presets, two for each season.
Reflection Removal Updates
With new updates to better detect and remove glare and reflections, allowing you to refine your photographs taken through glass more quickly.
Shadow Removal in Generative Remove
Shadow Detection in Generative Remove now makes it easier to select and remove unwanted shadows – allowing you to have more precision with your edits.
Color Variance now in Point Color
More controls to fine-tune your color and tones for a consistent, refined look. Now with increased range.
Color Labels
Organize photos your way with Color Labels. Search and filter based on the color labels with ease.
Batch File Renaming
Create custom templates to rename multiple files at once using project names, locations, dates, and more.
Improved precision for HDR editing
Fine-tune highlight headroom with enhanced control over dynamic range.
In-app video tutorials
Learn more about Lightroom quickly with in-app video tutorials on dozens of features from masking to organizing and sharing.
Improved Local Storage Workflows
The Local section of Lightroom now supports viewing all photos in subfolders, making browsing and organization much easier.
9.0 28/10/2025
• Generative Remove and people distraction removal are now better than ever with more seamless and speedy results.
• Items added to the trash will be permanently deleted after 30 days.
• Bug fixes and support for new cameras and lenses.
8.5.1 27/08/2025
• Generative Remove and people distraction removal are now better than ever with more seamless and speedy results.
• Items added to the trash will be permanently deleted after 30 days.
• Bug fixes and support for new cameras and lenses.
8.5 13/08/2025
Distraction Removal
Lightroom’s new Distraction Removal tools save you time by automatically detecting and removing unwanted people or window reflections from your photos.
Non-Destructive Enhance/Denoise
Denoise, Super Resolution and Raw Details can now all be used non-destructively in Lightroom, meaning that you can say goodbye to the hassle of creating separate files every time you want to enhance your photos. All the Enhance options can now be found in the Detail panel.
8.4 17/06/2025
This update includes bug fixes and support for new cameras and lenses.
8.3.1 08/05/2025
Transform your photos with Landscape Masking in Lightroom. Landscape Masking automatically detects things like mountains, water, vegetation, and architecture in your photos, and creates individual masks for each feature.
8.3 24/04/2025
Dual Monitor Support
Lightroom now supports working across two monitors. For example, you can have the edit view open on one monitor and the grid view open on a secondary monitor.
Compare View Improvements
You can now see a side-by-side before/after comparison of your photo using the Compare View.
New Adaptive Profiles
Adaptive Profiles dynamically adjust the tones and colors of your photos, creating an enhanced yet realistic starting point for further editing. (Try it on your landscape or cityscape raw images in HDR mode for best results.)
8.2 13/02/2025
Edit in Photoshop
Edit In Photoshop now supports opening files in Photoshop as Smart Objects and opening multiple selected files in Photoshop as layers.
Lens Blur
Lens Blur now offers even more stylistic options with the new Oval (anamorphic) bokeh shape and the Cat-Eye slider to achieve swirling, crescent-shape effects.
Accessibility
New Accessibility fields “Alt Text” and “Extended Description” added to Info panel.
Other
Bug fixes and support for new cameras and lenses.
8.1.1 17/01/2025
Edit in Photoshop
Edit In Photoshop now supports opening files in Photoshop as Smart Objects and opening multiple selected files in Photoshop as layers.
Lens Blur
Lens Blur now offers even more stylistic options with the new Oval (anamorphic) bokeh shape and the Cat-Eye slider to achieve swirling, crescent-shape effects.
Accessibility
New Accessibility fields “Alt Text” and “Extended Description” added to Info panel.
Other
Bug fixes and support for new cameras and lenses.
8.1 12/12/2024
Generative Remove with Improved Selection
Generative Remove now includes improved selection and object detection for easier, more accurate removal of unwanted objects and distractions, even on complex backgrounds.
Smart Albums
Save searches as Smart Albums which will automatically populate based on criteria that you specify.
Edit in Third Party Applications
Send a photo from Lightroom to any third party application for additional editing, and have it automatically come back into Lightroom when you’re done.
Preset Improvements
Batch-apply a preset to any number of selected photos, favorite your most used presets for easy access, view thumbnail previews in the preset list, and more.
Content Credentials (Early Access)
As part of Adobe’s broader Content Authenticity Initiative, you can now choose to attach your name, social media handle, and a list of edits to exported JPEGs via a digital signature.
Accessibility
Use a screen reader with Lightroom and navigate the application using the keyboard.
Additional Improvements
The Denoise feature now supports more file formats including Apple ProRaw from the iPhone camera.
The Merge dialog now displays photos in HDR when applicable.
HDR export now supports ISO gain maps.
HDR video is now supported on Mac (Apple silicon processors only).
Display certain metadata as an overlay on thumbnails in the filmstrip.
Auto-advance the selection after flagging or rating a photo.
New camera and lens support.
8.0 14/10/2024
This update includes bug fixes and support for new cameras and lenses.
7.5 13/08/2024
This update includes bug fixes and support for new cameras and lenses.
7.4.1 27/06/2024
This update includes bug fixes and support for new cameras and lenses.
7.4 25/06/2024
Generative Remove (Early Access)
Easily remove unwanted objects and distractions, even on complex backgrounds, with Generative Remove, powered by Adobe Firefly generative AI.
Lens Blur Enhancements
Enhancements to Lens Blur include improved subject detection, the ability to create custom presets, and batch editing capabilities.
Adaptive Presets to Blur Background
Choose from seven background blur effects designed to make your subject stand out in a single click.
Remove from Cloud
Easily manage your cloud storage with the ability to remove photos & videos from the cloud and archive them to a local drive.
Slideshow
Review your photos and videos as a full screen slideshow with the new Start Slideshow option in the View menu.
Curves for Video
Curves is now available for video for more tonal control.
Filename in Grid
Square grid view now shows filenames.
Faster AI Denoise
Apple Neural Engine is enabled for AI Denoise on Apple silicon with macOS 14.0 or later.
7.3 21/05/2024
This update includes bug fixes and support for new cameras and lenses.
7.2 21/02/2024
Batch Reset
You can now reset multiple photos to default edit settings all at once, rather than needing to do it one photo at a time.
Screen Reader Support
Lightroom now supports the use of screen reader technology, for improved accessibility.
Geometry and Crop
The Geometry controls have moved and can now be found with the Crop controls.
7.1.2 14/12/2023
Local Storage
Now, edit and work with photos in Lightroom without the need to import or sync them to the cloud. You can then selectively sync just the photos you choose.
Lens Blur
Using AI, Lightroom can determine the depth in any photo and you can then selectively blur the background. Customize your depth of field and add beautiful bokeh!
High Dynamic Range Edit and Output
Edit, display, and save photos in High Dynamic Range (HDR). Experience increased depth and realism with brighter highlights, deeper shadows, improved tonal separation, and more vivid colors.
Point Color
Advanced settings allow for detailed control over all the individual colors in your image.
Filter by likes or comments
You can now search for photos that have likes or comments in your shared albums.
7.1.1 30/11/2023
Generative Expand
Extend your photo beyond the bounds of the original frame, to fit a new aspect ratio, recover a poorly framed shot, or fill in transparent gaps due to geometric edits.
Masking Refinement
Fine-tune mask edges with two new sliders: Edge and Feather. Edge expands or contracts the selection, and Feather softens the mask transition, smoothing out harsh, cutout-like edges.
more Version 9.5 4 Aug
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