Adobe Lightroom

Capture amazing photos, anywhere you are.  

Lightroom is the cloud-based service that gives you everything you need to edit, organize, store, and share your photos across any device. Create incredible photos anywhere. Get powerful editing features on any device with an easy-to-use interface. Organize your photos with searchable keywords that are automatically applied without the hassle of tagging. And easily share and showcase your photos in fun ways. 


Key features

  • Anywhere editing—With easy-to-use sliders, filters, and quick adjustment tools, the intuitive Lightroom interface makes it simple to create photos that look just the way you want. And you can edit your full-resolution photos anywhere—on mobile devices, the web, or your desktop. 
  • Smarter organization—Save time locating shots of your product packages or your executive team. Adobe Sensei uses machine learning to recognize the people and other content in your photos and then applies searchable keywords. Auto-tagging makes searching a snap, so you can create albums based on any person or theme you want.
  • Seamlessly remove unwanted spots using Content Aware Remove—Quickly remove tough spots and fill the selection with sampled content from other parts of the photo.

 

  • Lens Blur (beta)—Instantly create a portrait effect in any photo that’s powered by AI. Control the amount you want, or let Lightroom handle it.    
  • Easy sharing—Share your photos with loved ones, clients, or an even bigger audience. Post your photographs directly to social sites. Create stunning graphics, web pages, and video stories in minutes with Adobe Spark. Or create a website with Adobe Portfolio for the ultimate showcase. 
  • Faster ways to edit—Easily highlight complex areas with Select Subject and Select Sky and make edits with a single click. Or use Select People to instantly detect the people in your image and quickly make edits to facial features, clothing, and more.

 

System requirements

Windows

  • Intel or AMD processor with 64-bit support; 2GHz or faster processor
  • Windows 10 (64 bit) version 20H2 or later
  • 8GB of RAM (16GB recommended)
  • 10GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space is required during installation and sync
  • 1280x768 display (1920x1080 display or greater recommended)
  • GPU with DirectX 12 support; 2GB of VRAM (4GB of VRAM for 4K or greater displays)
  • Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services†    

macOS

  • Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
  • macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later (macOS 12 [Monterey] recommended)
  • 8GB of RAM (16GB recommended)
  • 1280x768 display (1920x1080 display or greater recommended)
  • GPU with Metal support; 2GB of VRAM (4GB of VRAM for 4K or greater displays)
  • 10GB of available hard-disk space (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
  • Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services†    

 

FAQ

How is Lightroom different from Lightroom Classic?

While Lightroom and Lightroom Classic differ in several ways, there are three main things that separate them:

  • Lightroom on Mac and Windows share a similar and consistent experience with other Lightroom apps on mobile and web. 
  • Lightroom uploads all your full resolution original photos to the cloud. This means that all your photos are safely backed up. It also means that Lightroom can do various things that Lightroom Classic can't. For example, you can use Lightroom to access all your photos on multiple computers such as a laptop and a desktop, or a home computer, and a work computer.
  • Lightroom also provides features that are based in the cloud, such as the ability to search for photos based on what's in the photo—without having to add any keywords manually.

Does Lightroom work with Adobe Photoshop? Third-party plug-ins?

Yes. Lightroom has an Edit In Photoshop feature. Lightroom doesn't currently support third-party plug-ins.

Can I use Lightroom and Lightroom Classic together?

Syncing between Lightroom Classic and Lightroom for desktop isn’t recommended.

Is Lightroom available in Creative Cloud for teams and Creative Cloud for enterprise plans?

Yes, Lightroom is available in Creative Cloud for teams and Creative Cloud for enterprise plans.

 

* NOTICE TO USERS. Internet connection, Adobe ID and acceptance of license agreement required to activate and use this product. This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services. Adobe services are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms of use and Adobe’s online privacy policy. Applications and Services may not be available in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or membership charges may apply.