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LightZoneAdobe Lightroom
Free

Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause licence.

 Paid

Sold through Adobe subscription plans.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web
  • Processes camera RAW files
  • Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Combines photo cataloging and RAW editing
  • Library synced across desktop, web and mobile
  • Smaller community than better-known RAW developers
  • Documentation lives mainly in the repository
  • Subscription only
  • Sync depends on Adobe's cloud service
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
Open source Closed source
License: BSD-3-Clause License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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