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RAW Power vs Adobe Lightroom: catalog facts
RAW Power	Adobe Lightroom
Paid One-time purchase with no subscription.	Paid Sold through Adobe subscription plans.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web
Fine control over Apple's own RAW engine Works inside Apple Photos as an extension	Combines photo cataloging and RAW editing Library synced across desktop, web and mobile
Mac only Tied to Apple's RAW processing rather than its own decoder	Subscription only Sync depends on Adobe's cloud service
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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