

For example, consider this image, with a search for “cactus”: Artificial intelligence keyword search in Lightroom. Lightroom also has an artificial intelligence keyword search tool, which is an useful way to find a set of photos with the same subject. That includes things like local adjustments, for example, which are a must-have for advanced editing.

It also doesn’t have a huge learning curve it should be pretty easy for most people to figure out what’s going on.Įven though Lightroom Classic has more advanced editing features, most of the good ones made their way to Lightroom as well. It lets you add photos to different albums, search via artificial intelligence keywords, and edit full-resolution photos on your phone. Lightroom is very streamlined and doesn’t offer as many advanced options. $19.99 per month with Photoshop and 1TB cloud storageīasically, Lightroom Classic really is “classic.” If there’s something you’ve been able to do in prior versions of Lightroom, you can do it in Lightroom Classic as well. No - 1TB storage limit before price increase Yes - click “Store a copy of all photos locally” Yes, but only smart previews and Lightroom mobile Yes, if you want to use Lightroom’s unique featuresĮdits on one device instantly sync to others Yes, but only as smart previews Lightroom mobile Local adjustments (brush, gradient, radial tools)Įdit full-resolution images on mobile devices Sharpening and noise reduction adjustments

Now, whether you want to use the desktop-only Lightroom Classic or Lightroom, you need to subscribe to their monthly plan. Over time, Adobe started adding some features to Lightroom that didn’t (and still don’t) exist in Lightroom 6 - things like the dehaze tool and local adjustments to the “whites” and “blacks” sliders.Įventually, Adobe ceased offering a perpetual license. At first, the only difference was that Lightroom Classic was a standalone, perpetual-license product, while Lightroom was part of Adobe’s Creative Cloud subscription model.
