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Adobe Lightroom Reviews & Product Details

Adobe Lightroom Overview
What is Adobe Lightroom?

Designed specifically for photo editing, Adobe Lighting is one of the most popular tools in the market used by professional photographers. Similar to photoshop, it’s considered a gold standard in editing, with a host of pre-sets available to help transform images in minutes. The platform is straightforward, and easy to use and makes it very easy to edit images using sliders, gradient, and brush adjustment tools. The platform is customizable and comes with numerous intelligence features such as facial detection that helps organize images easily.

Company Adobe
Year founded 1982
Company size 10,001+ employees
Headquarters San Jose, CA
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Adobe Lightroom Product Details
Capabilities
AI
API
Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Desktop Mac, Desktop Windows, Mobile Android, Mobile iPad, Mobile iPhone
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
Training Documentation
Languages English
Adobe Lightroom Pros and Cons
Pros
  • Convenient, customizable, and easy to use environment
  • Blurring and fixing tools
  • Pre-sets and filters available
  • Camera and lens-based corrections
  • Brush and gradient adjustments
Cons
  • Fewer options than Photoshop
  • No layers and blending modes
Adobe Lightroom Features
3D Editing
Automatic Adjustments
Background Removal
Batch Processing
Brush Tools
Clone Stamp
Color Correction
Cropping
Custom Brushes
Face Recognition
Filters and Effects
Gradient Editor
HDR Imaging
Healing Tools
Image Resizing
Layer Management
Lens Correction
Masking
Metadata Editing
Noise Reduction
Panorama Stitching
Perspective Correction
Photo Enhancement
Red Eye Removal
Support for RAW Files
Templates
Text Overlay
Undo/Redo
Vector Drawing
Watermarking
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Last updated: July 03, 2024
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1,798 Adobe Lightroom Reviews
4.5 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 18, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
David B. avatar
David B.
Owner
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"Simply beautiful"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

Lightroom has a good array of nondestructive presets that make for quick work of proofing as you go, which in the field is invaluable. I also love the naturalness of how Lightroom processes colors.

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

My only real complaint is Lightroom does take a little more time to learn than other apps, but overall that little extra time I feel is worth the time.

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

You can test, proof, and submit proofs in the field before committing time to a full lighting setup saving time and money

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 12, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
EC
Evelyn C.
Marketing Officer
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"Perfect for editing"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

I sometimes do not have time to edit a photo so I just press Auto and it makes the best and fastest editing tool.

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

Nothing, it is a quick and great way to edit even if you are not familiar with Photoshop.

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

Saves time! I even use it on my daily personal life and not just business.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 12, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
EG
Eliza G.
Operations Manager
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"Ease!"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

This program is so easy to use and learn on! I am always learning or figuring out new features.

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

There really isnt anything I dislike. The price and ease and ability to search for solutions throughout the web is helpful.

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

The ability to take any raw photo from any digital media and be able to send it through my presets or quickly and easily get it to match our company's aesthetic.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 03, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Ani S. avatar
Ani S.
Teaching Assistant
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"Great tool for editing photos"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

I like that there are many various features in the app. Especially, you can make a preset and use it anytime.

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

It's a little complicated to use. You beed to learn the color adjustments before you get the perfect balance.

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

I usually edit my photos.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 24, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
ZB
Zarina B.
Facilitator
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"So many options to edit pictures!"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

What I like most about Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is that I am able to edit pictures in so many different ways. Lightroom gives me the ability to not only edit pictures but also learn about new techniques to edit.

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

What I do not like about Adobe Photoshop Lightroom as much is that it may be more confusing for beginners. But Lightroom has different categories for beginners to start learning.

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am able to edit pictures using Lightroom in many different ways. I can remove people, edit the background, blur, unblur, remove items, etc, to create the perfect pictures.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 23, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Paul P. avatar
Paul P.
Group Leader Kakuma Refugee Camp
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"I wasn't a professional to editing but when I used Lightroom I stayed to be a professional"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

I love the way it made editing simple and it's friendly to use

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

My lightroom doesn't convert raw format into png format

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

Manipulation of images on adding light, contrast. And also adding texts to an image

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Dec 20, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Sai Naga Raju S. avatar
Sai Naga Raju S.
Project Engineer
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"Ease to use and very efficient"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

we can get new templates and new designs for quick edit and can do the editing work without any intensive efforts. This helped me to use it without any prior knowledge .

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

Leaving the advantages aside, the main dislike is maximum content has paid access. So we need to pay for using its full potential and do the work. The remaining part is good.

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helped me to create marketing posters and posters for my college events and also for editing images. We can use the new templates present in it for easily working on images.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 18, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Tara S. avatar
Tara S.
Service Coordinator
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"Amazing"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

I love how much simpler it is to use than photoshop and the features seem so advanced

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

No develop shortcuts or being able to use multiple catalogs

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

Streamlining business photography editing

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 16, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
BN
Brenna N.
Owner
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"Perfect app for photos"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

I love that I can go into the app, my photos are already there and I can copy/paste filters and easily edit my photos and save them to my camera roll

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

At the beginning it was confusing on how to work everything, but once you get the hang of it it gets better. There's a lot of info on it

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easily editing photos - best app I use where I can do that. They also have tutorials which is nice

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 09, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Diana M. avatar
Diana M.
Teacher Assistant
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"Best Illustrator"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

I think the software is a friendly user. Even if I don't have much experience using it, it is very straightforward. I like how the software is high quality, and it has a lot of things like you can import and export your image and download in different formats.

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

The only thing that I don't like is the price. As a college student, I love to use good programs like this to do my projects. But it is a little bit expensive.

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

I take photos for my design projects. I use this program to give my renderings (houses designs) a sense of reality. So, I love using this software. I think the job is of good quality.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 08, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Hari P.
Pm
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"Excellent Tool on Mac and Ipad"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

The UI is straightforward to navigate, and digital editing on point

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

It is very limited compared to photoshop, but it depends on what you are using it.

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use it for marketing needs.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 28, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
DF
Diana F.
School Counselor
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"Lightroom is easy to use!"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

I like that I can edit photos easily from my phone. Lightroom allows me to store, edit, and save photos all from my phone. I think the best part is that I can save presets.

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

I don't particularly appreciate that I cannot edit photos and then organize them into folders. All of my edited pictures are together, and it can be hard to find a particular picture sometimes.

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

I noticed that my photos are consistently beautiful now. I do not have to worry about taking a perfect picture because I know I can adjust the lighting, color, and brightness with Lightroom.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 26, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Liz H.
Marketing Manager/Social Media Manager/Event Coordinator
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"Great for editing multiple photos with ease"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

I love that I can edit multiple photos by applying the same settings to all.

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

I can't think of anything at the moment.

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm able to cut down the amount of time I spend editing photos. This allows me time to focus on other work duties.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Nov 22, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
BS
Bhuvan S.
Marketing Manager
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"Adobe Photoshop Lightroom review"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

An average application an i didn't expect more from this software. Best part or this software which i like is that this is very much supportive and not so bulky or messy.

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

There are many things that i disliked about it but mainly is that there i need of innovative features for premium quality service experience and software have to upgrade.

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

Basically i use it for editing purpose like editing of my personal pictures for my social media handles. Sometimes use it for social media releted marketing but i only do this for short period of time because of less functionality of this platform.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 15, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Teerath P. avatar
Teerath P.
Frontend Developer
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"Review for Amazing Photos Editor"
What do you like best about Adobe Lightroom?

For photo processing, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a fantastic program. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom includes a tonne of beautiful tools that make it easy to edit high-resolution photos. It's simple to use, and the tools may be tailored to your project's specific requirements.

What do you dislike about Adobe Lightroom?

The pricing is my biggest pet peeve. You must pay for a plan. The software is not available for purchase.

What problems is Adobe Lightroom solving and how is that benefiting you?

You do not need to be connected to the internet when using Lightroom for your desktop. On your computer, you can edit the photos.

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