Lightroom
Adobe Lightroom is a professional photo editing and library management application used by photographers at all levels — from hobbyists to commercial professionals. It provides tools for importing, organizing, and cataloguing large photo collections; non-destructive editing with precise controls over exposure, color, tone and detail; RAW file support across hundreds of camera models; and seamless syncing across desktop, mobile and web. The app integrates with Adobe Creative Cloud, Lightroom Mobile, Adobe Stock, and the broader Adobe ecosystem including Photoshop and Camera Raw.
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1 suggestionAdobe shipped a native Apple Silicon version of Lightroom in version 4.1, released in December 2020, so you will see improved performance and battery life by updating to the latest version if you are still running the Intel build under Rosetta. The simplest path is to launch Creative Cloud (if you have it installed), go to the Lightroom panel, and click Update. Alternatively, if Lightroom was installed via the Mac App Store, update through the App Store instead. New installations automatically serve the native Universal Binary on M-series Macs, so simply reinstalling from Adobe's main download page at adobe.com/lightroom will also give you the native build. After updating, your existing Lightroom library, presets, settings and cloud sync all carry over without any manual migration.
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