The Luminar Advantage
Run Luminar as standalone software, a Photos extension or as a plugin for Aperture, Lightroom or Photoshop. Luminar brings dozens of fantastic photo editing tools together in a complete package that you will not find in other software. Discover the Luminar advantage.
| Feature name |
Lightroom Classic CC |
Lightroom CC (Cloud) |
Luminar 2018 for Mac |
Luminar 2018 for PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Accent Filter (powered by Artificial Intelligence) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Adjustment Layers |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Apply mask to a certain filter only |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Brilliance / Warmth filter |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Channel mixer filter |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Color Contrast filter |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Dedicated presets for DJI drone photos |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Details Enhancer filter |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Dodge & Burn |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Extension for Apple Photos |
No |
No |
Yes |
Not applicable |
Fog filter |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Foliage Enhancer |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
High Key filter |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Image Layers |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Image Radiance filter |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Look Up Tables Support (LUT-s) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Matte filter |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Micro structure |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Orton Effect |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Polarizing filter |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Presets previews |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Remove Color Cast |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Soft Focus |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Soft Glow |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Split Color Warmth |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Structure |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Sun Light Rays filter |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Textures |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Top & Bottom Lighting |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Workspaces |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Export to JPEG, TIFF, PSD |
Yes |
JPEG only |
Yes |
Yes |
Batch processing (edit multiple photos at once) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Curves |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Export to 500px, SmugMug |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Export to native file format |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Export with sharpening |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Export with watermark |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
History |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Object removal |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Panorama stitching |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Red Eye & Pet Eye Correction Tools |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Split Toning |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Tethered Shooting |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Third-Party Plug-ins |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Adjustable Gradient |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Black & White photo editing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Chromatic Aberration Removal |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Clarity filter |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Clone & Stamp |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Color Adjustments (WB, HSL, Vibrance, Saturation) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cropping & Straightening |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Dedicated Raw Develop module |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Dehaze filter |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Digital Asset Management module |
Yes |
Yes |
COMING SOON |
COMING SOON |
Export to Adobe Photoshop |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Export with resize |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Gradient masking |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Grain |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Histogram |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Import raw, JPEG, PSD, TIFF, DNG, PNG |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Automatic Lens Correction |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Luminosity masking |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Masking |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Noise reduction |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Non-destructive editing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Presets |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Radial masking |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Rotate & Flip |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Sharpening |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Transform |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Vignette |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Support for DCP Profiles |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Pricing model |
Subscription |
Subscription |
A single payment |
A single payment |
Upgrade price for existing users |
From $120 per year |
From $120 per year |
$49 |
$49 |
Price for new users |
From $120 per year |
From $120 per year |
$69 |
$69 |
