Luminar 2018 for Windows vs Luminar 2018 for Mac
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 |
Luminar 2018 for Mac |
Luminar 2018 for PC |
|---|---|---|
Advanced masking with filters |
Yes |
Yes |
Advanced Bi-Color Toning |
Yes |
Yes |
Advanced Cross Processing |
Yes |
Yes |
Advanced Image Radiance |
Yes |
Yes |
Workspaces |
Yes |
Yes |
Advanced Microstructure |
Yes |
Yes |
New & better RAW processing engine |
Yes Improved |
Yes Improved |
Advanced real-time noise reduction |
Yes |
Yes |
Advanced Split Toning |
Yes |
Yes |
Advanced Structure |
Yes |
Yes |
Brilliance filter |
Yes |
Yes |
Dodge & Burn |
Yes |
Yes |
Expand / Collapse mode for filters |
Yes |
Yes |
Feather & density for masking brush |
Yes |
Yes |
| Shortcuts | Yes |
Yes |
Luminosity masking |
Yes |
Yes |
Improved user experience |
Yes |
Yes |
Sharpening & resize on export |
Yes |
Yes New |
Dedicated Raw Develop filter |
Yes |
Yes |
Automatic Lens Correction |
Yes New |
Yes New |
Matte filter |
Yes |
Yes |
New brush modes in layers |
Yes |
Yes |
New user interface for faster workflow |
Yes |
Yes |
Over 300% speed increase |
Yes New |
Yes New |
Sun Light Rays filter |
Yes |
Yes |
Accent Filter (powered by Artificial Intelligence) |
Yes |
Yes |
Adaptive User Interface |
Yes |
Yes |
Adjustable Gradient filter |
Yes |
Yes |
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic plugin |
Yes |
Yes |
Adobe Photoshop plugin |
Yes |
Yes |
Advanced Contrast |
Yes |
Yes |
Bi-Color Toning |
Yes |
Yes |
Black & White module |
Yes |
Yes |
Brightness adjustment |
Yes |
Yes |
Channel mixer |
Yes |
Yes |
Clarity filter |
Yes |
Yes |
Adobe Photoshop Elements plugin |
Yes |
NOT Applicable |
Color Balance |
Yes |
Yes |
LUT (Lookup tables) support |
Yes |
Yes |
Color Contrast |
Yes |
Yes |
Color Temperature |
Yes |
Yes |
Contrast |
Yes |
Yes |
Crop |
Yes |
Yes |
Curves |
Yes |
Yes |
Dedicated presets for DJI drone photos |
Yes |
Yes |
Dehaze |
Yes |
Yes |
Details Enhancer |
Yes |
Yes |
Merge layers & stamped layers |
Yes |
Yes |
Eraser (Object removal) |
Yes |
Yes |
Fog filter |
Yes |
Yes |
Foliage Enhancer |
Yes |
Yes |
Gradient masking |
Yes |
Yes |
Blend modes for layers |
Yes |
Yes |
Grain |
Yes |
Yes |
High Key |
Yes |
Yes |
Highlights and Shadows |
Yes |
Yes |
Histogram |
Yes |
Yes |
History panel |
Yes |
Yes |
HSL filter |
Yes |
Yes |
Image Radiance |
Yes |
Yes |
Layers |
Yes |
Yes |
Real-time image processing |
Yes |
Yes |
Masking brush |
Yes |
Yes |
Masking with filters |
Yes |
Yes |
Micro structure |
Yes |
Yes |
Noise reduction tool |
Yes |
Yes |
Non-destructive editing |
Yes |
Yes |
Orton Effect |
Yes |
Yes |
Clone & Stamp |
Yes |
Yes |
Photo filter |
Yes |
Yes |
Polarizing filter |
Yes |
Yes |
Native format saving |
Yes |
Yes |
60 professional presets |
Yes |
Yes |
Radial masking |
Yes |
Yes |
RAW support |
Yes |
Yes |
Remove Color Cast |
Yes |
Yes |
Transform tool |
Yes |
Yes New |
Sharing to social networks |
Yes |
Yes |
Sharpening tool |
Yes |
Yes |
Show Highlights/Shadows clippings |
Yes |
Yes |
Smart Tone adjustment |
Yes |
Yes |
Soft Focus |
Yes |
Yes |
Soft Glow |
Yes |
Yes |
Split Color Warmth |
Yes |
Yes |
Split Toning |
Yes |
Yes |
Rotate & Flip |
Yes |
Yes New |
Straightening |
Yes |
Yes |
Structure |
Yes |
Yes |
Textures |
Yes |
Yes |
Tone |
Yes |
Yes |
Top & Bottom Lighting |
Yes |
Yes |
Vibrance adjustment |
Yes |
Yes |
Vignette |
Yes |
Yes |
Batch processing |
Yes |
Yes New |
Whites & Blacks adjustment |
Yes |
Yes |
Zoom in & Zoom out |
Yes |
Yes |
Full-screen preview mode |
Yes |
Yes New |
Enhanced image quality on image view |
Yes New |
Yes New |
Support for DCP Profiles |
Yes New |
Coming soon |
Digital Asset Management module |
Coming soon |
Coming soon |
Apple HEIF files support |
Yes |
NOT Applicable |
Apple Photos extension |
Yes |
NOT Applicable |
Support of 3rd party Adobe plugins |
Yes |
Coming soon |
