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Overview

Graphic design and video editing tool for creating and publishing marketing material, presentations, social media content, and a range of printed products, using a drag-and-drop editor and a library of customizable templates.

Adobe Lightroom is a cloud-based photo editing solution, which provides features such as collaboration tools, customizable presets, custom categorization, mobile access, image labels, level adjustment, intelligent image search, cropping and rotating, focus shifting, and import/export.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

10

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

9.99

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.7

13.4K

5

4

3

2

1

10.3K

2.7K

331

26

32

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
90%
would recommend this app

4.8

328

5

4

3

2

1

256

66

4

1

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
86%
would recommend this app

Pros

“For personal use, I enjoy making birthday photo collages for loved ones, cute grocery lists, weekly errand planners, chore lists, and other fun customized designs.”
JR

Jessy R.

Patient Care Coordinator

“The drag-and-drop interface is super simple, so you can create things like flyers, social media posts, business cards, and product listings without needing advanced skills.”
MW

Melinda W.

Owner

“What stands out most is its vast library of customizable templates, stock imagery, and brand kit integrations that allow us to produce polished marketing assets in minutes rather than hours.”
ss

samantha s.

Customer Relations

Pros

“It can make adjustments from the most miniscule changes to the most extreme and everything in between. If you can learn the software, it will be a gamechanger for your photography”
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Crystal C.

Owner

“Delivers what it promises and what I need to get photos culled, edited, and exported to spec.”
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Steve R.

Photographer

“For the desktop version, even on my strong PC, Lightroom Classic sometimes slows down when I change modules or start a large export.”
TA

Tabarak A.

Graphic Designer

Cons

“Also, many premium elements, fonts, and stock photos are locked behind the paid Pro subscription, which is a bit expensive for students and small creators.”
RS

Ravindra S.

Owner

“Another downside is that when sharing a paid account or team invite, the invitation link seems to expire pretty quickly (around 24 hours), which can be inconvenient since the account holder has to keep resending new links.”
JR

Jessy R.

Patient Care Coordinator

“One of the main downsides is that while Canva is powerful it does have limitations compared to more advanced design tools. If you need very detailed customization or complex editing you may find it a bit restrictive.”
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Matthew F.

President

Cons

“I don't love the mobile app as much as editing from my desktop.”
JG

Joe G.

CEO

“This is used for all my content gathering at work, however, the CyberLink software which came bundled with my camera package was just plain horrible.”
Sc

Shilton c.

partner

“Sometimes the app crashes a lot and takes a long time to respond, and I've often lost an entire edit because the app crashed and didn't save what I'd already done.”
LN

Luana N.

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Key features

  • Total features85
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Design & Content Suggestions
  • AI Presentation Generation
  • AI Text-to-Slide
  • AI Visual Generation
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Analytics
  • Animation
  • Approval Process Control
  • Artwork Management
  • Asset Categorization
  • Asset Library
  • Asset Sharing
  • Audio File Management
  • Autosave
  • Brainstorming
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Brand Management
  • CAD Tools
  • CMS Integration
  • Change Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Content Import/Export
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Sharing
  • Custom Fonts
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Design Management
  • Design Templates
  • Digital Asset Management
  • Digital Signage
  • Document Editing
  • Download
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dynamic QR Codes
  • Email Distribution
  • Employee Photos
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Generative AI
  • Image Editing
  • Image Embedding
  • Image Library
  • Media Library
  • Media Management
  • Mind Maps
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Multiple QR Code Types
  • Offline Editing
  • Offline Presenting
  • Org Chart Creation
  • Pattern, Color & Art Storage
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Presentation Tools
  • Preview Functionality
  • Print Management
  • Printing Services Integration
  • Project Management
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • QR Code Generation
  • Real Time Editing
  • Search/Filter
  • Smart Chart Legend
  • Social Media Integration
  • Step-by-Step Wizard
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Version Control
  • Video Editing
  • Video Support
  • Visual Discovery
  • Watermarking
  • Website Publishing Options
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features6
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Design & Content Suggestions
  • AI Presentation Generation
  • AI Text-to-Slide
  • AI Visual Generation
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Analytics
  • Animation
  • Approval Process Control
  • Artwork Management
  • Asset Categorization
  • Asset Library
  • Asset Sharing
  • Audio File Management
  • Autosave
  • Brainstorming
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Brand Management
  • CAD Tools
  • CMS Integration
  • Change Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Content Import/Export
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Sharing
  • Custom Fonts
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Design Management
  • Design Templates
  • Digital Asset Management
  • Digital Signage
  • Document Editing
  • Download
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dynamic QR Codes
  • Email Distribution
  • Employee Photos
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Generative AI
  • Image Editing
  • Image Embedding
  • Image Library
  • Media Library
  • Media Management
  • Mind Maps
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Multiple QR Code Types
  • Offline Editing
  • Offline Presenting
  • Org Chart Creation
  • Pattern, Color & Art Storage
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Presentation Tools
  • Preview Functionality
  • Print Management
  • Printing Services Integration
  • Project Management
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • QR Code Generation
  • Real Time Editing
  • Search/Filter
  • Smart Chart Legend
  • Social Media Integration
  • Step-by-Step Wizard
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Version Control
  • Video Editing
  • Video Support
  • Visual Discovery
  • Watermarking
  • Website Publishing Options
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations31
  • Activity Messenger
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Asana
  • Box
  • Brandfolder
  • Bynder
  • ChatGPT
  • Dropbox
  • Facebook Business Suite
  • Google Drive
  • Google Maps
  • Google Workspace
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Instagram
  • Later Social
  • LinkedIn for Business
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Moovly
  • OneDrive
  • PageProof
  • PandaDoc
  • Powtoon
  • Publer
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
  • Shopify
  • Simplebooklet Flipbook Experiences
  • Slack
  • Twitter/X
  • Total integrations1
  • Activity Messenger
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Asana
  • Box
  • Brandfolder
  • Bynder
  • ChatGPT
  • Dropbox
  • Facebook Business Suite
  • Google Drive
  • Google Maps
  • Google Workspace
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Instagram
  • Later Social
  • LinkedIn for Business
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Moovly
  • OneDrive
  • PageProof
  • PandaDoc
  • Powtoon
  • Publer
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
  • Shopify
  • Simplebooklet Flipbook Experiences
  • Slack
  • Twitter/X