Adobe Lightroom for iPad

Name: Adobe Lightroom for iPad
Rating: 4.8 (50624 reviews)
Author: Adobe Inc.

AI enhancer, retouch & blur

Free · In‑App Purchases

51K Ratings
Awards

Editors’ Choice

Apps
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Photo & Video
Developer

Adobe Inc.
Language

EN
+ 22 More
Size

337.2
MB

iPad

Join millions of users who trust Adobe Photoshop Lightroom as their AI-powered photo editor to bring their photos, videos and reels to life. MAKE YOUR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS STAND OUT Start with one-tap presets or filters for pictures, videos and reels. Then, fine-tune the details with powerful tools to retouch, remove objects, blur backgrounds, and make more precise edits to bring your vision to life. Whether you’re developing your skills, a seasoned pro, or just love capturing life’s moments, Lightroom’s Photo & Video Editor helps you instantly transform any photo or video in just a few taps. Get started with a free account. SAVE TIME WITH AI-POWERED ENHANCEMENTS • Remove unwanted objects and distractions in a touch with Generative Remove, powered by Firefly generative AI • Instantly boost your photo in one tap with Auto • Add a bokeh effect or blur photos using Lens Blur • Quickly retouch portraits, make subjects pop or transform skies with Adaptive presets • Find the perfect filters for pictures using AI with Recommended presets • Easily make precise edits to select parts of your photos via masking in editor mode EASY-TO-USE AND POWERFUL PHOTO EDITOR • Instantly find a photo and video to edit from your iCloud account • Get editing with a fast and intuitive photo and video editor interface • Fix lighting in any photo or video by editing exposure, highlights, shadows, contrast, color, curves and more with precision sliders • Take full control of the color palette in your photo or video by editing hue, saturation, luminance, and color grading • Brush away, retouch and remove objects in pictures • Edit the clarity, texture, dehaze, grain and vignette sliders • Crop, rotate or add a border to your photo before sharing to social • Edit and export photos in HDR CURATED PRESETS AND FILTERS FOR PICTURES, VIDEOS AND REELS • Make quick and easy edits with free presets and camera filters • Create and save your own presets or filters for future edits • Explore 200+ exclusive Premium Presets created by professional photographers and influencers QUICK VIDEO EDITOR AND REELS MAKER • Share your creative process using Lightroom’s editor by creating short before-and-after reels, made for social, with an edit replay • Apply presets to instantly enhance videos or reels and create the same look and feel across your collection • Edit and retouch any video with precision sliders for contrast, highlights, vibrance, video effects and more • Quickly trim and rotate your video PRO-GRADE CAMERA • Capture flawless photos with Lightroom’s built-in camera, offering full manual controls, RAW capture, and HDR • Apply presets or filters for pictures as you take your shot GO PREMIUM TO ELEVATE YOUR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS Achieve next-level photography with Lightroom Premium’s intuitive photo editor and video editor. Upgrade to unlock more easy-to-use and advanced tools including: • AI-powered tools to make searching for photos and videos faster and editing easier • Access 200+ exclusive premium preset filters created by professional photographers • Precision tools like Generative Remove, masking and geometry • Edit photos and retouch in RAW • Easily apply the same edits across multiple pictures • Find the same top-quality features in the photo editor that users love for video editing • Get editing tips and tricks, save new presets, showcase your photos online, and connect with photographers in Lightroom’s Community • Photo and video edits sync seamlessly, so start editing on your phone and effortlessly continue on your tablet or online on your laptop • 100GB of cloud storage Terms & Conditions: Your use of this application is governed by the Adobe General Terms of Use http://www.adobe.com/go/terms_linkfree_en and the Adobe Privacy Policy http://www.adobe.com/go/privacy_policy_linkfree_en Do not sell or share my personal information www.adobe.com/go/ca-rights-linkfree

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

51K Ratings

Editors’ Choice

Adobe Lightroom is an essential tool for any discerning photographer. Its sleek interface and robust tools transform potato-quality images into stunning works of art with a few taps. And the best part? It’s nondestructive, giving you the freedom to experiment with all the controls without damaging the original photo.
Must have for photographers
11/12/2022

Morgan Germani
I’m a photographer who really only shoots in RAW with a NIkon Z6 and I have a nifty device to plug my XQD card directly into my iPad and thankfully it’s so incredibly easy to import photos into Lightroom. I can do one at a time or I can import many more at a time. They populate my screen in Lightroom immediately and then I don’t have to keep my XQD card plugged in and instead I can get right to work. The tools in Lightroom on iPad are top tier in my opinion and I can do just about every thing I need to do. It works flawlessly. The only thing is I have to subscribe to edit RAW photos and I know Adobe is pretty greedy with their subscriptions but they only charge me $5 which is SUCH a blessing and a struggling photographer and it allows me to bring my photographer to such a greater level than I could without it and having it on my iPad is the greatest thing. My iPad is my main device for everything and it’s super mobile, fast, and perfect for all of my creative work and Lightroom is the center of all of that. I’m more than grateful for this software and all I can say is I hope the $5 a month subscription stays the same for a long time. This is the one Adobe software I can truly say it worth a monthly subscription on iPad.
Must have for photographers
11/12/2022

Morgan Germani

I’m a photographer who really only shoots in RAW with a NIkon Z6 and I have a nifty device to plug my XQD card directly into my iPad and thankfully it’s so incredibly easy to import photos into Lightroom. I can do one at a time or I can import many more at a time. They populate my screen in Lightroom immediately and then I don’t have to keep my XQD card plugged in and instead I can get right to work. The tools in Lightroom on iPad are top tier in my opinion and I can do just about every thing I need to do. It works flawlessly. The only thing is I have to subscribe to edit RAW photos and I know Adobe is pretty greedy with their subscriptions but they only charge me $5 which is SUCH a blessing and a struggling photographer and it allows me to bring my photographer to such a greater level than I could without it and having it on my iPad is the greatest thing. My iPad is my main device for everything and it’s super mobile, fast, and perfect for all of my creative work and Lightroom is the center of all of that. I’m more than grateful for this software and all I can say is I hope the $5 a month subscription stays the same for a long time. This is the one Adobe software I can truly say it worth a monthly subscription on iPad.
Generally does not work
10/01/2019

the al fonz
As a local editor with Apple Pencil support it is kinda awesome. However, the minute you try to upload raw photos to the cloud the problems begin. Photos will be “pending” for days on end, to make matters worse, it hard to tell what was uploaded and what was not and when dealing with thousands o photos you just know that some are getting lost. I have tried to work with customer service for months on this, I’m constantly showing them files which should have uploaded but are somehow missing. Customer service is beyond terrible, which is frustrating because I pay for 2tbs of cloud storage. If you are solely editing photos stored on the iPad the main issues are: (1) iPad will not allow you to import photos from Samsung cellphones thus you can’t bring them into Lightroom without using the untrustable cloud; (2) if you make edits and scroll over to another photo the only undo function is to undo most if not all edits; (3) no panorama stitching; and (4) no HDR stitching. The program has potential, but like the IPad Pro it is frustrating almost every thing you try to do serious photo editing
Generally does not work
10/01/2019

the al fonz

As a local editor with Apple Pencil support it is kinda awesome. However, the minute you try to upload raw photos to the cloud the problems begin. Photos will be “pending” for days on end, to make matters worse, it hard to tell what was uploaded and what was not and when dealing with thousands o photos you just know that some are getting lost. I have tried to work with customer service for months on this, I’m constantly showing them files which should have uploaded but are somehow missing. Customer service is beyond terrible, which is frustrating because I pay for 2tbs of cloud storage. If you are solely editing photos stored on the iPad the main issues are: (1) iPad will not allow you to import photos from Samsung cellphones thus you can’t bring them into Lightroom without using the untrustable cloud; (2) if you make edits and scroll over to another photo the only undo function is to undo most if not all edits; (3) no panorama stitching; and (4) no HDR stitching. The program has potential, but like the IPad Pro it is frustrating almost every thing you try to do serious photo editing
Disappointing for travel photography
10/29/2024

Hrufescens
I spent a small fortune to get a souped-up iPad. I pay the monthly Adobe subscriptions. My goal was to have a no-laptop solution for travel photos. It actually worked for awhile, and was “almost there”: good enough to give it a try. But, after I invested the time to carefully design, test, and document my step-by-step workflow, it’s one year later and my data doesn’t come across properly any more using DNG exports to my desktop. My whole purpose with LR mobile is to invest some time in the field to cull (i.e., star rate) and do basic corrections and cropping. After 60 days of remote travel this year, I’ve returned home to find that the Star ratings don’t seem to export with the exported DNGs. Quickly picking out the “4s and 5s” to further edit takes forever.I see on the forums that this is a known problem, and that iCloud is the fix. Listen up, Adobe, using iCloud is completely unacceptable for travelers. More often than not I’m stuck with either horrible connectivity, or none at all. That’s not going to happen. Can you please fix the DNG export bug so I can re-export my 10k or so travel photos and import them to LR Classic on the desktop? Maybe in the future, a little less development money on AI features and a little more concentration on good old fashioned software QC?
Disappointing for travel photography
10/29/2024

Hrufescens

I spent a small fortune to get a souped-up iPad. I pay the monthly Adobe subscriptions. My goal was to have a no-laptop solution for travel photos. It actually worked for awhile, and was “almost there”: good enough to give it a try. But, after I invested the time to carefully design, test, and document my step-by-step workflow, it’s one year later and my data doesn’t come across properly any more using DNG exports to my desktop. My whole purpose with LR mobile is to invest some time in the field to cull (i.e., star rate) and do basic corrections and cropping. After 60 days of remote travel this year, I’ve returned home to find that the Star ratings don’t seem to export with the exported DNGs. Quickly picking out the “4s and 5s” to further edit takes forever.I see on the forums that this is a known problem, and that iCloud is the fix. Listen up, Adobe, using iCloud is completely unacceptable for travelers. More often than not I’m stuck with either horrible connectivity, or none at all. That’s not going to happen. Can you please fix the DNG export bug so I can re-export my 10k or so travel photos and import them to LR Classic on the desktop? Maybe in the future, a little less development money on AI features and a little more concentration on good old fashioned software QC?

- Adaptive Landscape Presets now allow you to select and enhance up to eight new landscapes, including sky, water, snow and more. - Enable Object Detection in Generative Remove to remove an object along with its shadow or reflection for cleaner, more accurate results. - New camera & lens support (full list at https://adobe.com/go/cameras) - Bug fixes and updates

Version 11.0

Oct 21

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