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Is there any good alternatives to Lightroom Classic? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by urbanracer34@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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We don't want to pay Adobe anymore, so my Dad is looking for an replacement for Lightroom Classic.

He has over 4500 photos in Lightroom and we want a basically drop in replacement.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

EDIT1: Also, how do we transfer photos out of Lightroom?

EDIT2: All photos are locally stored.

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[–] BoxedAndArchived@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

If you google "alternative to _____" you normally will get a website that lists good alternative software.

You're looking for a RAW editor and organizer, and there are a bunch out there. For free there's Darktable and RawTherapee, and if you're just a hobbyist, that's a great place to start, I prefer RawTherapee personally.

But for paid software, which may be necessary for some people, there are a couple. I landed on Capture One because of all the non-Adobe options, it's the only one that had support for Tethering, which was a feature I needed. It's probably the most full-featured competitor to Lightroom, and it does most things as good or better than LR, but it's also a pretty expensive program in the category. I'd only go there if I was an advanced amateur and have a need for the power.