Adobe Lightroom review

Adobe Lightroom is a full photo and video editor rather than a dedicated enhancer, but its AI tools handle many everyday fixes. Adobe describes the mobile app as a free AI photo and video editor, with one-tap Quick Actions and Adaptive Presets to retouch and enhance photo quality, Generative Remove to erase distractions, Generative Expand to fix tight framing and a one tap fix that opens closed eyes in portraits. Standard controls for exposure, highlights, shadows, color grading and background blur sit alongside, and edits are nondestructive. The same tools extend to video clips. Lightroom is the natural pick if you already pay for Adobe and keep your library there, because enhancement, organizing and sharing happen in one place. Adobe's US plans page did not load from our location, so we have not verified a dollar price. For pure upscaling and heavy noise or blur rescue, a specialist such as Topaz Photo does more. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

photographers already in the Adobe ecosystem

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending); free mobile app with in-app purchases.

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Quick Actions and Adaptive Presets for one-tap retouching and enhancement
• Generative Remove to erase distractions with AI
• Generative Expand to extend a badly framed shot
• One tap to open closed eyes in portraits and group photos
• Video editing with the same light, color and preset tools

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Mobile app is free to download
• Strength: Edits are nondestructive
• Strength: Apple App Store Editors' Choice
• Weakness: An editor first, with fewer dedicated upscaling controls than Topaz Photo
• Weakness: Premium features need a paid plan
• Weakness: Adobe's US price page did not load from our location, so prices are unverified

Key facts

• Paid from: USD check pending
• Free app: Yes, with in-app purchases
• Platforms: iPhone and Mac apps
• AI tools: Generative Remove, Generative Expand, Quick Actions

Where it ranks

Adobe Lightroom is No. 10 in our Best AI Photo Enhancers verdict.