It's basically a sharpening tool that doesn't make your photos look unnaturally sharp.Īpple redesigned the Mac App Store for last year's Mojave release, updating the layout with details about the app, video previews, and detailed background information. Recent Lightroom updates include new raw-file demosaicing (Opens in a new window) option, Enhance Detail, new photo learning tools, sharing options, and a Texture slider that lets you 'address details to either accentuate or smooth out details in the middle frequencies,' according to Adobe.

The software requires a $9.99 Creative Cloud Photography Plan subscription and syncs all your imported photos to the cloud for access from mobile devices or web browsers. The version on the Mac App Store is the newer Lightroom CC, which is more suitable for enthusiasts than for professional photographers, as it doesn't offer printing or file conversion. Lightroom is available in two forms: Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic, the latter of which earned a rare 5-star Editors' Choice rating from PCMag.

Lightroom now joins other heavy hitters like Microsoft Office 365, which landed in the Mac App Store in January. If you're an app developer, the store offers a way to get your work in the largest single source for Mac apps. Getting an app from the official store bestows several benefits on the software purchaser, including update handling, installation on multiple machines, and the knowledge that the app was vetted by your platform provider, in this case Apple. We tend to think of app stores in the context of smartphones, but they're also a part of today's desktop platforms, including macOS.

How to Set Up Two-Factor AuthenticationĪdobe Lightroom, the industry standard for pros and serious photography enthusiasts, is now available in the Mac App Store.

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