Software
Adobe Lightroom 2023
From £10/$10 per month
Mobile or desktop versions of this powerful digital darkroom
www.adobe.com
System requirements
Mac: Multicore Intel processor (2 GHz or faster with SSE 4.2 or later, and 64-bit support) or Apple Silicon, macOS Big Sur (version 11.0) or later.
RAM: 8GB (16GB recommended). Hard disk space: 4GB (more required for installation). Display: 1024 x 768 (1920 x 1080 display or larger recommended) Minimum screen resolution 1024 x 768 (1920 x 1080 display or larger recommended)
Windows: Intel or AMD processor (2 GHz or faster with SSE 4.2 or later, and 64-bit support), Windows 10 (version 20H2 or later) or Windows 11 (version 21H1 or later, higher recommended) 8GB of RAM (16GB recommended) 4GB or more of available hard disk space Microsoft Windows 10 version 20H2 (64-bit) and above, Microsoft Windows 11
A dobe Lightroom 2023 is essentially a streamlined version of the original A incarnation of Lightroom, now rebranded as Lightroom Classic. Lightroom has jettisoned many of the modules in Lightroom Classic, including Slideshow, Print and Web, to focus on the art of fixing common photo problems with colour, composition and tone. It can also help you create eye-catching social media image content using AI-assisted presets. Could Lightroom be a more straightforward solution for those who don’t need all the bells and whistles of Lightroom Classic?
There are three routes to purchasing Lightroom. You can buy it for £10/$10 per month as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan, a bundle that comes with Lightroom Classic and Adobe Photoshop, plus 20GB of cloud storage. Alternatively, you can buy the one-app Lightroom plan on its own, again for £10/$10 a month, but with a more substantial 1TB allocation of cloud storage. If you want all three apps and the 1TB of storage, there is a supersize subscription option for £20/$20 per month.