Luminar AI photo editor
A great way for novices and experts to enhance images
$79 From Skylum, skylum.com Needs macOS 10.13.6 or higher, Intel Core i5 or better, 8GB RAM
Skylum has built on the success of its Luminar 4 photo editing software for Mac with Luminar AI, an entirely separate application that greatly expands the use of artificial intelligence to help you make quick and visually impressive edits to your images. We reviewed a late–stage beta version but found no significant issues, even with final snagging still to be done before the official release.
Open one or more images and Luminar AI’s Templates mode provides “for this photo” suggestions based on its analysis of the contents of the picture. There are template categories for landscape, portrait, wildlife, analog, and more, each with an amount slider to apply as much or as little as you like. Crucially, templates are AI–aware so they adapt to suit the nuances and content of each image, even going so far as to correct common errors in shooting like exposure. Stylistically they range from subtle to quite extreme, though there’s a great selection on offer and using the Amount slider can give you a much gentler end result.