Image and video

Adobe Lightroom alternatives

1 open-source project that already does this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

CyberTimon/RapidRAW9,240AGPL-3.0GPU-accelerated, non-destructive RAW image editor focused on fast editing and development tools.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Cloud sync and multi-device seamless library (Adobe cloud)
Polished RAW demosaic / color science matching Lightroom/Camera RAW
Mobile apps and tight Photoshop/Creative Cloud integrations
Enterprise licensing, asset management, and Adobe support
Access to Adobe Firefly / bundled AI models and their integrations

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Adobe Lightroom, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.