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Luminar NEO is a versatile photo editing software developed by Skylum (formerly Macphun) for both Windows and macOS, offering a wide range of tools to enhance and transform images. It works as both a standalone application and a plugin for software like Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and Apple Photos, making it a flexible choice for creative editing.
Luminar Neo brings powerful AI to image editing, simplifying complex tasks and giving creators room to bring bold concepts to life. Its modern layout and intuitive tools make creative work fun and effortless.
Accomplish creative tasks and attain professional-quality editing results with Luminar Neo’s leading-edge AI technologies and flexible workflow. Achieve complex, creative results thanks to the new engine in Luminar Neo, built by drawing on our team’s collective experience and evolving it for maximum performance and flexibility.
Transform backlit photos or darkened images with RelightAI. Luminar Neo’s innovative technology analyzes depth in photos and creates a 3D map, enabling you to naturally adjust light distribution in 3D space within a 2D image.
You can precisely control the lighting in your images by selectively relighting the background and foreground, or darkening specific areas. This creative freedom empowers you to bring your artistic vision to life.
- High performance in complex tasks
- Simple and fun to explore
- Flexible workflow for creativity
- Technologies for professional results
- Automatically remove the background — no masking or cropping needed.
- Lightning-fast creative editing with an all-new image engine.
- Designed as a modular system, its parts can now be optimized individually for maximum performance.
Luminar Neo provides exclusive tools to help you create unbelievable masterpieces in Travel, Landscape, Portrait, and other photography genres, eliminating the need to spend years on tutorials. Just launch the application and start creating!
Luminar NEO Features:
- Get speed and flexibility in your editing with our brand-new core engine and layers workflow.
- The new engine built for Luminar Neo combines the best solutions from our evolved experience to maximize performance and creativity, and is designed to achieve complex creative results.
- Gain precise control over lighting in your photos by adjusting exposure based on distance from the lens. Independently control the background and foreground exposure to achieve your desired creative effects.
- Automatically clear unwanted spots from images caused by dust or dirt sitting on your lens or sensor.
- Clean up unwanted power lines from the skies in your cityscapes.
- Combine two or more images in a single shot to create a wide range of creative compositions.
Shine Removal and Slim Face
Shine Removal and Slim Face tools are designed to make your workflow even faster and more thorough. By removing excessive light or subtly slimming the face, you’ll achieve a perfectly natural, balanced, and realistic portrait photo.
Essential tools for amazing portraits:
- AI Skin Enhancement
- Facial contouring
- Blemish removal
- Face relighting
- Redeye removal
- Dark circles removal
- Eye whites brightening & sharpening
- Eye enlargement & squint removal
- Eyebrow thickening
- Lip color improvement
- Teeth brightening
- Batch editing
Luminar NEO – Pros & Cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| ✓ Powerful AI-powered photo editing tools make it easy to enhance portraits, landscapes, skies, and lighting with minimal manual adjustments. | ✗ Many AI features require a relatively powerful PC, especially when editing high-resolution RAW images. |
| ✓ Non-destructive editing workflow preserves your original photos, allowing you to revisit or modify edits at any time. | ✗ Performance can slow down when working with large projects or applying multiple AI effects simultaneously. |
| ✓ Layer and masking support gives photographers greater control over selective edits and creative compositions. | ✗ Some advanced creative tools are available only through paid plans or optional extensions, increasing the overall cost. |
| ✓ Works as both a standalone application and a plugin, integrating with Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and Apple Photos for flexible workflows. | ✗ AI-generated edits occasionally require manual refinement, particularly around complex subjects such as hair, reflections, or intricate backgrounds. |
| ✓ User-friendly interface balances advanced editing capabilities with an intuitive layout suitable for beginners and experienced photographers alike. | ✗ Professional asset management features are less comprehensive than dedicated photo cataloging software like Adobe Lightroom Classic. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Luminar Neo better than Adobe Lightroom?
It depends on your workflow. Luminar Neo excels at AI-powered photo enhancement and creative editing, while Adobe Lightroom offers more advanced photo cataloging, batch editing, and professional workflow management.
Can Luminar Neo edit RAW photos?
Yes. It supports RAW image editing from many camera manufacturers, allowing you to make non-destructive adjustments while preserving the original image data.
Does Luminar Neo work as a Photoshop plugin?
Yes. It can be used as both a standalone photo editor and a plugin for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom Classic, and Apple Photos, making it easy to fit into existing editing workflows.
Is Luminar Neo suitable for beginners?
Yes. Its AI-assisted tools and intuitive interface allow beginners to produce high-quality edits quickly, while advanced features such as layers and masking provide greater control for experienced photographers.
What’s New in Luminar Neo 1.28.0:
General Updates
- Catalog and Edit are now one space. There is no need to switch between separate modes. Presets, Tools, and Edit are now combined in a single panel on the right, keeping the available options easily accessible.
- New navigation. Easily keep track of where you are with breadcrumbs, move between photos using familiar back and forward buttons, and hide the Catalog panel whenever you want more room to edit.
- A redesigned right sidebar. Quickly access Presets, Tools, Edit, a photo’s Info, and Extra tools from one organized sidebar. The Extra tools contain GenErase, GenSwap, GenExpand, Upscale AI, HDR Merge, Panorama Stitching, and more.
- Everything one click away. Your account is now available from the left sidebar; Education brings guides and tutorials together in one place, and the new full-screen Creative Library makes browsing creative assets easier than ever.
- Expanded camera support. Now you can edit photos taken with the Leica SL3-P, Leica M11-P, Panasonic Lumix DC-L10, Sony A7R VI, and Sony A7 V (compressed RAW).
You’ll also notice a range of performance improvements:
- Blazing-fast exports — export photos up to 27% faster on both Windows and macOS, so you spend less time waiting.
- Instant Preset previews — preview Presets up to 3.8× faster, making it easier to browse and compare different looks.
- Smoother batch editing — edit large groups of photos much faster while using fewer system resources.
- More efficient masking — masking tools now use up to 33% less memory, delivering a smoother editing experience, especially with large images.
Update and explore the new design of Luminar with improved speed, performance, and a more streamlined editing experience.
macOS Bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue that could duplicate photos in the Catalog.
- Fixed an issue where the previously selected export subfolder wasn’t remembered.
- Fixed Noiseless AI not working correctly on RAW monochrome photos.
- Fixed Face Light overexposing RAW images.
- Fixed inaccurate white balance values when using the Eyedropper tool.
Windows Bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue where Luminar could become unresponsive after Empty Trash when closing the app.
- Fixed photos outside the visible area not being marked as rejected or liked.
- Fixed Noiseless AI not working correctly on RAW monochrome photos.
- Fixed Face Light overexposing RAW images.
- Fixed inaccurate white balance values when using the Eyedropper tool.
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For Mac:
- MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, iMac Pro, Mac Pro, Mac mini, early 2010 or newer
- CPU Intel® Core i5 or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM or more (16+ GB RAM is recommended)
- macOS 10.14.6 or higher. IMPORTANT: macOS 10.13 is not supported.
- Hard disk: 10 GB of free space; SSD for best performance
- Display: 1280×768 size or better
For Windows:
- A Windows-based hardware PC with a mouse or a similar input device
- CPU: Intel® Core i5 or better, AMD Ryzen 5 or better
- Open GL 3.3 or later-compatible graphics cards
- Memory: 8 GB RAM or more (16+ GB RAM is recommended)
- Operating System: Windows 10 version 1909 or later (64-bit only).
- Hard disk: 10 GB free space; SSD for best performance
- Display: 1280×768 or better
Size: 79.9 MB
