FAQ: Luminar for Mac

LuminarAI: User Guide

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How to download and activate Luminar^AI?
Your download links will be waiting for you in your Skylum account.
NOTE: Your Luminar^AI purchase is linked to the billing email address you provided. Use that email to log in to your Skylum Account or, if needed, create a new Skylum Account tied to that email address.
1. Visit the login page here.
2. If you already have an account, sign in with Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, or your email and password.
3. If you don’t have an account, you can create it here. Make sure to choose the same email used for the Luminar^AI purchase.
4. If you have a Skylum account, but purchased Luminar^AI using an email address not tied to it, you can merge your accounts into one in the My Software tab > Link my licenses section of your Skylum account. After that, please go to the inbox of your new email address and verify your email.
5. In your account, you will see a My Software tab with all of your Skylum software, including Luminar^AI.
6. Find the tab with Luminar^AI. Download Luminar^AI by clicking the Download button.
With Luminar^AI we made the activation process easier and faster for you. There’s no need to remember your license number in order to use Luminar^AI. Now you may activate Luminar^AI directly from your account.
By default, all our software launches in trial mode when you first open it. When you start Luminar^AI, you’ll see a window that prompts you to log in to your Skylum Account.
To activate Luminar^AI:
- If you already have a Skylum account, sign in with a linked Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or Apple account, or sign in with your email and password.
- If you don’t have a Skylum account, click Register and create a Skylum Account. You can sign up with a Facebook, Google, Microsoft, or Apple account, or you can sign up using your email and a password.
- If you have a Skylum account, but purchased Luminar^AI using an email address not tied to it, you can merge your accounts into one in the My Software tab > Link my licenses section of your Skylum account. After that, please go to the inbox of your new email address and verify your email.
- Congratulations! You’ve activated Luminar^AI.
Still don’t see Luminar^AI in your account? Our support team will help you with that.
Can I use Luminar^AI as a plug-in?
LuminarAI is a universal solution that can function both as a standalone editor and a plug-in.
Using LuminarAI as a plug-in, you’ll be able to bring creative and timesaving workflow to your host application. LuminarAI allows you to revolutionize the way you enhance photos but conveniently fits into your current workflow.

LuminarAI can be used as a plug-in or extension for:
- Lightroom Classic (starting from version 6)
- Photoshop (from version CS5)
- Photos for macOS
Does Luminar^AI handle RAW files?

Of course! LuminarAI RAW processing is based on our own powerful RAW engine. We regularly update our library and make our own improvements to provide perfect support for new cameras. You can check the full list of supported cameras here.