Looking for a photo editor other than Photoshop? Designed for the needs of photographers, Luminar Neo offers an award-winning intuitive editing workflow while providing many AI-powered tools to maximize your creativity.
While Photoshop is a powerful and well-known app with creative artists, it’s not the only option to consider when it comes to editing your photos. Here’s what Luminar Neo does better.
Photoshop’s vast tools fulfill the needs for many different types of creatives, while Luminar Neo has been designed specifically for photographers. It doesn’t overwhelm you with many high-level professional tools, helping you focus on what matters: editing photos.
Luminar Neo proposes alternative ways to solve common problems of photographers. The easy-to-use AI powered tools streamline routine tasks, allowing you to focus on the fun and creative parts of photo editing. Enhance AI analyzes your photo and lets you easily make dozens of improvements with just two sliders. Sky AI seamlessly replaces the sky in one click, and Relight AI fixes backlit photos based on depth of field.
Luminar Neo helps you get stunning photos with a click. There is no need for constant tutorial checking or using complex editing tools! Quick Presets, AI-based technologies that replace hours of redundant working on a photo, and the ability to sync adjustments cut down the time you need to get the results you envisioned.
You don’t need to spend a lot of time learning the app to achieve results you’ll love. Luminar Neo’s beginner-friendly interface guides you through your editing flow — import, apply a Preset, refine with powerful editing tools, and, finally, export your photo in a breeze.
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Luminar Neo |
Photoshop |
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Interface and User Experience |
Beginner-friendly, designed specifically for amateur photographers |
Complex, customizable interface with extensive tool range |
Tools and Features |
Focus on AI-powered tools and single-click edits |
Professional-grade tools with precise editing capabilities |
AI and Automation |
Heavy emphasis on AI for quick and easy edits |
AI features present but more focus on manual control |
File Management and Batch Editing |
Efficient file organization; a bath editing option available |
Primarily for single images; batch editing available but more complex |
Pricing Model |
Both lifetime license and subscription model |
Only subscription model |
Community and Support |
Offers 24/7 support and a large community of photography enthusiasts |
Extensive online resources, tutorials, and a large user community |
Want to get all the benefits of Luminar Neo but already have an established Photoshop workflow? Great news! You can use all the power of Luminar Neo as a plugin for Photoshop without changing up your usual editing process.
Both Luminar Neo and Photoshop are powerful photo editing software, but they have different strengths and weaknesses. Photoshop is a more advanced software with a steep learning curve. It has a wide range of tools and features that can be overwhelming for beginners. It’s a great choice for creatives who don’t only edit photos, but are looking for vast functionality. On the other hand, Luminar Neo is designed to be user-friendly and intuitive, with a modern interface and a range of AI-powered tools that make it easy to enhance your photos with just a few clicks. It’s an excellent option for beginners who want to quickly improve their photos without spending a lot of time learning complex editing techniques.
Sure, you can also use Luminar Neo as a plugin to Photoshop, allowing you to get the best of both worlds.
Read more about the system requirements for Photoshop and Luminar Neo.
The performance and speed of Luminar Neo and Photoshop can depend on a variety of factors such as the size of the image being edited, the complexity of the edits, the hardware specifications of the computer, and more.
Yes, Luminar Neo has several unique features that cannot be found in Photoshop, as well as a vast collection of Presets. For example, the Atmosphere AI feature in Luminar Neo uses content-aware and depth masking to place fog, mist, or haze in the background and/or foreground of an image. This smart tool prevents the subject of your photograph (such as a person or tree) from being covered by the atmospheric effect and positions the effect in a way that maintains a realistic look. Explore the tools of Luminar Neo.
Luminar Neo’s pricing plans are more flexible. You can buy Luminar Neo’s lifetime license as a single purchase, or subscribe with monthly or yearly plans. Choose between the Explore Plan and the Pro Plan that unlocks all the Luminar Neo Extensions that easily deliver professional results. Photoshop requires a subscription.
Mac Model
MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, iMac Pro, Mac Pro, Mac mini, early 2010 or newer
Processor
CPU Intel® Core™ i5 or better
OS version
macOS 12.0 or higher.
RAM
Memory 8 GB RAM or more (16+ GB RAM is recommended)
Disk space
Hard disk 10 GB free space; SSD for best performance
Display
1280x768 size or better
Hardware
Windows-based hardware PC with mouse or similar input device
Processor
CPU Intel® Core™ i5 or better, AMD Ryzen™ 5 or better
OS version
10 version 1909 or higher (only 64-bit OS)
RAM
Memory 8 GB RAM or more (16+ GB RAM is recommended)
Disk space
Hard disk 10 GB free space; SSD for best performance
Display
1280x768 size or better
Graphics
Open GL 3.3 or later compatible graphics card
