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Luminar Neo
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One-time-purchase AI photo editor for landscape, portrait and general editing, usable standalone or as a Lightroom/Photoshop plugin.

1.3M visits/mo34K saves
2.0K visits/mo
Pricing
Free: $0
Basic: $9
Standard: $39
Plus: $69
Pro: $299
Perpetual Desktop License: $119.00 one-time
Perpetual Cross-device License: $159.00 one-time
Perpetual Max License: $179.00 one-time
SoloPlus: $99
ProPlus: $19 /month
Core features
  • AI-powered metadata generation
  • Batch processing
  • Multi-platform export
  • Quality enhancement
  • AI sky replacement and relighting
  • Generative erase, expand and object-swap tools
  • Portrait tools: skin smoothing, face and body enhancement
  • Noise reduction and AI upscaling
  • Focus stacking and HDR/panorama merging
  • Layers and masking support
  • Raw file support for 1,000+ cameras
  • Cross-device editing between mobile and desktop (higher tiers)
  • Attention-grabbing backgrounds
  • Instant image balancing
  • Automatic background color detection
  • Secure privacy features (hiding sensitive information)
  • Perfect text overlays using AI
  • Effortless text extraction
  • Code snapshot creation
  • Customizable watermarks
  • Social media size and ratio options
  • Shapes and text addition
Use cases
  • Transforming everyday photos into income-generating stock assets.
  • Landscape and wildlife photographers replacing skies or enhancing detail
  • Portrait and wedding photographers retouching skin and faces
  • Photographers wanting a non-subscription editor
  • E-commerce and real estate photo cleanup
  • Editing on the go and finishing on desktop
  • Enhance social media images to increase engagement
  • Create professional-looking screenshots for presentations
  • Securely share images with sensitive information hidden
  • Design visually appealing code snippets for sharing
  • Quickly extract text from images for documentation
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