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Luminar for Desktop is a powerful, next-generation photo editing software designed to inspire creativity and deliver professional results with ease. It features an intuitive interface and a modern toolkit powered by cutting-edge AI technologies. With a flexible, performance-focused engine at its core, Luminar for Desktop offers faster editing, seamless layer-based workflows, and precise control over every detail. Whether you're enhancing portraits, transforming landscapes, or exploring your artistic vision, Luminar for Desktop makes the editing experience both efficient and enjoyable.

You can buy Luminar for Desktop on this page and download your photo editor from the My Account page. This software to edit photos is available for macOS and Windows as an application and plug-in.

Desktop Only License. By purchasing the Desktop Only perpetual license, you will get a license that gives you the right to own Luminar on your computer forever with all previous upgrades included. With this plan, you get: Perpetual license for Luminar for Desktop on 2 devices (macOS&Windows); Continuous access to updates, bug fixes, improvements, and some new features. But big upgrades may require extra upgrade payments; Lifetime access to the Fall Upgrade 2026 (including Crop 2.0, Atmosphere 2.0, AI Assistant 2.0, Enhance AI 2.0, and more — coming Fall 2026); 1-year access to the AI tools — Restoration, GenErase, GenSwap, GenExpand, AI Assistant; Full access to existing features: instant access to all tools released up to the date of purchase. All Platforms License includes everything in the Desktop Only plan, plus: Perpetual access to Luminar Mobile on 3 devices; Perpetual access to Luminar Web on 3 devices (coming Fall 2026); Luminar Ecosystem with cross-device editing (mobile to desktop & mobile to web); Access to Spaces (web galleries). Max License is our most comprehensive perpetual plan for complete creative freedom. Includes everything in the All Platforms License, plus Luminar Prime: Full access to all new features added every year — all tools that are released during the active subscription period will remain yours forever; 1 year of access to our ever-growing Library of Assets, which includes 2900+ presets, 490+ LUTs, 490+ overlays, 70+ skies, and 24+ creative courses. Note: AI tools and Library of Assets operate on an auto-renewal model with a Luminar Prime after 365 days.

Yes. Cross-device editing is included with both the All Platforms and Max licenses. You can begin editing on your mobile phone and pick up right where you left off on your desktop or tablet. Currently, it works one-way (Mobile → Desktop). With the upcoming release of Luminar for Web, expanded syncing will allow you to: Edit seamlessly between Mobile and Web (Mobile ↔ Web); Transfer your work from Web to Desktop (Web → Desktop).

You can use Luminar for Desktop lifetime or subscription plan on 2 devices. Two seats allows you to install and activate Luminar for Desktop on two devices at once, regardless of their operating system. For example, you can use one seat to activate Luminar for Desktop on a Mac and the other one to activate Luminar for Desktop on a Windows computer, or you can use both seats for your Windows or macOS computers. Any combination works! Moreover, you can always manage your activations in your Skylum Account. You are able to add even more seats in your Skylum Account if you have multiple computers or want to share your license with people who need access. Are you changing computers or upgrading your device? You can reset a license from your old machine at no cost and activate that license on your new device. Just log in to your Skylum account or do it directions in app during the installation process on a new device. Learn more

Educational and military discounts are available starting from the official release date and are calculated from the regular sale price. To secure the special price, click here. If you own a previous version of Luminar or Aurora HDR, we also provide a loyalty discount. Click here to redeem it.

A photo editor is a software responsible for enhancing and manipulating digital images to achieve a desired visual outcome. Their primary function is to improve the overall quality and appearance of photographs using image enhancement, restoration, composition, and other image manipulations.

Luminar for Desktop is a convenient photo editor that allows you to easily edit images. After installing it, you can import images, sort them in the Catalog, apply one-click Presets, edit your photo with tools and layers, and then save and export photos for sharing.

After purchasing Luminar for Desktop, you will be emailed all the instructions on how to quickly install Luminar and start using it.

You can check the latest version of Luminar for Desktop and what improvements it has here.