Adobe Lightroom vs PhotoScape X

Lightroom is Adobe’s cloud-based service for creating, editing, organizing, storing, and sharing photos across devices. Its photo libraries are searchable, and the editing toolkit includes RAW support, batch editing, masking, AI retouching, AI Lens Blur, Adaptive Presets, portrait Quick Actions, and sensor Dust Removal. Generative Remove uses Adobe Firefly to remove distractions, while Assisted Culling helps sort photos by image quality and group similar shots. Generative upscale with Topaz Gigapixel can enlarge images by up to 4x. Users can collaborate in shared albums, post to social network apps, or share with the Lightroom community. Lightroom is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, with a free mobile app and premium features available as an upgrade. Adobe offers a free plan and a 7-day trial; billing begins when the trial ends, with a further 14-day refund period described. Named plans include Lightroom, Photography, and Creative Cloud Pro, as well as student, teacher, and team options.

PhotoScape X is a free photo editor for macOS and Windows that fixes and enhances images. Editing tools include cropping, resizing, color adjustment, film effects, overlays, HDR, dehaze, curves, levels, and sharpening. Brushes provide spot healing, mixing, mosaic, effects, and painting, alongside red-eye correction, liquify, and clone stamp tools. Cut Out removes image backgrounds. The app also includes a batch editor, viewer, collage maker, animated GIF creator, combine and print tools, screen capture, color picker, and RAW support. Layer editing, masking, AI retouching, and a Photos Extension are listed features. The Free plan costs nothing with in-app purchases; Pro features are available as an in-app purchase, with no listed Pro price. The Mac app requires macOS 13.0 or later. The App Store lists Mac availability, English plus 11 additional languages, and Mooii Tech as developer.