Luminar Neo

Name: Luminar Neo
Rating: 4.97 (37 reviews)

Award-winning AI-powered photo editing software Luminar Neo.

5.0•37 reviews•

87 followers

Award-winning AI-powered photo editing software Luminar Neo.

5.0•37 reviews•

87 followers

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Luminar Neo empowers photographers of all skill levels to unleash their creativity and transform their visions into reality with advanced AI-based technologies while providing the artist with complete control over the final image. Luminar Neo has won the Red Dot Award and TIPA's Best Imaging Software 2022 and 2023.

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Based on 37 reviews

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Reviewers mostly praise Luminar Neo for making photo editing fast and approachable without feeling crude. They repeatedly cite an intuitive interface, strong batch workflow, and AI tools that save time on sky replacement, relighting, noise reduction, retouching, and perspective correction, often while keeping results natural. It seems especially popular for RAW editing, large shoot turnarounds, and beginners moving beyond basic tools. The main caveat is performance: a few users note occasional rough edges, slower speed in some cases, and weaker depth in advanced controls like color curves.

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Pros

batch editing (7)

user-friendly interface (7)

noise reduction (6)

sky replacement (6)

enhance AI (5)

cache management (4)

smart presets (4)

auto adjust (3)

automatic night shot processing (3)

catalog management (3)

Cons

slow performance with large files (2)

Pros

Cons

Reviews

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•7 reviews

I often shoot in low light conditions - in the evening outdoors, indoors without a flash, while traveling, where I just don't want to waste time on a tripod. And with Luminar Neo, this is now possible. Automatic processing of night shots works great: noise is muffled, but detail does not disappear, and all this - without having to manually tinker with each setting. Photos literally "come to life" - you can see the texture of the walls, the texture of clothes, even subtle details in the shadows become noticeable. I especially like that the program does not make the picture too bright - the balance is preserved. It is very convenient that you can get a professional result in a couple of clicks.

What's great

noise reduction (6)automatic night shot processing (3)

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11mo ago

•11 reviews

I've already completed three full projects with Luminar Neo, and I can honestly say that for the first time in many years, I felt like I wasn't wasting hours on basic operations. I especially want to highlight Smart Presets, which adapt to the type of scene. They don't just apply a template, but actually analyze the composition and lighting. For example, the same preset on a portrait and a landscape gives completely different and appropriate results both times. The new version allows you to flexibly work with LUT files and custom styles. I import a LUT, and then I can manually tweak it through the color correction module (HSL, Color Harmony, Supercontrast). Tone processing after that is at the level of Capture One, but much faster. I was also pleased that Neo now works better with the catalog: tags, ratings, filters, and search have become more responsive. I compared: keyword search works 2-3 times faster than in the previous version. This became especially important when loading projects with hundreds of folders. Integration with noise reduction (Noiseless) in low-light mode is another must-have. I tested shots with ISO 3200 and higher - the result is better than in Lightroom. Moreover, the detail is preserved, and there are fewer artifacts.

What's great

smart presets (4)LUT support (3)noise reduction (6)

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•6 reviews

After the spring 2025 update, Luminar Neo has really changed: Auto Adjust appeared, which automatically sets the exposure, white balance and contrast - a great start before manual fine-tuning. Clearing the cache in the settings now frees up space and speeds up the catalog, especially when working with hundreds of RAW files. It is very pleasing that interest in user convenience is noticeable even in such trifles.

What's great

cache management (4)catalog management (3)

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10mo ago

•7 reviews

What's great

noise reduction (6)automatic night shot processing (3)

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11mo ago

•11 reviews

What's great

smart presets (4)LUT support (3)noise reduction (6)

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•6 reviews

What's great

cache management (4)catalog management (3)

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