We don’t want to pay Adobe anymore, so my Dad is looking for an replacement for Lightroom Classic.
He has over 4500 photos in Lightroom and we want a basically drop in replacement.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
EDIT1: Also, how do we transfer photos out of Lightroom?
EDIT2: All photos are locally stored.
If you google “alternative to _____” you normally will get a website that lists good alternative software.
You’re looking for a RAW editor and organizer, and there are a bunch out there. For free there’s Darktable and RawTherapee, and if you’re just a hobbyist, that’s a great place to start, I prefer RawTherapee personally.
But for paid software, which may be necessary for some people, there are a couple. I landed on Capture One because of all the non-Adobe options, it’s the only one that had support for Tethering, which was a feature I needed. It’s probably the most full-featured competitor to Lightroom, and it does most things as good or better than LR, but it’s also a pretty expensive program in the category. I’d only go there if I was an advanced amateur and have a need for the power.