Strongest fit
Who it is built for
- Photography enthusiasts seeking approachable desktop editing
- Mobile creators editing photos on iPhone, iPad, Android, or ChromeOS
- Professional portrait photographers using specialized retouching tools
Skylum
Photo editing software with AI-powered creative controls
Skylum develops photo-editing software led by Luminar Neo, Luminar Mobile, and Aperty. Its apps use AI features for tasks such as object removal, sky replacement, portrait retouching, and image enhancement across desktop and supported mobile devices.
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- Best for
- Photography enthusiasts seeking approachable desktop editing
- Pricing signal
- USD 6.99 / week
- Primary category
- Photo editors
- Last verified
- Jul 31, 2026
The decision
Should Skylum make your shortlist?
Start with the job, the team, and the constraints. Product fit becomes much clearer when those three line up.
Practical use cases
Jobs it can take on
- Remove unwanted objects from photographs
- Replace skies and adjust lighting in landscape images
- Retouch portraits with face and skin editing tools
Before you choose
Know the tradeoffs
- Luminar Neo requires compatible Windows or macOS hardware and operating systems.
- Perpetual Luminar Neo licenses include generative tools for one year from purchase.
- Major Luminar Neo upgrades may require additional payment.
Inside the product
What you can actually do with it.
The core product capabilities, grouped around the work they enable.
Erase
Luminar Neo's Erase tool removes unwanted objects from an image with one click.
Sky AI
Sky AI provides automated sky replacement for photographs.
Luminar Mobile
Luminar for Mobile brings photo-editing tools to iPhone, iPad, Android, and ChromeOS devices.
Typical workflow
Users select a Skylum desktop or mobile app and open a photograph for editing. They apply AI-powered controls such as Enhance, Erase, Skin AI, or Sky AI to adjust the image for their workflow.
Plans and official links
Plans and accessUSD 6.99 / week.
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Starting pointUSD 6.99 / week
Free planFree trial
See plans- Provider
- Shinyfields Limited
- Based in
- CY
- Founded
- 2008
Official destinations
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