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 broadly see Luminar Neo as a fast, approachable editor that speeds up real work without making images look overprocessed. They repeatedly praise its intuitive interface, batch editing, presets, and AI tools for sky replacement, relighting, noise reduction, skin retouching, perspective correction, and wire removal. Users also highlight solid RAW handling, natural color, and support for formats like ProRAW and HEIF. The main caveat is performance: while some say it runs smoothly, others report slowdowns with large files or wish certain controls, like color curves, were deeper.

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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)

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user-friendly interface (7)batch editing (7)smart presets (4)AI structure (2)customizable filters (2)cache management (4)perspective correction (3)plugin compatibility (2)enhance AI (5)LUT support (3)noise reduction (6)relight function (3)wire removal (2)minimalistic interface (2)history of edits (3)sky replacement (6)catalog management (3)structure AI (3)automatic background removal (2)color temperature control (3)auto adjust (3)automatic night shot processing (3)

I bought Luminar Neo as a complement to Photoshop. I was hesitant at first, but now my workflow is this: I do basic edits in PS, and then go to Luminar for that "wow" effect and atmosphere. It's a convenient combination; it really speeds up my work.

vs Alternatives

I looked at several alternatives: Lightroom, Photoshop, and other AI-powered editors. They're all great, but most are too complicated for a beginner or take too much time on routine edits. Luminar Neo stood out for its simplicity and speed. It lets you quickly process a series of photos without losing quality, and its AI tools are a real time-saver—for example, replacing a sky or enhancing lighting in one click. The interface is intuitive, allowing you to get started right away without a lengthy learning curve. Plus, the one-time license, rather than a subscription, was a nice bonus. Ultimately, Neo proved to be a perfect balance between a powerful editor and a convenient, fast tool for real-world work and creativity.

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•8 reviews

Most photo editors have problems with architecture and interiors. But Luminar Neo pleasantly surprised me with how well Geometry AI works. Even with strong distortion of wide-angle lenses (I have a Canon 16-35mm), the tool corrects distortions without “torn” corners and loss of detail. The analog in Lightroom copes worse, especially with high verticals. They also added excellent control of color temperature in shadows and highlights separately. This is important when shooting with different light sources (daylight, lamps, LEDs) - now you don’t need to manually mask areas of the frame: Neo itself separates everything and applies the desired balance.

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geometry AI (1)color temperature control (3)

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8mo ago

•10 reviews

I shoot a lot of city scenes and facades, and I was always annoyed by how hard it is to manually align the perspective of buildings. In other editors, it's a torment with rulers and masks. But in Neo, everything is done surprisingly simply: a couple of sliders — and the horizon line and verticals become straight. The program itself "understands" where the straight line should be. And this works not only with skyscrapers, but also with ordinary streets, parks, even interiors. It turns out neat, but not unnatural — as if that's how you shot it. For architectural and urban photography — a must have.

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perspective correction (3)

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geometry AI (1)color temperature control (3)

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perspective correction (3)

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