Introduction

This isn’t the Lightroom you think you know. And that’s okay.

Introduced at the end of 2017, Lightroom CC is a brand new application built around a cloud-centric workflow. As more and more of us access and edit photos on many different devices—laptops, desktops, tablets, and phones—we increasingly expect a seamless experience. This means having our images and edits show up on all our devices, immediately.

The previous version of Lightroom, formerly called Lightroom CC but now named Lightroom Classic CC, wasn’t designed for that. It’s a desktop-centered application that was designed when the computer was the only place you’d import, manage, and edit your photos. Although Lightroom Classic CC has adapted as best it can, Adobe decided ...

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