Capture One review

Capture One is aimed at professionals who shoot with the camera connected to the computer. Its pricing page leads with industry leading tethering, support for 550+ cameras, its color profiles and RAW conversion, and file management on the desktop Pro plan. The All in One plan adds iPad and iPhone apps, online collaboration tools, cloud shared settings, priority support and Content Credentials, and the Studio plan adds offline collaboration, multiple viewer screens, automated cropping and tool locks for high-volume client sets. A Pro license is also sold for photographers who do not need the newest updates. A free trial is offered. The page showed euro prices from our location, so we could not confirm US dollar pricing and marked it pending. For a hobbyist editing vacation photos this is more than needed, and the interface asks more of a beginner than Lightroom. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

studio photographers who shoot tethered

Price

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US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Tethered shooting the company calls industry leading
• Support for 550+ cameras
• Color profiles and RAW conversion as the core of the Pro plan
• All in One plan adds iPad and iPhone apps and online collaboration
• Studio plan adds offline collaboration and multiple viewer screens

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Plans for individuals and for companies
• Strength: Perpetual Pro license sold beside subscriptions
• Strength: All in One plan can embed Content Credentials
• Weakness: USD prices could not be confirmed from our location
• Weakness: Higher learning curve than consumer editors
• Weakness: Mobile apps need the All in One or Mobile plan

Key facts

• Cameras: 550+
• Plans: Pro, All in One, Studio, Mobile, Pro license
• Free trial: Yes
• Collaboration: Online in All in One, offline in Studio

Where it ranks

Capture One is No. 8 in our Best Photo Editing Apps for Mac verdict.