Luminar Neo review

Luminar Neo is built around AI shortcuts. Skylum's Mac App Store listing names generative tools such as GenErase, GenExpand and GenSwap, scenery tools such as Sky AI replacement and Atmosphere AI fog and haze, and portrait tools including Skin AI, Face AI, Body AI and Bokeh AI. Enhance AI adjusts up to a dozen settings with a single slider, Upscale enlarges images up to 6X, and HDR Merge can batch up to 1,000 bracketed images, with panorama stitching and focus stacking also listed. Skylum says it supports over 1,000 cameras and works with layers. The Mac app needs macOS 12.0 or later. Skylum sells lifetime licenses for desktop, mobile and web alongside a subscription, but its pricing page showed local currency from our location, so we could not confirm a USD price, and a developer reply on the App Store says the trial is not available there. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

photographers who want fast AI edits for skies, portraits and scenery

Price

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Key features

• GenErase, GenExpand and GenSwap generative tools
• Sky AI replacement and Atmosphere AI weather effects
• Skin AI, Face AI and Bokeh AI portrait tools
• Upscale up to 6X, Noiseless AI and Supersharp AI
• HDR Merge of up to 1,000 images, panorama stitching and focus stacking

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Supports over 1,000 cameras
• Strength: Enhance AI adjusts up to a dozen settings with one slider
• Strength: Lifetime licenses are offered alongside subscriptions
• Weakness: USD price could not be confirmed from our location
• Weakness: Mac App Store build has no trial, per the developer's own reply
• Weakness: Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a 3.2 GB download

Key facts

• Developer: Skylum
• Cameras: Over 1,000
• Upscale: Up to 6X
• HDR Merge: Up to 1,000 images
• Requires: macOS 12.0 or later

Where it ranks

Luminar Neo is No. 6 in our Best Photo Editing Apps for Mac verdict.