Applicable for
October 2021 release (desktop version 5.0 and mobile version 7.0) and later
System requirements for earlier releases
Minimum and recommended system requirements for Lightroom desktop
Windows
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| Processor | Intel®, AMD, or ARM processor with 64-bit support; 2 GHz or faster processor |
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| Operating system | Windows 10 (64-bit) Version 1909 or later | |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB or more |
| Hard disk space | 2 GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space is required during installation and sync | |
| Monitor resolution | 1280 x 768 display | 1920 x 1080 display or greater |
| Graphics card |
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| For more information, see the Lightroom GPU FAQ | ||
| Internet | Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services† | |
macOS
| Minimum | Recommended | |
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| Processor | Multicore Intel® processor with 64-bit support or M1 Apple Silicon processor |
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| Operating system | macOS Catalina (version 10.15) |
macOS Big Sur (version 11) or later |
| RAM | 8 GB of RAM | 16 GB recommended |
| Hard disk space | 2 GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space is required during installation and sync Lightroom will not install on case-sensitive file systems or removable flash storage devices |
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| Monitor resolution | 1280 x 768 display | 1920 x 1080 display or greater |
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To find out if your computer supports Metal, see Mac computers that support Metal For more information, see the Lightroom GPU FAQ |
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| Internet | Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services† |
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† Internet connection, Adobe ID, and acceptance of license agreement required to activate and use this product; the application attempts to validate your software every 30 days. This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services. Adobe services are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms of use and the Adobe Privacy Policy. Applications and services may not be available in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or membership charges may apply.
Lightroom for iOS supports any iPhone or iPad that runs iOS 13.0 or later.
Features like Select Subject and Select Sky in Masking are unavailable in the following devices: iPod Touch 7, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPad (5th Gen), iPad (6th Gen), and iPad Pro 9.7.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
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| Processor | Quad Core CPU with 1.5 GHz frequency and ARMv7 architecture |
Quad Core CPU with 2.2 GHz frequency and ARMv8 architecture |
| RAM | 2 GB | 6 GB and above is recommended |
| Internal storage | 8 GB | 64 GB and above is recommended |
| Android OS version |
8.x (Oreo) and later are supported
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Certain features like Select Subject and Select Sky in Masking are supported only on Android devices with more than 6 GB RAM. Technology Previews (features that may not be completely production-ready yet but available to try out) are allowed on devices having between 4 GB and 6 GB RAM, but you could experience an occasional crash under memory pressure. On devices with less than 4 GB RAM, these features are unavailable.
Language versions available for Lightroom
Lightroom desktop is supported in the following languages:
Deutsch
Dutch
English
Español
Français
Italiano
Português (Brasil)
Русский
Svenska
Thai
日本語
简体中文
繁體中文
한국어
Adobe Lightroom for mobile (iOS and Android) is available in English, French, Canadian French (iOS only), German, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Turkish, Indonesian, Dutch, Swedish, Vietnamese, and Polish languages.