--- title: Luminar Neo Reviews meta\_title: 'Luminar Neo Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 116 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Luminar Neo works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 116 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Photography url: https://www.g2.com/categories/photography --- # Luminar Neo Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Luminar Neo but has limited features. Are you part of the Luminar Neo team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Luminar Neo is an easy-to-use photo editing software for photography lovers that empowers them to express the beauty they imagined thanks to innovative AI-driven tools. Now everyone could see photos as you imagined them. * * * Seller [Skylum](https://www.g2.com/sellers/skylum) Discussions [Luminar Neo Community](https://www.g2.com/products/luminar-neo/discuss) Languages Supported Danish, German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Skylum Team Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/luminar-neo/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![GIMP](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GIMP") GIMP 4.3/5(1,485) ](https://www.g2.com/products/gimp/reviews) [ ![Photoshop Elements](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Photoshop Elements") Photoshop Elements 4.3/5(800) ](https://www.g2.com/products/photoshop-elements/reviews) [ ![ACDSee](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ACDSee") ACDSee 4.4/5(282) ](https://www.g2.com/products/acdsee/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/luminar-neo/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 116 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Photography](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Photography") UP Verified User in Photography Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/24/2022 "easy to use photo software" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Luminar Neo? generated options allow easy to make backgrounds and other benefits Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Luminar Neo? lack of community plug ins like photoshop Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Luminar Neo solving and how is that benefiting you? the ease of use and the ability to create some ai generated stuff Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") UH Verified User in Higher Education Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/21/2022 "Great way to edit photos" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Luminar Neo? Simple to use, has all the options and tools I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Luminar Neo? hard to figure out how to save photos after finishing using Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Luminar Neo: If you do not like photoshop or find it too confusing and expensive, this is a good alternative. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Luminar Neo solving and how is that benefiting you? A cheaper alternative to photoshop Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![surya k.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "surya k.") SK surya k. Assistant Professor Of English Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/28/2021 "A blessing for amateur photographers" 4/5 What do you like best about Luminar Neo? A person like me who has limited expertise in both photography and the use of photo editing software finds Luminar extremely useful. You need no expertise in technology to use Luminar. The user interface is friendly and rich with expert features. The AI is so advanced that the edited photo looks lively and appealing to the extent that many a time people mistake the edited version to be the original! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Luminar Neo? Additional presets are costly. The basic presets, while amazingly helpful, are limited in number. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Luminar Neo solving and how is that benefiting you? I use an auto-focus camera and my mobile phone to click pics. The pictures often turn out to be dull and boring. Luminar breathes a new life into these pictures. Tool like replacing the sky/clouds etc are so close to perfection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 6/5/2021 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Gary S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Gary S.") GS Gary S. Owner Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/27/2021 "Excellent and unique features" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Luminar Neo? Luminar AI, with its unique features, provides opportunities for creating great edited photographs. The sky replacement feature is fantastic and really time-saving. I also find the erase tool quite accurate and better than many others I have used. Although I do not use the portrait tools very much, they also provide quick and accurate edits that enhance photos and save time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Luminar Neo? I realize Luminar is an editing tool, but I would prefer the opportunity to print from within Luminar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Luminar Neo solving and how is that benefiting you? Clearly, the sky replacement is unrivaled at this time and the fact that I can use my own skies rather than the "stock" skies supplied really helps me enhance my photos that have unremarkable skies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 6/4/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ronstadt N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ronstadt N.") RN Ronstadt N. Research Librarian Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/19/2021 "A necessary editing tool" 4/5 What do you like best about Luminar Neo? Luminar has the features that I like which is its user interface which is user friendly and I'm able to customize it to my preference and also according to easy accesibility to my favourite tools. One preset whereby I'm able to fine tune photos easily using already made presets that can bring a big difference to the photos. A wide variety of formats are supported by this product whereby I'm able to get my raw photos in different formats and without conversions I'm able to work easily and quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Luminar Neo? It requires a lot of storage so that it requires a very powerful processing computer with a lot of RAM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Luminar Neo: It is a perfect tool worth a try and makes working with photos easier in terms of colour correction and lighting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Luminar Neo solving and how is that benefiting you? Luminar's one preset makes work easier and faster. It is very easy to bring out the best of a picture and it saves time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 5/27/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![zach g.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "zach g.") ZG zach g. Broker/Owner Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/28/2021 "Luminar" 5/5 What do you like best about Luminar Neo? I enjoy creating filters and the ease of editing photos. Uploading a lot of photos at once is easy. For a novice photo editor I find this software much easier to get up and running vs photoshop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Luminar Neo? a little learning curve but once you get the basics it's easier. I don't believe you can upload several photos at once and apply the same filter to all of those photos. You have to go one by one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Luminar Neo solving and how is that benefiting you? photo editing for my business has become a lot easier. I enjoy paying for luminar once and not having a reoccurring subscription. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Sa'ed B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sa'ed B.") SB Sa'ed B. Freelance Architect Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/24/2022 "Fast & Smart" 4/5 What do you like best about Luminar Neo? Change the background in one click with best quality Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Luminar Neo? Some of tools needs to add professional editing parameters Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Luminar Neo solving and how is that benefiting you? Change background of pics and fast editing to pics Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/5/2020 "Create your own photo" 5/5 What do you like best about Luminar Neo? Objects can be produced on the pictures. Perceive the spots that may look beautiful in the photographs and make improvements only for the regions. Pretty good in contrast area. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Luminar Neo? It looks quite complicated and difficult in terms of usage interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Luminar Neo: It includes special tools to create amazing masterpieces in Travel, Landscape and Portrait types. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Luminar Neo solving and how is that benefiting you? I make my photos more fun by playing as much as I want. I add nostalgia to my childhood photos and add innovation to my commemorative albums. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 1/20/2022 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Craig B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Craig B.") CB Craig B. Designer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/17/2020 "Luminar adds the final polish to my photos, and is very quick to use" 5/5 What do you like best about Luminar Neo? I like the range of presets, and ability to create your own. Also, I like the AI feature and the portrait features that makes almost everyone look better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Luminar Neo? I don't like that it's not a complete Photoshop Killer, meaning I need both programs running to get all the features I need. But that's not a deal breaker because I'm forced to subscribe to Adobe anyway for INDD, AI, AE, etc, etc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Luminar Neo: If you're looking to add some extra sparkle to your Photos, and improve photos really quickly, check out Luminar. It has some real time saving and unique features. It does AI auto improvement, sky replacement, and portrait improvement, including removing red eyes, adding redder lips, improving skin tone, all at the touch of a button. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Luminar Neo solving and how is that benefiting you? I can improve the look of most photos, often in under one minute. This solves my problem of never enough time in the day... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 6/17/2021 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Siddhesh K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Siddhesh K.") SK Siddhesh K. Project Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/19/2021 "Good for beginners ." 4/5 What do you like best about Luminar Neo? The interface is very user-friendly. It makes photo editing very easy and fast for unskilled users . AI feature is also quite helpful. It is the savior for beginners like me. it has a lot to offer than anyone needs for basic oprations. as a amature I would definitely recommend my colleaues to use this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Luminar Neo? Everything is okay but sometimes I find the eraser tool is hard to use. Mobile version should be there. It seems to use a lot your computer memory. somtimes the software is also sluggish and lacks responsiveness, so it takes a few seconds to perform required command every time you change anything. Definitely this increases project time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Luminar Neo: If you want user-friendly yet effective photo editing software. Then I would definitely suggest you this one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Luminar Neo solving and how is that benefiting you? I can edit photos faster, which in turn saves time. Luminar is the complete package, so one doesn't need other software to crop, shade & render . It is pretty helpful for portraits and landscapes. also, it plays a vital role in wedding photography Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Luminar Neo? 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