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rado1311
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January 5, 2017
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Using Lightroom on multiple computers

  • January 5, 2017
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Hi.

I'd like to buy Lightroom license for my household and am wondering if it's possible to use it on multiple computers and how. I've searched the internet and found some answers but I don't quite understand how does it even work. I've got two MacBook Pro laptops and Dell running on Windows and I'd like to have the software on all of them.

Thank you for your time.

Rado

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    Correct answer AxelMatt

    You can use a single license of Lightroom on two computers with the same type of operation system.

    Here are some thoughts of using LR on multiple computers:

    https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-to-lightroom-catalog-multiple-computers/

    4 replies

    ManiacJoe
    Inspiring
    January 5, 2017

    Your original post does not say anything about how you will be using Lightroom.

    LR is designed as a single-computer, single-user system. If you want to share files and editing between multiple computers, there are hoops you need to jump through to trick LR into getting this to work.

    99jon
    Legend
    January 5, 2017

    You can install the software on all three machines but only two can be activated (signed-in) at any one time.

    Just Shoot Me
    Legend
    January 5, 2017

    You can use LR on 2 computers with One License whether that be a Perpetual, Stand Alone, license or the Subscription base CC version.

    It can be used on both Windows and Mac at the same time. One computer being Windows and the other being a Mac. It doesn't matter what OS you are running on the 2 separate computers.

    Where the limit comes in is both computer shouldn't be, can't be by the terms of the license, used at the same time and the same person should be the primary user of both computers.

    AxelMatt
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 5, 2017

    Just Shoot Me schrieb:

    It can be used on both Windows and Mac at the same time. One computer being Windows and the other being a Mac. It doesn't matter what OS you are running on the 2 separate computers.

    OK. Thanks for clarification. I don't know this point.

    Axel

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
    rado1311
    rado1311Author
    Participant
    January 5, 2017

    It's Lightroom 6 and it's an online version.

    AxelMatt
    Community Expert
    AxelMattCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    January 5, 2017

    You can use a single license of Lightroom on two computers with the same type of operation system.

    Here are some thoughts of using LR on multiple computers:

    https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-to-lightroom-catalog-multiple-computers/

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI