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nikon8299216
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September 3, 2018
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New Lightroom without monthly fee

  • September 3, 2018
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Hi - I've been using Lightroom 4.4. and I'd like to get a new version. As an amateur using Lightroom only a few times in a month, I don't see any sense in paying the monthly fee. This Lightroom 4 of mine I bought on CD-Rom in 2010 or something. Can you tell me if and how can I "one-time purchase" a recent standalone version of Lightroom (Lightroom 6 or 7 or so)? Or is it not possible anymore? Thanks in advance!

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Correct answer Just Shoot Me

What the above reply is referring to is the only version newer than the one you are currently using that is still available without a subscription is Lightroom 6. Although Adobe is still selling it in both a Full and Upgrade versions it has since been superseded b y the subscript only LR 7. And because of that will no longer get any new updates of any type. Neither bug fixes or new camera support.

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Legend
September 3, 2018

What the above reply is referring to is the only version newer than the one you are currently using that is still available without a subscription is Lightroom 6. Although Adobe is still selling it in both a Full and Upgrade versions it has since been superseded b y the subscript only LR 7. And because of that will no longer get any new updates of any type. Neither bug fixes or new camera support.

nikon8299216
Participant
September 3, 2018

Ok, thank you both! I guess even without those features it is an ok software and a considerable step up from my current 4.4? I'm shooting with Canon1dx/5d iv and some L-lenses.

Just Shoot Me
Legend
September 3, 2018

LR 6 has some newer features from LR 4.4 but I'm not totally sure I would call it a considerable step up.

Another problem you may encounter is what OS are your running. LR 6, the most current version of it which is 6.14, needs a 64 bit OS and in the case of Mac one of the newer version of OS X.

See the Mac OS X support notes for OS support, double star ( ** ) note at this link.

Lightroom Classic system requirements

Although the link says LR Classic CC it is also for LR 6

AxelMatt
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 3, 2018

Only Lightroom 6 is still available as an perpetual license. You can buy it as a full version at Amazon and among others.

You can it also buy it from Adobe. There's also a update from earlier version available.

Adobe products: desktop, web, and mobile applications | Adobe

But you must know that there are no patches, bugfixes or updates for new cameras and objectives available.

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