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March 21, 2020
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Still Possible to Purchase Standalone Copy?

  • March 21, 2020
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I admit I'm a dinosaur.  I've been happily using Lightroom 4.4.1 (started with vs. 2!) under Windows 7 for years.  Now I have a new computer with Windows 10 Pro, and I want a copy of Lightroom for it.  I love the program, but I'm not going to rent it nor store my pictures in the cloud.  I thought Lightroom 6 was going to be offered standalone, but I'm not finding it anymore.

 

Is there still a way to obtain a copy of Lightroom 6 (or any later version) as standalone softwere.  Otherwise I fear we may have to part ways permanently. -- JCW2

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Jim Wilde
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Jim WildeCommunity Expert
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March 21, 2020

Lightroom 6 is no longer available for sale from Adobe (though you might find some old copies still for sale at retailers, but only if you're very lucky). It was offered as a perpetual license product for several years, but is no longer. The latest version, Lightroom Classic currently at version 9.2, is only available via subscription (though there's no requirement to store your images in the cloud, Classic maintains all originals locally just like LR4), so if subscription is not for you then either carry on running LR 4.4.1 on your new system, or look for an alternative product.

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    JCW2Author
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    March 21, 2020

    Jim -- "Like" is not really the correct term, but thanks for telling the hard truth.  I read elsewhere on this forum that LR6 stopped working for at least one poster and demanded a subscription.  If so, finding an old copy would not appear to be a viable approach.  Is this correct? -- JCW2

    Jim Wilde
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    Jim WildeCommunity Expert
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    March 21, 2020

    The problem with obsolete software is that there's never a guarantee that it will continue to work as operating systems are updated. If fact, it's almost certain that eventually something will stop working (for example, the Map module no longer works on LR6 or earlier). All I can say at the moment is that 4.4.1 still runs on my Win10 system, though as I never use it in any meaningful way I have no idea if there are functions that no longer work correctly. The same applies for LR6, but how long they will continue to run as the OS is regularly updated is anyone's guess. One of the benefits of the subscription model is the certainty that it will continue to be updated to run on the latest OS versions.

     

    There are many users still running LR6 quite happily, so if you were able to find a copy you'd probably be OK for now, though I couldn't say for how long.

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