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Lightroom for mobile and the web
Last updated 11/30/2015
You can use the mobile apps for free on your iPad or iPhone, or access the Lightroom desktop app with a 30-day trial.
However, to continue syncing your photos across devices, Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, and Lightroom on the web,
you will need a Creative Cloud membership plan with Lightroom 5.4. Choose Help > Update from within Lightroom
on desktop to ensure that you have the latest update.
Lightroom 5 and 6 perpetual licenses do not include access to the Lightroom iPad, iPhone, and Android phone apps.
How can I try Lightroom for mobile?
Visit the Lightroom for mobile getting started page, download the mobile apps, and follow the steps.
What platforms and devices are supported by Lightroom for mobile?
iOS
Lightroom for mobile supports iOS 8.1 and later running on iPad 2 and later, iPhone 4s, 5, 5s, 5c, and iPod Touch 5th
Generation. Additionally, you need Lightroom 5.4 for Windows or Mac OS X.
Android
Lightroom for mobile supports phones running Android 4.1.x and later. Additionally, you need Lightroom 5.4 or later
for Windows or Mac OS X.
Ensure that the Android phone on which you want to install Lightroom for mobile meets the following system
requirements:
Minimum system requirements
• Processor: Quad Core CPU with 1.5 GHz frequency and ARMv7 architecture
• RAM: 1 GB
• Internal storage: 8 GB
• Android OS version: 4.1.x and later
Recommended system requirements
• Processor: Quad Core CPU with 2.2 GHz frequency and higher ARMv7 architecture
• RAM: 2 GB
• Internal storage: 8 GB and above
• Android OS version: 4.1.x and later
Which languages is Lightroom for mobile available in?
Lightroom for mobile is available in English, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Brazilian, Portuguese, and Korean.
What file formats does Lightroom for mobile support?
Lightroom for mobile supports JPEG and PNG image formats captured by your mobile device camera and
synchronizes them with Lightroom desktop. Lightroom for Android also supports the DNG image format. Lightroom
for iPhone and iPad also supports the native video format captured by your mobile device camera and synchronizes
them with Lightroom desktop.
The Lightroom desktop app supports file formats including raw images from virtually any DSLR camera, JPEG, and
PNG files. Lightroom creates and syncs Smart Previews between your desktop and mobile device. Smart Previews are
representations of your original images that allow you to make non-destructive edits—edits that allow you to always
revert to your original image. The original files remain on your desktop and are not stored, synced, or used by
Lightroom for mobile.
What happens to my synced images when my Lightroom trial or subscription ends?