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            "tagline": "Cloud-synced raw photo editing and library for desktop, mobile and web",
            "summary": "Adobe Lightroom is a photo editor and library built around raw files, with edits and originals synced through Adobe's cloud across desktop, mobile and web apps. It is sold as a subscription.",
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                "Subscription only",
                "Raw originals depend on cloud storage unless you use Lightroom Classic"
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            "overview": "Lightroom focuses on the photographer's workflow rather than pixel-level compositing: importing, rating, organizing, developing raw files with non-destructive edits, and exporting. Because the library syncs through the cloud, the same edits are available on a laptop, a phone and in the browser.\n\nA separate desktop-only edition, Lightroom Classic, keeps the library on local drives. Both are subscriptions. Open-source tools such as darktable and RawTherapee offer a raw workflow without a fee but with less polish and no cloud sync."
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            "tagline": "Mac and iPad image editor with AI tools and vector drawing",
            "summary": "Pixelmator Pro is an image editor for Mac and iPad with layers, RAW support, retouching tools and machine learning features such as background removal. It is included in Apple Creator Studio and is also sold as a one-time purchase on the Mac App Store.",
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            "overview": "Pixelmator Pro covers everyday photo and graphics work. Its layers take nondestructive effects, fills and strokes, and color adjustments can target a color range. The select-and-mask tool detects fine edges such as hair, and RAW files can be added as layers without conversion. Retouching tools include a repair tool and a clone stamp.\n\nThe app runs only on Apple platforms, so files and workflows stay within macOS and iPadOS. Its feature set aims at photo and graphics editing rather than print production, which the site does not cover. Buyers who want a one-time purchase can use it without a subscription, and Creator Studio subscribers get it included."
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        "Only Adobe Lightroom runs on Windows.",
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        "Only Adobe Lightroom runs on Android.",
        "Only Adobe Lightroom runs on Web.",
        "Adobe Lightroom: subscription. Pixelmator Pro: one-time purchase."
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