<s>
Luminar	B-Application
is	O
a	O
universal	O
photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
software	O
application	O
developed	O
by	O
Skylum	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Macphun	B-Application
)	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luminar	B-Application
works	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
application	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
plugin	O
for	O
Adobe	O
and	O
Apple	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
integrates	O
with	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
Elements	O
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Lightroom	I-Operating_System
Classic	O
,	O
and	O
Photos	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Luminar	B-Application
won	O
a	O
gold	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Digital	O
Camera	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
for	O
its	O
innovation	O
in	O
the	O
photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luminar	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
recognized	O
as	O
the	O
Best	O
Photo	O
Software	O
Product	O
in	O
the	O
2019	O
and	O
2020	O
by	O
EISA	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luminar	B-Application
works	O
directly	O
with	O
raw	B-Application
files	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
currently	O
available	O
is	O
Luminar	B-Application
AI	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macphun	B-Application
launched	O
Luminar	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
with	O
new	O
tools	O
and	O
features	O
called	O
Luminar	B-Application
Neptune	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
developed	O
only	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Macphun	B-Application
launched	O
Luminar	B-Application
2018	O
for	O
Windows	O
PC	O
version	O
in	O
late	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
change	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Skylum	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luminar	B-Application
2018	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
introduced	O
a	O
RAW	O
develop	O
module	O
,	O
changed	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
also	O
added	O
new	O
filters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luminar	B-Application
Neo	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
and	O
feature	O
rich	O
modular	O
version	O
of	O
Luminar	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2022	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
layers	O
,	O
AI	O
masking	O
,	O
extensions	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luminar	B-Application
has	O
generally	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Rev	O
appreciated	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
software	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
amateur	O
Instagrammers	O
and	O
pro-photogs	O
alike	O
will	O
feel	O
like	O
they	O
’re	O
in	O
an	O
Aladdin	O
’s	O
cave	O
of	O
wonders	O
with	O
what	O
’s	O
on	O
offer	O
in	O
that	O
regard	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
general	O
Luminar	B-Application
does	O
suffer	O
from	O
some	O
problems	O
when	O
greater	O
editing	O
functions	O
are	O
stacked	O
up	O
against	O
Lightroom	B-Operating_System
or	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
’s	I-Operating_System
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Macworld	O
gave	O
Luminar	B-Application
a	O
rating	O
of	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
and	O
named	O
it	O
an	O
Editors’	O
Choice	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
“	O
breakthrough	O
AI	O
Sky	O
Replacement	O
feature	O
”	O
and	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
offers	O
“	O
intuitive	O
,	O
easy-to-use	O
image	O
editing.	O
”	O
Digital	O
Camera	O
World	O
gave	O
Luminar	B-Application
4	I-Application
a	O
rating	O
of	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
as	O
advantages	O
its	O
integrated	O
image	O
catalog	O
,	O
non-destructive	O
editing	O
,	O
AI	O
Sky	O
Replacement	O
tool	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
plug-in	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
about	O
Luminar	B-Application
2018	O
,	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
expressed	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
photo	O
editor	O
for	O
beginners	O
and	O
hobbyists	O
,	O
with	O
enough	O
features	O
to	O
appease	O
even	O
some	O
professional	O
photographers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Appreciating	O
the	O
simple	O
interface	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
TechRepublic	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Skylum	B-Application
's	O
Luminar	B-Application
2018	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
addresses	O
common	O
image	O
issues	O
—	O
including	O
color	O
correction	O
,	O
brightening	O
and	O
darkening	O
,	O
cropping	O
,	O
and	O
applying	O
filters	O
—	O
without	O
requiring	O
you	O
to	O
become	O
an	O
expert	O
in	O
manipulating	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
palettes	O
,	O
layers	O
,	O
and	O
tools.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
Luminar	B-Application
and	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
Luminar	B-Application
Flex	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
Best	O
Software	O
Plugin	O
in	O
the	O
Lucie	O
Technical	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
years	O
,	O
Luminar	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Best	O
Imaging	O
Software	O
by	O
TIPA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Luminar	B-Application
was	O
named	O
an	O
Editor	O
’s	O
Pick	O
by	O
Outdoor	O
Photographer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
nature	O
photography	O
website	O
Nature	O
TTL	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Luminar	B-Application
4	I-Application
software	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
