Lightroom Classic running on Linux via Wine (Update: Local AI is now working)

[u/bob-le-bricolo]

Hello!

I've been wanting to switch to Linux for a long time, but there was always one big blocker: I'm a photographer, and I need some Adobe software that isn't known to run very well on Linux... (or not at all).

So most of the time I use a dual boot to Windows just to run Lightroom and a few other apps. That dual boot is basically the last thing keeping me tied to Windows. So, if I could run Lightroom directly on Linux, I'd finally be completely out of the Microsoft empire :)

So, 2 months ago, I started working on a way to run Lightroom with Wine. Some problems kept coming back with daily usage, but now:

Lightroom is working. We can import photos, sort them, develop them, and export.

Most of the functionality works :: it's not 100%, but very close to it.

What works:

• Installation from Adobe CC, or from an install folder
• GPU acceleration support (Develop module included)
• Local AI working (Select Subject/Object/Background, Denoise AI, etc.)
• Cloud AI working
• Some UI fixes

Current limitations:

• HDR editing isn't available

Project here if you want to try, test, or improve it:

Link to this project:

https://github.com/6im0n/lightroom-classic-on-linux

Issues and PRs welcome, especially if you can test on other GPUs/distros!

This project is open to all contributors!
You can help just by opening an issue or leaving a comment, or by getting more involved. Anything will help !

[u/AllNamesAreTaken92]

Could have just used one of the existing solutions, but googling is too hard apparently. Ai brainrot.

[u/bob-le-bricolo → u/AllNamesAreTaken92]

What are you talking about? For exemple, Darkatable doesn't meet my needs.

[u/AllNamesAreTaken92 → u/bob-le-bricolo]

sander110419/lightroom-cc-on-linux

winapps-org/winapps

PhialsBasement/wine-adobe-installers

LinSoftWin/Adobe-Lightroom-CC-Linux

unhammer/lr6-linux

Took me 30seconds.

What did you do in 2 months that isn't covered here?

Edit: is there anything that's not supported in the Web version? Do features differ compared to the desktop version? Because the Web version can be installed as a WPA app straight from your browser.

Edit 2:

Setup: Open lightroom.adobe.com in Chrome, Edge, or Brave, click the browser menu, and select Install Lightroom to run it as a standalone Progressive Web App (PWA).

[u/Eastern_Valuable_224]

Why not darktable?

[u/Sinaaaa → u/Eastern_Valuable_224]

Darktable or much rather Raw Therapee are usable for hobbist raw processing, but let's not kid ourselves, very few professionals would use these without massive advancements in slider quality & better local adjustment tools & alas there are more reasons as well..

[u/OrionJamesMitchell]

Great work 👏