The native Mac app, Photos, is only ok (the iOS 6 era Photos was GREAT).
Thanks.
(let's see how many gloss over the non-subscription part ....)
Not going to read this whole thread. So If I repeat others, so be it.
What do you mean "edit?"
If you are looking for an answer to Lightroom:
Apple Photos is FAR better than it gets credit for once you open up the more advanced options. It's integration into Apple system is second to none, and its organization is pretty good with albums, smart albums, keywords and so on. There are also things where the AI can link photos without keywords (search obvious keywords like Beaches).
Capture One is available non subscription and widely regarded as a better RAW processor/editor than LR
Luminar is fun, but I use it more as a plugin
Side note Aurora HDR for HFR work is better than Lightroom for that one task
On1 is powerful, and offers RAW layers for composites
DxO is said to have some of the best noise reduction around if you need that feature
Aftershot is out there, but I was not personally thrilled with it.
Darktable is open source similar to LR (like Gimp to Photoshop), but I couldn't stand it. Your mileage may vary.
There are a few other open source options out there.
For full on Pixel pushers like Photoshop
Affinity Photos is outstanding, and similar enough to PS to follow along those tutorials
Pixelmator Pro is good, but it seems to have different plans than Photoshop, so it might be harder (or easier) to find the same results.
Gimp - like Darktable, it was just not for me, but the price is right if you want to try it for yourself.
