This means that Skylum says Luminar AI is aimed at slightly different crowd, including small businesses like Etsy shop owners who don't have budgets for photo shoots, and anyone who doesn't fancy tackling the learning curve of more complex software. Of course, the flip-side to automated photo editing is that it's for a different audience to those who like to the more manual approach offered by the likes of Lightroom.

Here's a very good Apple guide on how to update your Mac OS applications.(Image credit: Skylum) Automated for the people You'll see a list of pending application updates: find Luminar and click the Update button. To check if the update is available, launch the Mac App Store application, and click Updates from the top bar. If you have purchased Luminar from the App Store, all the updates will happen through the App Store. When updating to the new version, choose Auto Updates when asked. You can also set-up automatic updates with the non-App Store version of Luminar. Updates are free for all the current users. Click on the button and complete the update process. If the new version is available, you'll see a screen explaining what's new and the button to install the update.

If your version is up to date, you'll get the message that says 'You're up to date'. If you have purchased Luminar from the Skylum Store, launch the software, load any image, and click on LUMINAR from the top menu. The update flow is different for different versions. Luminar is available for purchase from the Mac App Store, and the Skylum Store.

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