Lightroom Stand-alone (Page 2): No doubt, most would agree, and be happy.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

billnikon wrote:

I get Photoshop and Light room for $10.00 a month. It is one of the best deals out there.

No doubt, most would agree, and be happy.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

julian.gang wrote:

The lower versions should be available online!...Julian

Illegally, of course.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

The only possibility would be to buy a used copy from a private individual. The seller would have to deactivate his copy before it could be activated under a different name. Having said that, I would check with Adobe first to see if that's even possible. I doubt they would allow that because it would eat into their subscription plan.

There are lots of alternatives to LR available, and many are free.

https://havecamerawilltravel.com/photographer/lightroom-alternatives/
https://photo.wondershare.com/choose-photo-editor/best-free-paid-lightroom-alternatives.html
https://skylum.com/blog/guide-to-the-best-free-lightroom-alternatives
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-lightroom-alternatives/
http://fixthephoto.com/free-lightroom-alternative.html

streetshot Loc: Los Angeles, California

I thank everyone for their suggestions and comments. I will pass them on and let him make up his own mind with your input. Thanks

MrBossHK Loc: The West Valley of Phoenix metro area

CHG_CANON wrote:

The standalone software has not been for sale since the end of calendar 2017.

Not trying to be argumentative, but I ordered Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6 standalone version from Amazon LLC on 10 May 2018, a received it two days after that. Granted that now it does show as unavailable on Amazon. I do not see it presently available from any other source. Maybe, for once, I was fortunate to snag a copy before it became extinct.

Rathyatra Loc: Southport, United Kingdom

streetshot wrote:

My friend who is just getting started in photography has decided he does not want the LR subscription. He tried to get the stand alone version at B & H and it was unavailable. Does anyone know how he can get it.

Thanks
David

He may pick up a DVD on ebay -I have the standalone version 6 and I have seen V5 and V6 on ebay from time to time.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

MrBossHK wrote:

Not trying to be argumentative, but I ordered Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6 standalone version from Amazon LLC on 10 May 2018, a received it two days after that. Granted that now it does show as unavailable on Amazon. I do not see it presently available from any other source. Maybe, for once, I was fortunate to snag a copy before it became extinct.

I did an upgrade from LR5 to LR6 in March 2018, purchasing and downloading directly from the Adobe site. Neither of our anecdotes are relevant now in January 2020. Adobe officially announced end-of-maintenance and support for the standalone (perpetual) Lightroom ver 6 effective Dec 31, 2017.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

NO LONGER AVAILABLE! Best of luck.

A Frame

streetshot wrote:

My friend who is just getting started in photography has decided he does not want the LR subscription. He tried to get the stand alone version at B & H and it was unavailable. Does anyone know how he can get it.

Thanks
David

I just checked Amazon and it looks like you can still download it from their web page

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

steve33 wrote:

I found this link.
https://softpdfediting.com/item-883919263083.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiApaXxBRDNARIsAGFdaB8-QFms9FyTDeeHm3wwtHC__TtKT2pEXsbpPxNmQyTHJ3tBmDezTtkaArf2EALw_wcB

I would be very leary this. It is a key only..... This kind of stuff is 99% illegal.....I know, I've tried things like this. Do not water your money.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

A Frame wrote:

I just checked Amazon and it looks like you can still download it from their web page

(Sigh.) Just because we CAN do something does not mean it's wise to do it.

Even if you find an original, shrink-wrapped copy with official seals and serial number, it makes little sense to buy it. Adobe won't help you if it doesn't work.

Its installer isn't compatible with the latest Mac OS.

LR 6.14 has some issues with various versions of Win 10, as well.

It isn't really safe to run anything on Win 7, in case that's the OP's plan. In 2020, using outdated, obsolete, unsupported software is risky, unless you disconnect your computer from all Internet service.

It is NOT upgradeable to any version of ACR released after 12/31/2017. So new cameras are incompatible and require a workaround trip through .dng or .tif files to get them into LR 6.14.

It has been well debated and documented here and elsewhere that LR 6.14 is a dead end. The decision should not be to find a copy of it, but to subscribe to a Photography Plan, or buy Photoshop Elements, or get Serif Affinity Photo, or something else.

bengbeng Loc: Houston, Texas

I have LR5 and LR6 standalone and now use the LR/PS subscription.
Interestingly I tried to use LR6 standalone on an old laptop to do some tethering on a clean set up and although I could install the LR6 it would not run , instead Lightroom Classic opened up.
LR 5 would open and run though.

Expattyke

Love the Lightroom subscription. Use Classic on my Mac and Windows desktop, and CC on my iPhone/iPad. They can be set up to sync from Photos on the phone, to/from the cloud and to the Classic versions. Being able to import images into the phone on the fly, and do rudimentary edits there is great. Knowing that I can make serious updates on the computers is great too. It's definitely worth it.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

streetshot wrote:

My friend who is just getting started in photography has decided he does not want the LR subscription. He tried to get the stand alone version at B & H and it was unavailable. Does anyone know how he can get it.

Thanks
David

The last version I saw was a hacked version being sold under the table about 5-6 years ago. And it would definitely not support any recent camera RAW files.

bwa

IDguy Loc: Idaho

streetshot wrote:

My friend who is just getting started in photography has decided he does not want the LR subscription. He tried to get the stand alone version at B & H and it was unavailable. Does anyone know how he can get it.

Thanks
David

eBay

But better to buy latest Elements