GLSmith Loc: Tampa, Fl

One that no one has mentioned & for $$$ can’t be beat & has fantastic online Data Base & online support is CorelDraw....I have LR, ACDSEE & CorelDraw...of the 3 CorelDraw has the fastest ramp up time

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

The subscription gives ordinary people the chance to use the same software as the rich.

Watchful Loc: West Virginia

Thanks for input. I use Photos for a backup And that works fine but not nearly as powerful as Aperture.

Watchful Loc: West Virginia

Wow!! Thanks everyone for the help, I have a lot to digest. Have started with trial offers and will go from there. Again thank you all for the great input. Much appreciated. 🤓

grcolts

I use ACDSee Photo Studio 6 for the Mac. It does not have all the bells and whistles Aperture had but has the needed ones. In answer to your question it's dam/cataloging is very good. You can flag, color label, rate and add keywords to your searches. It is a clean and fast program which I have found to be very stable too. Having come from Aperture I miss that program but at least now I have a program I can use and feel good about.
GQR

jsfphotos Loc: New York, NY

I was in hell after Apple stopped Supporting Aperture. I didn’t want to subscribe to Adobe and was in limbo for what seemed like years. Tried PSElements and was disappointed with organizing capability. I finally bought ON1 PhotoRAW and was initially disappointed but that was 4 years ago and it has been getting better and better. I would now recommend it enthusiastically. It is quite a bit more robust than Aperture. The Browse mode lets you organize photos anywhere. I save all my files to the Pictures folder in Finder or to Files on my desktop and work from there. Good luck! Losing Aperture was a real hassle for me.

bcplimpton Loc: Southern New Jersey

If you want a free open-source replacement to LR, you might check out DarkTable. It has the database for catalog information like LightRoom, non-destructive editing, Hundreds of excellent trutorials on Youtube.

https://www.darktable.org/

My favorite tutorial site https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkqe4BYsllmcxo2dsF-rFQw

JD750 Loc: SoCal

I switched from Aperture in 2014. I still miss it. There is no perfect replacement.

If I can be of any help please feel free to send me a PM.

rfnikon

[quote=Watchful]I have been using Aperture for photo editing and storage for years. Apple in their infinite wisdom has stopped supporting Aperture. I cannot upgrade my Operating system without fear of losing functionality of Aperture. I was resince being quarantined ady to convert to Lightroom when Adobe stopped selling the stand alone version. I do not want to be plagued with yet another monthly payment. My problem is what software package can I purchase that would at least do most things Aperture did. Keyword is Purchase. I chatted with ACDSee and they could not answer my questions. Could not talk to a person due to current pandemic.

I appreciate any input. Thanks in advance.📷[/te]

Me too. I love APERTURE and am devastated when apple decided to drop it. I am 87 and starting with something new is difficult for me. Now being away from home quarantined without my computer I am even more lost. I bought for $69 a ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Limited BOXED WITH CD. I am using this along with my wonderful set (now DXO ) of wonderful stuff I can’t remember...that allows me to work on my images I am getting by . But I do miss APERTURE which is gone since all the APPLE upgrades. Being away from my computer and being 87 has made it difficult to do work on my images. I only have my iPad and whatever is the best. I feel sorry for you my friend without APERTURE.

xt2 Loc: British Columbia, Canada

I have faced the exact same challenge. I now use both Luminar 4 and Capture One...both can be purchased. C 1 is much more expensive & complicated than Luminar 4. Luminar 4 is a breeze, cheap, and powerful & has made my post so fast and dare I say, enjoyable again.

Cheers!

JD750 Loc: SoCal

[quote=rfnikon]

RFnikon, Aperture is gone. It was was discontinued in 2014 and it’s amazing it worked this long. Be happy for that.

Please accept that Aperture is gone. Change is always bittersweet, there are good and bad things. Look for the good. Focus on those things that are good so you can enjoy your life.

Life is to short to worry about things we cannot change.

marquina Loc: Richmond, Virginia

I agree 100%. Great software, plenty of training videos and webinars and works great in Macs. I stopped using LR and Luminar 3 and 4.

a6k Loc: Detroit & Sanibel

iPhoto is for iOS or iPadOS (phone or tablet). There is a Photos app on the Mac.

a6k Loc: Detroit & Sanibel

As was pointed out by Burkphoto, if you are going to run an old version of any OS, Mac, Windows or etc., then disconnect it permanently from the internet.

That is the rational, reasonable, safe answer to "why change".

JD750 Loc: SoCal

If you are running software that is no longer supported then disconnecting it from the internet will prevent potential malware from getting on the computer. Older software is fine so long as it is still supported.