Light: a free Lightroom alternative in your browser
Lightroom costs US$11.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly, with 1 TB of storage. Light is a free photo library and raw editor for developing raw photos and keeping a photo library. It runs in a browser tab on your own device, with nothing to install.
Develop raw photos without touching the originals, and keep your library of albums, ratings and people.
Lightroom and Light, side by side
Adobe’s price is from its US page on 14 November 2026.
| Lightroom | Light in Madosuite | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$11.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly, with 1 TB of storage | Free |
| Free option | The mobile app, with premium features on a plan | Everything, always |
| Where it runs | Installed app | A browser tab, on your own device |
| Account | An Adobe account | Not needed |
| Your files | On your computer, or in the vendor’s cloud | In the browser on your device; not uploaded to us |
| Maturity | Mature, sold for years | Alpha, about 61% ready for real work |
What you can do in Light today
For developing raw photos and keeping a photo library. From Light’s own documentation, version 0.16.0.
Works now
- Non-destructive 32-bit float pipeline
- White balance, Color Mixer and Color Grading
- Masks: brush, gradients, sky, subject and background
- 41 presets; copy and sync settings
- Library with albums, smart albums, stacks and ratings
- Spot heal, clone and red eye
- HDR and panorama merge
- XMP sidecars
Before you switch
Light has no AI Denoise or generative fill yet, and some compressed raw variants do not open.
Not in Light yet
- Some compressed raw variants
- AI Denoise and generative fill
- Print layouts and contact sheets in the browser
Switching from Lightroom
Open Madosuite
In your browser. The Light app starts on your own device; nothing is installed.
Bring your files
Upload your raw files in Files. They stay in the browser on this device.
Keep the format
Light saves JPEG, PNG, TIFF, so a file can go back to someone who still uses Lightroom.
Lightroom alternative questions
Is there a free alternative to Lightroom?
Light in Madosuite is free and runs in a browser tab. It is alpha, so check the list of what is missing.
Can I open raw files without Lightroom?
Yes. Light in Madosuite opens raw. Light develops raw files without changing them and exports JPEG, TIFF, PNG, WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL or DNG. Some compressed raw variants do not open yet.
What can’t Light do yet?
Light has no AI Denoise or generative fill yet, and some compressed raw variants do not open.
How much does Lightroom cost?
US$11.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly, with 1 TB of storage, from Adobe’s US page on 14 November 2026. Free option: The mobile app, with premium features on a plan. Prices change; check Adobe’s page.
Where are my files kept?
In the browser on your device, inside Madosuite’s own Linux machine, in its home folder. Your files are not uploaded to us. Clearing the site’s data in your browser deletes them, so download what you want to keep.
Do I need an account?
No. Sign in with a 0cloud account only if you want one; without it, your work stays in this browser on this device.