In our experience, RawTherapee is one of the best free Lightroom alternatives you can find - so long as you're mostly focused on RAW image editing. It's an open-source RAW image-processing app ...

There's a free tier of Polarr ... But this app remains the best alternative to mobile Lightroom if you want simple, stylish edits. You won't find professional grade tools here.

I’ve tried a number of Lightroom alternatives and while some of them are only worth considering because of a lower price, some competitors can actually offer better results or even replace both ...

There is no shortage of Photoshop and Lightroom alternatives out there ... which is a browser-based wonder that is completely free to use. If you are a Mac user, give Pixelmator a try.