Adobe today has made Lightroom (How To Uninstall Adobe After Effects on macOS Catalina), its pro photo editing and management tool, available on the Mac App Store. This is the first time Adobe distributes its pro app to Mac App Store since Apple redesigned it with Mojave. You can view and download Adobe Lightroom in Mac App Store .
According to Adobe, the Mac App Store version of Lightroom is the "redesigned" Lightroom formerly known as Lightroom CC, which syncs with complementary mobile and tablet apps and has a different UI to what is now called Lightroom Classic. Lightroom App Store edition is free to download and use for a week, then it'll require a $9.99 monthly subscription through Apple’s in-app purchasing system, which includes 1TB of cloud storage.
It's NOT the first time that you get Lightroom in Mac App Store. Back in 2012, when Adobe sold its apps as standalone purchases before starting to push Creative Cloud subscriptions, Lightroom 4 was for $149.99. Lightroom 5 never came to Apple's store, and even Adobe itself doesn't sell standalone versions of Lightroom today (App Can't Be Opened Because Apple Cannot Check it for Malicious Software.).
The news won't mean much for existing Lightroom users, but it is a sign that Adobe sees a potential market for pro app subscriptions through the Mac App Store and wants to take it more seriously. It's also possible that the redesigned store's promotional features, including editorial content such as tips and how-to articles, could introduce new customers to Adobe's software (Best Adobe Uninstaller Software on macOS Catalina).
