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ON1 Photo RAW 2026.4 update announcement featuring Restore AI, new Home module, and faster performance

ON1 Photo RAW 2026.4: Restore AI, New Home Module & Faster Performance

ON1 Photo RAW 2026.4 is available today as a free update for all 2026 owners, and it’s the biggest release of the 2026 cycle. The headline addition is Restore AI, a new module inside Photo RAW MAX that brings old, faded, or any damaged photo back to life. Scan a print from a shoebox, recover a soft or noisy shot from an old phone, or colorize a black and white image with realistic results. Restore AI handles all of it, in seconds, without sending you to a separate app. 2026.4 also redesigns the Home experience to get you into your editing faster, delivers meaningful performance improvements throughout the app, and rounds out the update with new lens profiles and targeted bug fixes. If you’ve been using ON1 Photo RAW 2026 as your primary photo editing software, this update makes it better in ways you’ll feel every time you open the app.

May 21, 2026 • 3116 Views • Posted by Patrick Smith

Woman with headphones is editing photos in a photo editing software on a desktop monitor at night.

How to Migrate From Lightroom to ON1: A Guide for 2026

More and more photographers are seeking out photo editing software that doesn’t weigh them down by locking them into an expensive ecosystem of subscription model software. If you’re ready to ditch your costly editor and replace it with a platform that offers high-quality RAW processing and a full suite of local adjustment tools and smart features, ON1 Photo RAW is ready for you to explore.

May 8, 2026 • 664 Views

Group of photographers with cameras outdoors, representing the ON1 community whose feedback shapes the future of ON1 Photo RAW

Listening to Photographers and Building What Comes Next

Every improvement we make to ON1 Photo RAW starts with photographers. By listening, observing, and acting on feedback, we build tools you can trust in your everyday photography workflow.

At ON1, we believe the best ideas do not come from a conference room. They come from photographers.

May 7, 2026 • 5358 Views • Posted by Nathan Keudell

Top photo editing software for beginners featuring AI tools for sky replacement and background removal

The Ultimate Guide to the Best Photo Editing Software for Photographers in 2026

Finding the best photo editing software is harder than it should be. Every option promises to be exactly what you need, and few of them are upfront about the trade-offs. Between Adobe subscription changes and the rapid arrival of AI features, the 2026 landscape looks different from even a year ago.

This guide is a practical walkthrough of the current market. We’ll compare the leading tools, note what’s actually new, and help you match the right software to your skill level and workflow. We’ll also answer a question that comes up often: what makes the best computer for photo editing today?

May 6, 2026 • 16041 Views

Glow photography editing style with warm golden tones applied to sunset landscape in ON1 Effects

Photo Editing Styles: A Complete Guide to Finding Your Look in 2026

Every photographer eventually hits the same wall. Your images are technically fine, but they start to look interchangeable, and scrolling through your own portfolio feels flat. The answer is usually to get a better sense of your editing style rather than a new camera or a different lens.

Photo editing styles are the visual language you use to tell a story with your images. They shape the mood of a scene and give your portfolio a recognizable identity that sets you apart from other photographers working in the same genre. Whether you’re editing wedding portraits or travel landscapes, the right editing style can take a technically correct image and make it memorable.

May 5, 2026 • 9554 Views

Meet the Experts

Dan Harlacher

Dan has been shaping ON1's software from the ground up for nearly 20 years, and chances are, if there's a feature you love in ON1 Photo RAW, he had a hand in it.

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Dylan Kotecki

With nearly 10 years of experience behind the camera and in front of it as an instructor, Dylan brings a uniquely engaging style to ON1's educational content.

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