
OS restrictions are not the only changes. Same goes for Vista to an extent – it was by far not the best effort by Microsoft and you’d be much better off with Windows 7 or 8 anyway. In addition, Microsoft is discontinuing support for Windows XP as of April 2014, so you really have no option but to upgrade. While there are many Windows XP users out there that might complain about this requirement, we think it is the right move on behalf of Adobe – Windows XP is more than 10 years old now and it is about time to kill it. As with Lightroom 4, Windows XP support has been completely dropped.
LIGHTROOM 4 KEY UPDATE
Even so, if you are a Windows Vista user, do not be at all surprised if your copy of Lightroom stops working after an update, or fails to update in the first place at some point. Official support for Windows includes Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows 8, although we have received reports that the Public Beta release worked with the older operating system from Microsoft, Windows Vista.
LIGHTROOM 4 KEY MAC OS
This means users of older Mac OS versions are left out and will either have to skip on this and, most likely, future Lightroom versions, or update their operating system to a newer release. As some might have noticed, Mac support is now limited to OS X 10.7 (Lion) and newer.

You will notice that not much has changed, but the changes that did take place are rather important. Microsoft Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 or Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 Microsoft® Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1 or Windows 8 Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor with DirectX 10–capable or later graphics card
LIGHTROOM 4 KEY MAC OS X
Mac OS X v10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or v10.7 (Lion)ĭVD-ROM drive required if purchasing retail boxed versionĪnd here are the system requirements for Windows OS: Windows Mac OS X v10.7 (Lion) or v10.8 (Mountain Lion) Multicore Intel® processor with 64-bit support
LIGHTROOM 4 KEY FOR MAC OS
First, here are the system requirements for Mac OS version: Mac

So, was Adobe successful in providing a stable, capable update for its long-time users? Is Lightroom 5 likely to attract new customers, who previously avoided what may be considered a Camera RAW plugin dressed in a suit of extra functionality? In this article, I will review the latest version of Lightroom and discuss its newly gained features in detail. The pressure is made worse by rivals always breathing down Lightroom’s neck. For this reason, Adobe had to make sure Lightroom 5 was so good, it would keep its customer base happy and tempted by the new features despite the recent changes in license strategy of its other products. Such fears are further complimented by the fact that the older versions of Lightroom will never gain support for the newest mirrorless and DSLR cameras, or new lens profiles. Because of Photoshop CC, many owners of Lightroom 3 and 4 have started looking for alternatives, fearing that despite Adobe’s claims, there is a possibility that Lightroom will also be moved to a subscription-based license in the future. Adobe’s recent change of license strategy for most of its Photoshop family software tools has introduced a lot of doubt among the previously happy customers.
