Radiant Photo 2.1 is here, and it’s more than just tweaks: we’ve polished up the user experience, improved performance, and added features that help you get beautiful, natural-looking results with less fuss. No artificial effects, no fake clouds—just making the most of what you’ve already captured.
What’s new & why it matters
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Black & White tools: You can now work in zones (instead of fixed colors), feather your control areas, and even keep a hint of color in specific hues. Smooth transitions; clean edges.
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Load your own LUTs (Looks): Bring in external .cube files (and others) so you can use film looks, your previous edits, or other creative styles.
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“Uber” sliders in Develop & Color Grade: Big tonal or color changes with one move, or subtle shifts—easy fine-tuning.
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Better navigation & crop tools: More keyboard shortcuts, including nudging or rotating the crop; quicker preset/Looks browsing.
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Smarter noise reduction: A “Detailed Scan” evaluates each image and picks the best method (night, high-ISO, portrait, etc.), helping maintain texture and realism.
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EXIF viewer: See important info (camera, lens, shutter speed, ISO, etc.) right in the app so you make informed edits.
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Continuity features: Open recent files, resume last sessions, and sidecar files keep your edits non-destructive.
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Better integration with workflows: Smooth working with Apple Photos (external editor), Lightroom, etc. Faster load times, optional “keep running” mode for Lightroom plug-in, headless batch export (export without having to use the UI every time).
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Custom workflows & presets: You can assign presets to different scenes (portrait, landscape, etc.), import/export them, so your editing style is easier to reuse or share.
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Creative Packs: New packs like Newborn & Baby and Neo Tokyo tones are now available. They’re made to work in with the updated tools & workflows.
Philosophy & values
Radiant Photo 2.1 is built on a few core ideas:
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Use what you have — no fake or generative content. We help you make the most of your original pixels.
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Natural first — the edits should look good, not “obviously edited.” If someone says “nice edit,” dial back a bit.
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Privacy & performance — all the magic happens on your device; no need to send your photos to the cloud.
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Open workflows — works well with common tools (Apple Photos, Lightroom, Photoshop, etc.), your files, drives, memory cards.
Performance & stability
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Over 80 fixes for performance, interface polish, stability.
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More frequent smaller updates to address customer feedback & real-world issues.
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What helps: when reporting bugs, provide sample images, system info, and steps to reproduce so fixes are faster.
Updating
To update:
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Open the Radiant Manager (you’ll find it inside Radiant Photo or from the app folder).
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If 2.1 is available, hit the Update button.
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Before updating, close any host apps (Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, etc.) and Radiant Photo itself to avoid issues.
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Overall: What you’ll notice day one
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Smoother, cleaner black & white conversions.
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Faster edits with fewer steps.
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More control without overwhelming options.
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Better integration into your existing workflow.
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