Lightroom 9.0: Automatic Retouching, Image Selection, and Dust Removal

Adobe has expanded its Raw developer Lightroom with AI tools that are intended to automatically retouch dust and skin areas – on desktop and mobile devices.

Lightroom 9.0 automatically retouches dust and blemishes from the lens and sensor.

Nov 27, 2025 at 2:27 pm CET

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By

André Kramer

AI-powered "Quick Actions" and automatic retouching are intended to speed up the workflow of photo development in Adobe's Raw developer Lightroom. Artificial intelligence is intended to take over routine tasks, giving photographers more time for creative image design.

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Skin retouching with one click

According to Adobe, Lightroom automatically detects skin blemishes and retouches them at the touch of a button. The "Irritations", "Skin", "Eyes", and "Hair" buttons are available for portrait retouching. The intensity of the editing can be adjusted using sliders. For a result that is not too obvious, the editing can be weakened again afterward.

Lightroom retouches skin blemishes at the touch of a button.

(Image: Adobe)

Automatic dust removal

A related tool detects and marks image errors caused by dust and blemishes on the camera sensor and lens. A mask shows the marked areas. Lightroom can retouch these image errors afterward. Sliders control the size and intensity of the retouching. Since the same errors usually occur across entire series of images, multiple photos can be edited simultaneously.

Quick actions on the go

Adobe has expanded the Quick Actions in the mobile app. They analyze the image, separate it into areas such as sky, background, or people, and suggest appropriate changes. New is the scene enhancement for winter motifs: it detects snow and automatically corrects color and brightness values for atmospheric shots without further post-processing.

Using Quick Actions, Lightroom analyzes the photo and suggests corrections.

Assisted image selection

Lightroom CC's management module, which is very weakly set up compared to Lightroom Classic, assists in viewing in the new version. Assisted image selection uses artificial intelligence to automatically suggest sharp, well-exposed, and focused images. Filters such as "Eyes Open" or "Subject Focus" can optionally be applied.

Prices and availability

Lightroom with 1 TByte of cloud storage costs 14.49 euros per month with an annual subscription. The Photo subscription consisting of Lightroom CC, Lightroom Classic, and Photoshop with 1 TByte of cloud storage costs 23.79 Euros per month, also with an annual contract.