: Earlier in 2021 (v10.3), Lightroom gained native support for Apple’s M1 chips, providing nearly 2x performance improvement over older Intel-based Mac systems. Current Version Context (2026)
: This version continued Adobe's push toward leveraging hardware acceleration, specifically improving the speed of the "Library" module grid view and the "Develop" module's slider responsiveness on macOS. System Requirements for the 2021 Version adobelightroomclassic115dmg 2021