Photography is one of the most wonderful jobs in the world. The photographers cannot always capture a High Definition Resolution picture, that’s where HDR software comes in. Here, let’s discuss the top 10 best HDR software.
1. Aurora HDR
Aurora HDR is a software developed by Skylum. The features provided are tone-mapping technology with the Quantum HDR Engine, luminosity masking, HDR Smart Structure for realistic details, LUT mapping filter for adjustments, total HDR editing experience, layers, brushes, masking, built-in sharing, detail enhancement, batch processing, modern user interface design, and RAW support. The rating in Macworld is 4.5 out of 5.
2. Photomatix Pro 
Photomatix Pro is an editing software developed by HDRsoft. The benefits provided are presetting, automatic alignment of hand-held photos, ghost removal tools, brush tool, batch processing, exposure bracketing, Lightroom plugin, and Capture One plugin. The rating is G2 stands at 4 out of 5.
3. Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Lightroom is an application developed by Adobe Systems in 2017 for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. It belongs to the family of Adobe Lightroom Classic. It is known as a lighter version of Adobe Photoshop. It provides options like color, effects, optics, etc. It provides presets which is convenient if images have the same edit style. The rating in G2 is 4.6 out of 5.
4. EasyHDR
EasyHDR is an image processing software developed by Bartłomiej Okonek. The features provided are tone mapping, lens distortion, chromatic aberration correction, RAW support, Adobe Lightroom plugin, 3D LUT color grading, image alignment, ghost removal, 360-degree panorama, batch processing, thumbnail presets, undo/redo option, clone & healing brush, and color management. The rating in PCWorld is 4 out of 5.
5. FDRTools Basic
FDRTools Basic is a freeware developed by Andreas Schömann. The full form of FDR is Full Dynamic Range. The benefits provided are parallel processing, color management, transfer of metadata, white balance correction, lossless rotation & reflection, batch processing, skins, drag & drop, tone mapping, HDRI creation, and automatic alignment. The rating stands at 3 out of 5 in gizmo’s freeware.
6. Oloneo PhotoEngine
Oloneo PhotoEngine is an HDR software developed by Oloneo SAS. The features provided are HDR ToneMap, HDR ReLight, HDR DeNoise, RAW photo processing, simple interface, multithreaded thumbnail reading, thumbnail size slider, time machine panel, full real-time rendering, auto-align, color shift control, auto-detect ambient light, auto contrast mode, and Lightroom plugin. The rating in G2 is 4.5 out of 5.
7. Luminance HDR
Luminance HDR is a software developed by Daniel Kaneider. The benefits provided are high dynamic range imaging, RAW support, multiple tone operators, batch tone mapping, batch HDR merging, color-managed workflow, and command-line interface. The rating stands at 4.7 out of 5 in Source Forge.
8. SNS HDR
SNS HDR is an application developed by Sebastian Nibisz. The features provided are RAW, Radiance HDR, & OpenEXR image support, processing single images, merging several photos into HDR, masks, image alignment, ghosts reduction, unique image editing tools, built-in presets, saving & restoring projects, and a batch processing module. The rating in G2 stands at 5 out of 5.
9. HDR Darkroom
HDR Darkroom is a software developed by Everimaging Ltd. The benefits provided are HDR styles, local/global tone mapping technology, ghost reduction technology, alignment technology, real-time processing, powerful batch processing, and camera RAW file converter. The rating in Photography Blog is 4.5 out of 5.
10. HDR Efex Pro
HDR Efex Pro is an HDR software developed by DXO. The features provided are more than 200 presets, Adobe Photoshop plugin, geometric corrections, miniature effect, color Efex pro, sharpness tool, and noise reduction tool. The rating in G2 is 4 out of 5.
