03 / NewsMay 2026Announced
Chroma Community & Plus Editions
Introducing Community and Plus editions, giving creators flexible access to Chroma's editing tools and AI workflow system.
Chroma will ship in two editions. Not a full version and a crippled one: two honest tiers built for two kinds of creators.
Chroma Community
Community is the entry point, and it is free. It is built for people starting out: shooting on a phone, learning what editing even is, or simply wanting better images without a professional pipeline.
- Free access
- A beginner-friendly workflow that teaches by doing
- JPG and HEIC support, the formats phones actually shoot
- The core editing controls, done properly
- A lightweight workflow: open, grade, refine, export
Chroma Plus
Plus is the full system, built for photographers and filmmakers whose images are their work. It carries the professional pipeline end to end.
- Full RAW workflows
- 16-bit editing throughout the pipeline
- The advanced AI toolset, led by Smart Grade
- Faster workflows tuned for volume
- Batch processing for full shoots
- A professional color pipeline with finer creative control
Who each is for
If you are curious about editing, start with Community; it asks nothing and teaches a real workflow. If you deliver images to clients, shoot RAW, or grade large sets on deadlines, Plus is built around your week.
Both editions share one philosophy: reduce the friction of editing without taking the image out of the creator's hands.