# Light EQ by ACDSee

> Effortless automatic exposure adjustment with ACDSee's Light EQ technology.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.acdsystems.lighteq](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.acdsystems.lighteq)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.acdsystems.lighteq`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ACD Systems International Inc.
- **Category:** PHOTOGRAPHY
- **Downloads:** 528,252
- **Rating:** 4.65 / 5 (6,975 ratings)
- **Last updated:** 2016-11-24
- **First published:** 2016-09-07
- **Publisher country:** CA
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acdsystems.lighteq)
- **Website:** [http://www.acdsystems.com](http://www.acdsystems.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.acdsee.com/en/privacy-policy](http://www.acdsee.com/en/privacy-policy)

## Description

Experience the ease of effortless automatic exposure adjustment with ACDSee&#39;s Light EQ technology. <br><br>Light EQ dramatically improves lighting and contrast in your photos. Speedily fix your dark photos with leading-edge, patented lighting and contrast enhancement technology from ACD Systems International. Light EQ calculates and adjusts your photos automatically so you don&#39;t have to worry about losing good shots to poor lighting conditions. This simple-to-use, yet highly flexible image enhancement system improves the appearance of photos in a variety of ways.<br><br>Light EQ automatically:<br>- Increases exposure of dark (underexposed) photos<br>- Increases contrast and vibrancy of dull photos<br>- Corrects uneven lighting<br>- Corrects backlit photos<br>- Selectively brightens dark areas and darkens bright areas

## Rankings

- #98,291 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews consistently praise Light EQ for its simplicity and quick brightness adjustments with a single slider. However, many express that the app is too limited (no contrast or other edits), and there are repeated concerns about a lack of updates and occasional crashes. Overall, it's seen as easy and effective for basic brightness tweaks but not a comprehensive editor.

### Pros

- Extremely easy to use with a simple brightness slider.
- Does exactly what it's meant to do—brightens photos with straightforward brightness/exposure adjustment.
- Fast and intuitive; results are immediate without complicated edits.
- Widely described as easy, simple, and effective for quick brightness tweaks.

### Cons

- Limited functionality: only a brightness control with a single slider; no contrast or other edits.
- Lack of updates/maintenance for years; perceived stagnation.
- Stability issues reported by some users, including crashes or the app not working after installation.

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