Not true, Lightroom is still available as a &#x27;perpetual license.&#x27; Adobe just works hard at hiding it.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;protogtech.com&#x2F;adobe-lightroom&#x2F;adobe-lightroom-6-perpetual-license&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;protogtech.com&#x2F;adobe-lightroom&#x2F;adobe-lightroom-6-perp...</a><p>Edit: FYI, the Lightroom database is SQLite.  Also, if you do go with Lightroom, enable the side car feature to also keep the metadata along side the photo:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;help.adobe.com&#x2F;en_US&#x2F;lightroom&#x2F;using&#x2F;WS638E3AC9-A04C-4445-A0D3-F7D8BA5CDE37.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;help.adobe.com&#x2F;en_US&#x2F;lightroom&#x2F;using&#x2F;WS638E3AC9-A04C-...</a>