In early 2016, Aurora HDR was updated with support to run as an editing extension for Apple Photos for Mac.
The user interface of Aurora HDR consists of the following: Presets are pre-installed one-click controls that apply a specific "style" to the tone-mapped image.
The Preset panel in Aurora HDR Pro contains 7 separate categories applicable to all types of photos and users can designate their favorite for future use.
[4] Aurora HDR Pro features the ability to create up to 9 layers (4 in the Mac App Store version), and provides brushing and masking functionality common in many image-editing software programs.
The software exports in the following file formats: JPG, PNG, GIF, JPG-2000, TIFF, Photoshop, and PDF, and can also transfer images directly into Skylum's Creative Suite for further editing.