diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19eb7c0f2..38ff85898 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
-  <b>Photo library and raw development; an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Lightroom, rebuilt in pure Rust.</b><br>
+  <b>Photo library and raw development; an open-source, non-destructive photo library and raw developer, built in pure Rust.</b><br>
   Native on macOS, Windows and Linux. In the browser via WebAssembly. Drivable end to end by AI agents over MCP.
 </p>
 
@@ -333,9 +333,9 @@ lightcraft --control 7980 ~/Pictures/trip
 LightCraft is young and moving fast: **alpha**. **Where we honestly stand** (details in the [roadmap](ROADMAP.md) and
 [docs/target-app-parity.md](docs/target-app-parity.md)):
 
-- **By feature count we're at ~82%** of Lightroom (core features 98%), tracked row by row in
+- **By feature count we're at ~82%** (core features 98%), tracked row by row in
   [docs/parity-checklist.md](docs/parity-checklist.md).
-- **As a day-to-day Lightroom replacement we're nearer 61% for the whole product, ~51% for a typical working photographer and ~65% for
+- **As a day-to-day tool we're nearer 61% for the whole product, ~51% for a typical working photographer and ~65% for
   casual use.** It's great for JPEG/DNG and most Sony / Panasonic /
   Fujifilm / Nikon / older-Canon raws on one machine; see [docs/raw-parity.md](docs/raw-parity.md) for your camera.
 - **The biggest gaps:**
@@ -513,9 +513,9 @@ egui frontend is one swappable crate; nothing below it knows a UI exists. `mcp`
 
 Humans and agents follow the same rules, so read [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) first. The short version:
 
-- **Clean-room.** Never read Adobe binaries or GPL raw/photo code (darktable, RawTherapee, LibRaw, rawspeed, dcraw…);
+- **Clean-room.** Never read proprietary binaries or GPL raw/photo code (darktable, RawTherapee, LibRaw, rawspeed, dcraw…);
   work from public specs and black-box observation.
-- **No Adobe assets, ever:** no icons, screenshots, presets, profiles, LUTs or fonts from Adobe products. Every
+- **No proprietary assets, ever:** no icons, screenshots, presets, profiles, LUTs or fonts from commercial products. Every
   image, icon and font in the repo is original, public domain, Creative Commons, OFL or permissively licensed, and has
   an entry in [assets/ATTRIBUTION.md](assets/ATTRIBUTION.md) added in the same commit. New fonts go to
   [storytold/craft-fonts](https://github.com/storytold/craft-fonts), not here.
@@ -645,8 +645,6 @@ ArtCraft Team and are not covered by this license. They may be used only unmodif
 part of this repository and LightCraft, under [`docs/brand/LICENSE-brand.txt`](docs/brand/LICENSE-brand.txt).
 Forks and modified versions must remove them.
 
-<sub>Adobe, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, Acrobat, After Effects and InDesign are trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. LightCraft is an independent, open-source project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Adobe Inc.; these names are used only to describe the workflows it is compatible with.</sub>
-
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://getartcraft.com/"><img alt="ArtCraft" src="docs/brand/artcraft-mark.svg" width="28"></a><br>
   <sub>Made by the <a href="https://getartcraft.com/">ArtCraft</a> team and community.</sub>
diff --git a/README.zh-hans.md b/README.zh-hans.md
index f2d155214..58e1d627f 100644
--- a/README.zh-hans.md
+++ b/README.zh-hans.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
-  <b>照片图库与 raw 显影；Adobe Lightroom 的开源净室实现，用纯 Rust 重建。</b><br>
+  <b>照片图库与 raw 显影；开源、非破坏性的照片图库与 raw 显影工具，用纯 Rust 构建。</b><br>
   在 macOS、Windows 和 Linux 上原生运行，也可通过 WebAssembly 在浏览器中使用，并能由 AI 智能体经 MCP 端到端驱动。
 </p>
 
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ lightcraft --control 7980 ~/Pictures/trip
 
 LightCraft 很年轻，而且进展很快。**我们如实所处的位置**（细节见[路线图](ROADMAP.md#where-we-stand)）：
 
-- **按功能数量算，我们达到了 Lightroom 的约 79%**（核心功能 98%），逐行记录在
+- **按功能数量算，我们达到了约 79%**（核心功能 98%），逐行记录在
   [docs/parity.md](docs/parity.md)。
-- **作为日常替代 Lightroom 的工具，我们更接近 60–70%。** 在单台机器上处理 JPEG/DNG 以及大多数尼康／索尼／
+- **作为日常使用的工具，我们更接近 60–70%。** 在单台机器上处理 JPEG/DNG 以及大多数尼康／索尼／
   较老佳能的 raw 都很出色。
 - **最大的缺口：**
   - **相机色彩校准：** 索尼、尼康、松下、富士和佳能 CR3 的 raw 会从各自的相机 JPEG 得到受保护的估计值，内置 ILCA-99M2、ILCE-7CR、ILCE-7M4、X-H2S、X-T4、尼康 Z 6II、Z 8 和 D5300 配置文件；实测校准仍然缺失，其他 raw 或被拒绝的拟合会保留中性矩阵；
@@ -453,9 +453,9 @@ egui 前端是一个可替换的 crate；它下面没有任何东西知道 UI 
 
 人和智能体遵循同样的规则，所以请先读 [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md)。简短版本：
 
-- **净室。** 绝不阅读 Adobe 的二进制文件或 GPL 的 raw／照片代码（darktable、RawTherapee、LibRaw、rawspeed、dcraw……）；
+- **净室。** 绝不阅读专有软件的二进制文件或 GPL 的 raw／照片代码（darktable、RawTherapee、LibRaw、rawspeed、dcraw……）；
   只依据公开规范和黑盒观察来工作。
-- **绝不使用 Adobe 资源：** 不使用 Adobe 产品的图标、截图、预设、配置文件、LUT 或字体。仓库中的每一个
+- **绝不使用专有资源：** 不使用商业产品的图标、截图、预设、配置文件、LUT 或字体。仓库中的每一个
   图像、图标和字体都是原创、公有领域、知识共享、OFL 或宽松许可的，并在同一提交中
   于 [assets/ATTRIBUTION.md](assets/ATTRIBUTION.md) 添加条目。新字体提交到
   [storytold/craft-fonts](https://github.com/storytold/craft-fonts)，而不是这里。
@@ -579,8 +579,6 @@ ArtCraft 团队的商标，不在本许可范围内。它们只能在未修改
 本仓库和 LightCraft 的一部分，按 [`docs/brand/LICENSE-brand.txt`](docs/brand/LICENSE-brand.txt) 使用。
 分支和修改版本必须移除它们。
 
-<sub>Adobe、Photoshop、Illustrator、Premiere Pro、Lightroom、Acrobat、After Effects 和 InDesign 是 Adobe Inc. 在美国和／或其他国家的商标或注册商标。LightCraft 是一个独立的开源项目，与 Adobe Inc. 无隶属关系，也未获其赞助或认可；这些名称仅用于说明它所兼容的工作流。</sub>
-
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://getartcraft.com/"><img alt="ArtCraft" src="docs/brand/artcraft-mark.svg" width="28"></a><br>
   <sub>由 <a href="https://getartcraft.com/">ArtCraft</a> 团队和社区制作。</sub>