I'm still using X5. It works but isn't terribly stable. I would have liked to upgrade to 8 when they sent me an email deal a few weeks ago but decided money was too tight right then. I guess I'll limp along with X5 until I can afford to upgrade. I don't use it as much as I used to since I bought Lightroom5. But it is good for when you want to do specific selections, layers and things like that.