P: Refresh the User Interface

I just watched this DXO Photolab 8 Review , and it reminded me of this post - the UI is so much better organised than those clunk menu structures in Lightroom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFFv7Ty5C4g

I agree. The general UI layout I don't mind too much, but the menu structure seems clumsy to me, and the need to switch between Library and Develop as two completely different modules seems clunky.

Don't waste time on cosmetics that are not needed. 

The UI is just fine and seems quite adaptable to incorporating new functions and features.  

I would be very unhappy with a "slimmed down" "clean" UI as that usually makes it harder to find and use features and functions requiring more navigation and many more clicks to get something down.   We don't need a race to to lowest common denominator. 

I agree so much. I have a background in design and it pains me lol. The UI is incredibly obsolete and needs a refresh badly. Functionality needn't change at all, to address others above.

Once again echoing the need for a beta of Lightroom Classic that utliizes the desgin language found in Lightroom CC. The existing UI is so heavy, I don't understand how they've continued to neglect this product and instead of gone full on for AI integration. 

I am fully with you. Don't listen to the people who don't care what furniture they have or what they wear since it serves the function. 

LRC interface not only isn't in sync with outer Adobe apps but looks like an app from the 90s ...

There is a whole lot of pain in the Lightroom UI. Having different modules (with different colorspaces, yet) and different capabilities is nuts. Or try this- work with templates when you are importing photos. You can't preview the metadata, editing an existing template (which I do on pretty much every import) is ridiculous- way too many clicks needed, stupid defaults, you name it, just a waste of time and effort. Tools are inconsistent- if you have a secondary window, select multiple files, then click a label on the toolbar it only applies the label to one file BUT right-click and the label is applied to all selected. Arrow keys work different in Library and Editing. Change the magnification and it will actually change the window view. Keywording is a mess, buggy and can't decide which namespace to use and conflicts with Bridge. Right-clicking an image works differently depending on exactly where you click. You can't rename a file while editing, why do I have to go back to the Library module for a simple NAME CHANGE? (the stupid filename for images with AI noise reduction...)

Apple had a FAR superior UI in Aperture but of course that's now dead. I'd love to see Adobe pay Apple to copy that UI.

I could go on and on and on. :sigh:

I completely agree with this sentiment. The Lightroom Classic look is over a decade if not 2 decades outdated to modern design standards. The beveled edges, rough typography, chunky vs thin inconsistencies between headers, gradiented stock graphics and more than anything the white window header are all very rough on the eyes and extremely distracting.

I have been using Adobe products religiously for over a decade and a half, and there's no excuse for this. What are you trying to do, Adobe, keep your senior and legacy users satisfied with nostolgic 90's and 2000's graphic styles? Or is it just sheer laziness? It really is hard on the eyes, in such a clean, sleek and modernly graphic-designed age. There are reasons why graphic design has changed tremendously over the past 2 decades, and it's not just a trend. It's an evolution to a more clean digital environment that's easier to understand, recognize and navigate. Legitimately, it's social and visual psychology. Unmatching the modern standard makes things feel foreign, harder to process, and slows down productivity. Kind of like culture shock.

Modern Lightroom does not have all of the tools that Classic Lightroom does, making this detail all the more frustrating. In order to gain access to these improved tools, I have to endure this awful visual environment? Please, Adobe, can you update the visual interface for Lightroom Classic?

Thank you.

Totally agree with this. I'm new to photography and Lightroom (the new one) was my first interaction with a photo editing software. It's been really fun and intuitive overall and the only thing I'm missing are some key features. I started looking for another software plan in order to find these features and I discovered that there was a Classic version. My first impression was that it looked like something that had been forgotten and pushed to the side by the new version. It reminded me of how editing software used to look when I went through college. I was surprised to discover that it was the "powerhouse" version of the two and that professionals used it mostly. I'm not sure what the point is to have such a visual and practical difference between the two versions but it's a pity really since it comes in the way of the editing. I really hope the two versions will look alike in the future.