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Mariano Molinari
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February 9, 2026
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P: Semantic search in Lightroom Classic

  • February 9, 2026
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AI search inside Lightroom. I would like to search for images inside a catalog using a line of text. For example, I write : "Man with eyeglasess holding a class of wine" or "Armchairs near ocean" and Lr find the image in the catalog. I believe that is possible to do this. Thanks.

 

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    johnrellis
    Genius
    February 10, 2026

    This feature may never come to LR Classic.  Back when the Lightroom cloud ecosystem was announced (LRC 7), Adobe publicly stated there would be no more features added to sync between LR Classic and LR cloud.

     

    Meanwhile, you could consider third-party solutions. My Any Vision plugin uses Google Gemini to generate excellent searchable “semantic” descriptions, and is quite inexpensive. Peakto on the Mac has a good reputation, as does Excire on both Mac and Windows, both of which are much more expensive unless you’re searching many hundreds of thousands of photos or using their other non-search features for asset management.

    Sameer K
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    February 9, 2026

    Hey, ​@Mariano Molinari. Welcome to the Lightroom Community. Semantic search is available as an Improved search in Lightroom Web as a technology preview. Head here to learn more: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/lightroom-cc/web/create-albums-and-organize-photos/add-and-organize-photos/semantic-search.html

    I’ve designated your post as a primary post for now. 

    Thanks!
    Sameer K

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    Mariano Molinari
    Participating Frequently
    February 9, 2026

    Yes, it works fine. I hope in the future it will be available for desktop!😊

    Mariano Molinari